On January 28, 2012, African countries descended to a collective new low on the global index of state sovereignty, territorial integrity and actual independence of nations. On that day, Chinese President Hu Jintao was...On January 28, 2012, African countries descended to a collective new low on the global index of state sovereignty, territorial integrity and actual independence of nations. On that day, Chinese President Hu Jintao was in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to commission the new S124 million AU headquarters （HQ） built and donated to the continent by China. Termed ＂China＇s gift to Africa,＂ the edifice was constructed by the China State Construction Engineering Corp. with over 90 percent Chinese labor. It is to the discredit of the AU that in 2012 a building as symbolic as the AU HQ is designed, built and maintained by a foreign country, it does not matter which.展开更多
文摘On January 28, 2012, African countries descended to a collective new low on the global index of state sovereignty, territorial integrity and actual independence of nations. On that day, Chinese President Hu Jintao was in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to commission the new S124 million AU headquarters （HQ） built and donated to the continent by China. Termed ＂China＇s gift to Africa,＂ the edifice was constructed by the China State Construction Engineering Corp. with over 90 percent Chinese labor. It is to the discredit of the AU that in 2012 a building as symbolic as the AU HQ is designed, built and maintained by a foreign country, it does not matter which.
