The annual summit of the African Growth and Opportunity Act -- a program that has provided eligible sub-Saharan African countries with duty-free access to the U.S. economy since 2000 -- wrapped up in South Africa on Saturday.
-- a program that has provided eligible sub-Saharan African countries with duty-free access to the U.S. economy since 2000 -- wrapped up in South Africa on Saturday.
On Saturday, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai sat down with several reporters to answer questions about AGOA's future. The following transcript has been edited for brevity and clarity:China is Africa's largest trade partner; how can the U.S. compete and how do the two countries' approaches to trade with Africa differ?Let me start ... with what the basis for our relationship is, which is that the U.S.
VOA: Yesterday, a representative of an African country told me 'We don't want Western democracy imposed on Africa.' How do you cope with this?Obviously there's not just one form of democracy, we all have our versions of democracy. But broadly speaking, I think when we talk about democracy, you break it down, it's about a system of government where the people have the right and power to select their government. ...
I think that that is a tremendously important question that we all have to figure out. In my instincts, I feel convinced that as globalization evolves, because we see that it is needing to evolve ... the next iteration of globalization should do a better job than this past one. ... This next one has to involve a development program that looks at how we can more effectively partner between advanced economies and emerging economies to provide a win-win solution to development.
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