We are aware of the Belt & Road initiative & that it is a infrastructure project & that it can open up economically to infrastructure investment, ports, skyscrapers, railroads, roads, airports, dams and railroad tunnels across the countries outside China. Although it can be good in economic sense as it is a global infrastructure development strategy, there are things that we won’t hear from the mainstream news about what China is really doing with Africa & other countries in different continents when they are in debt to the Chinese.
Take for example. Zambia.
So China is seeking influence in Africa & the world with the debt trap diplomacy while doing all in the name of “trade & investment” with some nations. That happens in Zambia which anyone is concerned that the country has been “colonised” by the Chinese. It really makes no sense. It is almost if the country (Zambia) is a Chinese country (which for me, it does unfortunately).
in other words, China is approaching with neo colonialism mindset in Africa like European empires like the British empire & the French empire. I wish I didn’t believe all of this but it is true. It is not an conspiracy theory. The African continent had been colonised by European powers in the 19th Century. Now in the 21st century, China wants to follow suit with Chinese imperialism? It makes no sense.
China can work with countries based on mutual interests & even projects but if it is to do a Chinese colonialism or worse, debt trap diplomacy to get poor third countries (like countries from Africa) in debt then it is very concerning & shocking motive by the Chinese. Given China is projected to take over America as the world’s superpower & the 1st largest economy sometime either this decade or next decade (2030s). The country who is communist authoritarian country who has no press freedom or democracy. The People’s Republic of China.
Now getting back to countries who is in debt to China. There are some countries.
Kenya, Angola, Djibouti, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, the Maldives, Myanmar, Papa New Guinea, Laos, Nigeria, Samoa, Kyrgyzstan, Montenegro, Fiji, South Africa, Ghana, Cameroon, Mozambique, Ethiopia. The list goes on. That is all I can think of.
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Conclusion: China is definitely seeking influence in places in the World with neo imperialism altitude & the method to debt trap any country in the name of partnership & good relations with the country with the biggest economy.
Particularly in Africa which is unfortunate and sad. Given some African countries really have mismanagement problem regarding corruption & yet it makes worse by allowing the Chinese to dictate them with investment in the name of debt trap diplomacy. Investment is nothing wrong. Debt trap with diplomacy is wrong.
I hope everyone can wake up to the fact that China is not what we think of in terms of investment infrastructure projects like Belt and Road Initiative.
