Tanzania China Politics School WEB
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- Tanzania China Politics School WEB
- August 1, 2022
- Content Type Package
- Language English
- Transcript/Script English USAGM SHARE ((SLUG: TANZANIA CHINA POLITICS SCHOOL (TV) HEADLINE: Critics Say Chinese Ruling Party Training School Could Weaken African Democracy TEASER: Analysts say the party-to-party training may China spread its communist ideology in African countries like Tanzania. PUBLISHED AT: 07/28/22 BYLINE: Charles Kombe DATELINE: Kibaha VIDEOGRAPHER: Rajabu Hassan VIDEO EDITOR: SCRIPT EDITORS: MAS, DLJ VIDEO SOURCE (S): VOA PLATFORMS (mark with X): WEB __ TV _X_ RADIO _X_ TRT: 3:05 VID APPROVED BY: MAS TYPE: TV (and serves as radio script) EDITOR NOTES:)) ((INTRO)) [[Members of Tanzania's ruling party are among politicians from six African countries who recently attended the first session of a Chinese Communist Party training school. The school was built to strengthen Chinese outreach to African countries. But critics say the training undermines efforts to advance democracy in Africa by promoting Beijing’s model of one-party rule. Charles Kombe reports from Kibaha, Tanzania.]] ((NARRATOR) Fredy Msae is one of several Party of the Revolution members who attended a seminar here for politicians from six African countries and China. The Mwalimu Julius Nyerere Leadership School. – opened in February - is located in Kibaha near Dar es Salaam and was built with $40 million from the Communist Party of China. ((Fredy Msae, Member of Tanzania’s Ruling Party (in Swahili (17 Seconds)) “The services that are provided here are of high quality and beyond any doubt. That means this school has all the facilities and services that will allow any leader to participate in training for the betterment of our country.” ((NARRATOR)) The leadership school was co-founded by the ruling parties of Tanzania, South Africa, Mozambique, Angola, Namibia, and Zimbabwe. School officials say the classes provide a platform for China to enhance exchanges and build party-to-party diplomacy. ((Marcellina Chijora, Principal at Julius Nyerere Leadership School (22 Seconds)) “The relationship between China and our school is in funding such as buildings and to run this school. But there is another one that I see. During the first training, they taught our students what is happening in China. They were taught what our colleague, China, did to bring about changes.” ((NARRATOR)) China has been hosting training classes and exchanges in Africa for decades - as far back as the 1950s. But over the past decade, they have grown both in number and profile. Analyst Goodluck Ng’ingo says the new school advances the Chinese Communist Party’s model for ruling a country, and also promotes the party’s ideological allies. ((Goodluck Ng’ingo, Political Analyst (19 Seconds)) “Tanzania is among the countries where liberation parties with the socialist wing ideology continued to remain in power. This basically helps China and other countries that still believe in the one-party system. So, you see how China ensures that the leaders who come continue to believe in socialist politics.” ((NARRATOR)) Ng’ingo says the training will present problems for activists who want to see their countries become or remain more democratic. ((Goodluck Ng’ingo, Political Analyst)) "In politics it is possible in the near future if there is no solid constitution that can ensure that what is being done is the opinion of the majority, it will give the opportunity for things to be done by a few. Deployment in a single-party system is a possibility. And this is because we have seen many African countries where the president comes to power and removes other political parties, and the ruling party remains." ((NARRATOR)) Msae says he sees a bright future for Tanzanian politics due to the presence of the leadership school. But others believe the Chinese teachings will blunt the growth of democracy and only promote friction. ((Charles Kombe, for VOA News in Kibaha, Tanzania))
- Transcript/Script USAGM SHARE ((SLUG: TANZANIA CHINA POLITICS SCHOOL (TV) HEADLINE: Critics Say Chinese Ruling Party Training School Could Weaken African Democracy TEASER: Analysts say the party-to-party training may China spread its communist ideology in African countries like Tanzania. PUBLISHED AT: 07/28/22 BYLINE: Charles Kombe DATELINE: Kibaha VIDEOGRAPHER: Rajabu Hassan VIDEO EDITOR: SCRIPT EDITORS: MAS, DLJ VIDEO SOURCE (S): VOA PLATFORMS (mark with X): WEB __ TV _X_ RADIO _X_ TRT: 3:05 VID APPROVED BY: MAS TYPE: TV (and serves as radio script) EDITOR NOTES:)) ((INTRO)) [[Members of Tanzania's ruling party are among politicians from six African countries who recently attended the first session of a Chinese Communist Party training school. The school was built to strengthen Chinese outreach to African countries. But critics say the training undermines efforts to advance democracy in Africa by promoting Beijing’s model of one-party rule. Charles Kombe reports from Kibaha, Tanzania.]] ((NARRATOR) Fredy Msae is one of several Party of the Revolution members who attended a seminar here for politicians from six African countries and China. The Mwalimu Julius Nyerere Leadership School. – opened in February - is located in Kibaha near Dar es Salaam and was built with $40 million from the Communist Party of China. ((Fredy Msae, Member of Tanzania’s Ruling Party (in Swahili (17 Seconds)) “The services that are provided here are of high quality and beyond any doubt. That means this school has all the facilities and services that will allow any leader to participate in training for the betterment of our country.” ((NARRATOR)) The leadership school was co-founded by the ruling parties of Tanzania, South Africa, Mozambique, Angola, Namibia, and Zimbabwe. School officials say the classes provide a platform for China to enhance exchanges and build party-to-party diplomacy. ((Marcellina Chijora, Principal at Julius Nyerere Leadership School (22 Seconds)) “The relationship between China and our school is in funding such as buildings and to run this school. But there is another one that I see. During the first training, they taught our students what is happening in China. They were taught what our colleague, China, did to bring about changes.” ((NARRATOR)) China has been hosting training classes and exchanges in Africa for decades - as far back as the 1950s. But over the past decade, they have grown both in number and profile. Analyst Goodluck Ng’ingo says the new school advances the Chinese Communist Party’s model for ruling a country, and also promotes the party’s ideological allies. ((Goodluck Ng’ingo, Political Analyst (19 Seconds)) “Tanzania is among the countries where liberation parties with the socialist wing ideology continued to remain in power. This basically helps China and other countries that still believe in the one-party system. So, you see how China ensures that the leaders who come continue to believe in socialist politics.” ((NARRATOR)) Ng’ingo says the training will present problems for activists who want to see their countries become or remain more democratic. ((Goodluck Ng’ingo, Political Analyst)) "In politics it is possible in the near future if there is no solid constitution that can ensure that what is being done is the opinion of the majority, it will give the opportunity for things to be done by a few. Deployment in a single-party system is a possibility. And this is because we have seen many African countries where the president comes to power and removes other political parties, and the ruling party remains." ((NARRATOR)) Msae says he sees a bright future for Tanzanian politics due to the presence of the leadership school. But others believe the Chinese teachings will blunt the growth of democracy and only promote friction. ((Charles Kombe, for VOA News in Kibaha, Tanzania))
- NewsML Media Topics Arts, Culture, Entertainment and Media
- Network VOA
- Embargo Date August 1, 2022 09:03 EDT
- Byline Charles Kombe
- Brand / Language Service Voice of America