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Zimbabwean here: our elite will take money from whoever will give it and make nice noises and when the time comes to pay it back in some way that involves and a
by t43562 4y ago
Zimbabwean here: our elite will take money from whoever will give it and make nice noises and when the time comes to pay it back in some way that involves and actual cost to themselves..........will find the next donor.
The Chinese (and any other country) will only get out of Africa that which they can demand today quid-pro-quo. There won't be any loyalty.
- FredPret 4y ago100% the pattern I saw in other countries too; Mozambique, South Africa. No reason to expect a different trend further north
- fooker 4y agoHere, the carrot is more money of course. And the stick is sanctions, and then regime change/military action/etc if other countries don’t protest too much. This has worked pretty well for the US for the last 70ish years. The same playbook can work for China, they are betting.
- t43562 4y agoZimbabwe has faced sanctions regularly - it's of little interest because it doesn't really disempower the elite.