Chinese Embassy Rebukes European Official’s Critique of Ghana Trade Relations

A six-member delegation from the European Union parliament met with legislative counterparts in Ghana where they warned against the dangers of becoming overly reliant on China for trade. Image via the Parliament of Ghana.

The Chinese embassy in Ghana blasted remarks by David McAllister, chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the European Parliament, who led a six-member delegation to visit legislators in Accra and warned about the dangers of becoming overly reliant on China for trade and investment.

“Zero tariffs from China might sound very generous at first sight, but one needs to put this in context. There is a huge trade imbalance between Ghana and China, which must be taken into account,” McAllister told a group of students at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration last week.

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