Well, I know that it's not a 1:1 analogy, but in more extreme ways this reminds me of China owning ports and railways in Africa, or Europe owning cocoa-factorie

Well, I know that it's not a 1:1 analogy, but in more extreme ways this reminds me of China owning ports and railways in Africa, or Europe owning cocoa-factories or natural resources and profiting themselves, while claiming that they're bringing jobs and prosperity to Africa.