Well if you follow the link and read the article you might have an idea. Here is the NYTimes piece it links to https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/13/magazine/what-

Well if you follow the link and read the article you might have an idea. Here is the NYTimes piece it links to https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/13/magazine/what-the-worlds-emptiest-international-airport-says-about-chinas-influence.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/13/magazine/what-the-worlds-... It has a little graphic showing China owning Pakistan, Kenya, Djibouti, Myanmar and Sri Lanka.