Instead of cheering demise of USAID, world should help developing nations
Demonstrators and lawmakers rally against President Donald Trump and his ally Elon Musk for their decisions including dismantling the US Agency for International Development, on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Wednesday. J. SCOTT APPLEWHITE/AP US President Donald Trump's decision to shut down programs funded by the United States Agency for International Development, or USAID, has infuriated his opponents. Some Democratic lawmakers and commentators have said Trump's move is a gift to China, as China will happily fill the void left by the withdrawal of USAID to expand its global influence. By making such absurd arguments, US politicians, who claim to be supporters of USAID, have insulted many frontline staff working hard to help people in need in Africa, Latin America and other regions. Other participants in the Doha Forum from the Global South, such as Namibian President Nangolo Mbumba, Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley and Honduran Foreign Minister Eduardo Enrique Reina Garcia, too, praised China's support for and cooperation with African and Latin American countries.
China's aid programs help other Global South nations realize shared prosperity
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