It's very striking, how China's endeavors mimic those from the US's past and ongoing geopolitical stratagems. US's game so far has been to sell overpriced whit

It's very striking, how China's endeavors mimic those from the US's past and ongoing geopolitical stratagems. US's game so far has been to sell overpriced white elephants to countries in the Middle East, East Asia and South America. This has benefited in the process, a few "bent" middle men, resulted in a massive transfer of wealth from the US Fed to a few select infrastructure/defense firms in the US, all while indebting generations of impoverished people to the whims of the American retainers in WTO/IMF etc. Inevitably, these countries become the hubs for slave labor under US based corporations, which reap massive profits while paying pennies on the dollar. ... and they say slavery is dead. It's a pity that China appears determined to follow a similar policy. I find it amusing that the article almost seems to gloat "China is following the Great Britain model. These outdated chinks have no idea how to run an empire in the modern era!". The world is a very depressing place. Welcome to the Borg.