Xi Signals China Ready to Step Up Support for Global South
- Chinese leader meets with Sierra Leone’s president in Beijing
- Xi Jinping tries to appeal to emerging economies around world
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Chinese leader Xi Jinping indicated his nation would be a bigger voice for the world’s developing economies, underscoring his campaign to offer an alternative to US leadership.
“China has always regarded solidarity and cooperation with African countries as an important cornerstone of our foreign policy,” Xi told Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio on a visit to Beijing, the official Xinhua News Agency reported late Wednesday.