cancel debt

基本解释

He didn't cancel debts, but he mitigated debts.
虽然没有取消债务，但减轻了债务。
China has adopted a number of measures to reduce or cancel debts, cut custom duties, and encourage investment in a bid to realize a trade balance with Africa.
中方已经并将继续采取减免债务、降低关税、鼓励投资等措施促进中非贸易实现平衡发展。
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The plan to cancel 168 debts owed by 33 African countries is near completion. The 5 billion U.S. dollars of concessional loans will be fully in place soon.
中国在遭受国际金融危机冲击、自身面临不少困难的情况下，信守诺言，全面落实北京峰会的承诺，对非援助规模翻了一番，免除33国168笔债务已近尾声，总计50亿美元的优惠性质贷款近期将全部到位，首期10亿美元的中非发展基金如期启动。

Premier Wen also said Beijing would cancel debts owed it by some of the continent's poorest nations.
He didn't cancel debts, but he mitigated debts.
虽然没有取消债务，但减轻了债务。
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