Definition: In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
Input: China's new president sought to address concerns among African leaders about the uneven nature of trade relations on Monday, promising an equal relationship that would promote development on the continent. Xi Jinping made the speech defending China's economic role in Africa in Tanzania, the first stop of his African tour. He travels to South Africa on Tuesday and will attend a summit of the BRICS countries in the port city of Durban on Wednesday. The focus on Africa on his first trip overseas trip underscores the strategic importance of the continent's natural resources for the world's second biggest economy, but local leaders are asking whether the relationship has benefited Africa as much as it has China.China's new president seeks to address unease over tradeXi Jinping visiting Tanzania, South Africa and Republic of Congo on first overseas tripChinese have built infrastructure in exchange for natural resources like oilSome local leaders have questioned to what extent Africa has benefited 
 Question:"In developing relations with Africa, all countries should respect _'s dignity and independence," he added.

African