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The Chinese have made massive infrastructure investments around Africa, in ports and railways, etc. These have massively increased china's influence in the regi
by dhh2106 8y ago
The Chinese have made massive infrastructure investments around Africa, in ports and railways, etc. These have massively increased china's influence in the region
They've also sparked fears of a debt trap (https://www.npr.org/2018/10/08/641625157/a-new-chinese-funded-railway-in-kenya-sparks-debt-trap-fears https://www.npr.org/2018/10/08/641625157/a-new-chinese-funde...) and scenarios where countries default on debt so China will control major components of the infrastructure.
- r3bl 8y agoThat isn't Africa-specific. They're doing the same in Europe outside of the EU. Montenegro is on the same boat[0]. Serbian autocratic regime seem to get along with China's regime pretty well. Bosnia became the most western visa-free country for Chinese citizens last year. [0] https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-silkroad-europe-montenegro-insi/chinese-highway-to-nowhere-haunts-montenegro-idUSKBN1K60QX https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-silkroad-europe-mon...
- pegasus 8y agoLatin America too: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/24/world/americas/ecuador-china-dam.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/24/world/americas/ecuador-ch...