Vijaya Ramachandran, a senior fellow at the Centre for Global Development, a Washington think tank, said criticism of past practices had pushed China to modify its approach so it would be seen as a reliable partner.
"China sees its relationship with Africa as a very long-term one and is building the relationship in a number of ways, including [through] providing assistance to a large number of people," said Ramachandran, who keeps track of Chinese aid in Africa. "It sees the relationship as broader and more comprehensive than just extracting resources."
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Ramachandran said China needed to review mistakes, and help African nations get better use out of assistance programmes, such as by training doctors and teachers when hospitals and schools were built.