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today, but besides france, the european commission, germany, spain, argentina, the african union, ethiopiathe secretary general of the united nations, and brazil told us how interested they were of this way of proceeding. they are in favor of an attack on financial transactions. the g-20 recognizes the initiative is made by certain countries to tax the financial sector for different reasons, including a tax on financial transactions to support development. you cannot imagine a combat that such a tax represents. let's be clear about this. france considers that we want not to miss our rendezvous with development. we have to be innovative given the difficult situation in which all countries by themselves. in the report, there are certain aspects of an innovative financing. we consider morally speaking that it is indispensable for the people of the world to know that financial players that have led the world through the terrible situation that we are all aware of be obliged to contribute financially to repairing the harm they have caused. that is the goal of the tax on financial transactions.

long as the chinese contractors and there's a pretty substantial presence of chinese in ethiopia and many other african countries so they clearly have a plan and they're executing it. one european foreign minister told me, there's one other factor you this. i'll do business again a buddy. the rules are very relaxed as long as it meets their economic needs. so when i put together here is a bill that senator coons has joined me on to improve exports to africa and our business in africa and investments in africa and try to coordinate this the launch of agencies that we had that don't seem to work as well together as they should. the most significant thing out of the hearing discount what i've just said. i started with the presentation, which really tells the big story here about the fact that we are spending a significant amount of money with different things than the chinese. we are investing in people and health care. most of us know the global fund trying to find ways to alleviate human suffering from aids and malaria and tuberculosis all around the world. at least here's the u.s. has given a billion d

contractors and the workers are chinese and so there's a pretty substantial presence in chinese ethiopia and in other african countries so they clearly have a plan and they are executing it. one foreign minister told me as i described this he said there is one other factor you've missed the will do business with anybody. the rules are very relaxed as long as it meets their economic needs. what i put together is a bill senator kunes joined me on to talk about how we can improve our exports to africa and business in africa and investments in africa and try to coordinate this agency that we have that don't seem to work as well together as they should. but as i listen to this hearing i think the most significant thing to come out of the hearing goes beyond what i just said and started with senator coons presentation with this chart behind which tells a story here about the fact we are spending a significant amount of money in africa for different things than the chinese. they are building potential for economic growth. we are investing in people and health care so i asked my staff to take a look at the global fu

african companies $1 billion. next, a senate panel looks at china's growing role in africa. witnesses include the former u.s. ambassador to ethiopias senate foreign affairs subcommittee hearing is an hour, 15 minutes. [background sounds] >> i am pleased to convene today's hear, of the african affairs subcommittee, and i'm horned to be joined -- honored to be joined with the ranking member of the subcommittee, senator isakson, and senator lugar and thank them both for joining me today. i'd also like to thank ambassador david shinn, adjunct professor at george washington university and former ambassador to ethiopia, professor deborah brought gam, senior fellow at the international food policy institute, and mr. stephen hayes of the corporate council on africa. today's hearing will take a hard look at china's expanding role in the african continent. in my view, the u.s. suspect just ceding -- isn't just ceding leadership to china, it may be ceding political and moral leadership there as well. we'll be discussing whether china's expanded reach should serve as a wake-up call, and we'll take a close look at whether china's growing influ