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> They're now buying the loyalty of other countries, turning them into vassal states. This isn't a new strategy. I think the main difference in perception in t
by mikejb 8y ago
> They're now buying the loyalty of other countries, turning them into vassal states.
This isn't a new strategy. I think the main difference in perception in this case is that it's not us doing it.
- pbhjpbhj 8y ago"us" being "USA"?
- mikejb 8y agoAmongst others, yes.
- NicoJuicy 8y agoThey have stepped up without a concience. Loaning money for Goodwill has always been something. But loaning money, doing the work with your own employees, suggesting infrastructure that they can hardly afford ( and definitely not maintain), burying the country in debt is something new. Oh yeah, in the contract ofc, they suggest what can be done if they can't pay back ofc. = Give infrastructure, natural resources and land
- mikejb 8y ago>But loaning money, doing the work with your own employees, suggesting infrastructure that they can hardly afford ( and definitely not maintain), burying the country in debt is something new. Is it? Having your own companies build infrastructure in foreign lands for your own (trade or war) benefits, and dumping the costs of build and maintenance on the region doesn't sound like a 21st century invention - it sounds like a common strategy of powerful nations.
- NicoJuicy 8y agoYes, it is. An architect works with local contractors for convenience. China needs it's 6% growth and is hustling all other possible countries for it with the "one road, one belt" excuse