China must not write off Pacific island debts, says Samoa leader
(WorldNews France)

Samoa’s prime minister has rejected a call for Pacific island nations to ask China to write off debts from loans granted under Beijing’s foreign aid programme in the region. Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi said asking for aid loans to be forgiven painted an “unfaithful picture� of the recipient nation. Malielegaoi likened it to someone requesting assistance and receiving milk, then later coming back and asking for the entire cow. “The bigger countries (will) become......