China offers aid to new friend Gambia

‘China has offered to support Gambia in the sectors of infrastructure, agriculture, tourism, and other areas, following the African country’s severance of formal ties with Taiwan.
At a meeting in Beijing, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his visiting Gambian counterpart Ousainou Darboe that China was ready “to enhance cooperation with Gambia” in the aforementioned fields, the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday.
Gambia cut formal ties with Taiwan — a self-ruled island that China claims sovereignty over — and resumed ties with Beijing last year. The Chinese government says Taiwan has no right of establishing diplomatic relations of its own.
Wang did not offer details on a timeframe and the scope of the cooperation offered; however, he said the resumption of diplomatic ties had not only brought bilateral relations back to the right track but also opened up broad prospects for cooperation.’
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