CHINA’s Foreign Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin says certain media organisations have a hidden agenda to sow discord between China and Zambia. And the United States Embassy in Zambia has called on China to expedite its commitment of concluding debt discussions with Zambia. Recently, the Financial Times published a story titled: “Zambia rejects China’s call for World Bank to join its debt restructuring”, quoting Finance and National Planning Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane. In response to the article, the Ministry of Finance said the Financial Times’ headline did not accurately reflect the minister’s comments or Zambia’s position. The ministry however welcomed a correction which was later made by the Financial Times, which stated that the “Minister did not reject a Chinese...

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