Hong Kong CNN — Developing countries owe Chinese lenders at least $1.1 trillion dollars, according to a new data analysis published Monday, which says more than half of the thousands of loans China has doled out over two decades are due as many borrowers struggle financially.

  • rivermonster@sh.itjust.works
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    11 months ago

    Economic colonialism ultimately faces the same end as military colonialism. May be a short-term boon for China, but in the long term, it’ll drag them down.

    Though if they keep pushing for a direct military conflict with the US, none of these gambles will pay off.

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      11 months ago

      I don’t know if it will drag China down, after all colonialism didn’t drag Europe down historically.

      It does drag humanity as a whole down, though. Cooperation is always more efficient and with greater rewards than aggressive competition, which just ends with everyone bloodied and one as the “winner”.