Sydafrika stöder diktaturen i Myanmar för att blidka Kina?
Enligt International Herald Tribune så ställer Kina krav på afrikanska länder att rösta med Kina i FN, för att ge bistånd till dem. Detta ska ha satt Sydafrika i ett prekärt läge:
Läs mer: China faces charges of colonialism in Africa - International Herald Tribune
Yet Chinese support does come with conditions, including a ban on formal ties with rival Taiwan and expectations that recipients vote with China at the United Nations. This month, South Africa joined Beijing in voting against a resolution to censure Myanmar for human rights abuses, arousing criticism that South Africa had forgotten the United Nation's role in abolishing apartheid.
Läs mer: China faces charges of colonialism in Africa - International Herald Tribune