China’s soft power play yielded returns: ports, minerals, oil, factories, customers for their exports. The only Americans benefiting from the existing aid sche

China’s soft power play yielded returns: ports, minerals, oil, factories, customers for their exports. The only Americans benefiting from the existing aid scheme are the network of lobbyists and NGOs. As I said upthread, if you’re that motivated, donate $500 to a high-impact charity and you’ll do far more good for people on the ground than what your taxes were doing at USAID.