Beijing has won fulsome praise from many governments for its willingness to finance massive infrastructure projects without conditions relating to democracy, governance and human rights – the “strings” Africa has often criticised in aid from the West.
Beijing imejizolea sifa tele kutoka kwa serikali nyingi kwa nia yake ya kufadhili miradi mikubwa ya miundombinu bila masharti yanayohusiana na demokrasia, utawala na haki za binadamu - "mizingo" ambayo Afŕika imekuwa ikikosoa katika misaada kutoka nchi za Magharibi.