China says it has given US$2.1b of debt relief to poor countries

China says it has given US$2.1b of debt relief to poor countries By Asia FILE PHOTO: A Chinese flag (C) flutters at the headquarters of China Development Bank (CDB) in Beijing, China September 23, 2018. Picture taken September 23, 2018. REUTERS/Florence Lo 20 Nov 2020 11:51AM(Updated: 20 Nov 2020 12:00PM) Share this content Bookmark BEIJING: China has extended debt relief to developing countries worth a combined US$2.1 billion under the G20 framework, the highest among the groupࢀ™s members in terms of the amount deferred, the countryࢀ™s Finance Minister Liu Kun said on Friday (Nov 20). Liuࢀ™s comments come as African…