America is angry and embarrassed, Kenyan President reiterates: developing relations with China is in the country's best interest
Seeing African country Kenya begin to shift towards China, the United States is unable to sit still, and keeps making small moves.
According to reports from local Kenyan media and Hong Kong's South China Morning Post on August 8, recently, the United States threatened to review and revoke Kenya's "major non-NATO ally" status to express dissatisfaction with Kenyan President Ruto's previous praise of China's position in the "new world order." It is reported that U.S. congressmen have asked Secretary of State Rubio to conduct a review within 90 days, detailing Kenya's military, political, and financial exchanges with China.
On the local time of the 6th, Ruto defended the deepening bilateral relations between China and Kenya, stating, "This is in the best interest of Kenya."
Some Kenyan scholars pointed out that for Kenya, the United States prioritizes governance and counter-terrorism, which "is not as good as" the infrastructure aid and financial support provided by China. The scholar said that while the Trump administration raised the tariff baton, China provided tariff-free benefits to African countries, forming a sharp contrast.
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