macross1984 t1_jechr3h wrote on March 31, 2023 at 12:27 AM

One of few times I agree with China here. Lending money and then trapping the borrowers with interest is techniques used by all lenders.

[deleted] t1_jedjujx wrote on March 31, 2023 at 6:09 AM

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Moskitokaiser t1_jedwjaa wrote on March 31, 2023 at 9:08 AM

Dude the article is about us accusing china of such practices

sigmaluckynine t1_jefeveh wrote on March 31, 2023 at 4:47 PM

They are and to be fair there's truth to both sides. The way it looks on paper it looks bad, but the mechanism they've been taking leads to a conclusion it's not what anyone thinks it is.

Also, if it was a debt trap you'll have more African leaders opposed to China. That's not the case. They actually prefer to work with the Chinese than the US and more specifically European nations

Omnipotent48 t1_jegafk6 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 8:15 PM

Gee, I wonder if there's any historically contextual reasons for this? 🤔

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DefyEverything t1_jednouz wrote on March 31, 2023 at 6:59 AM

China is doing the same in Africa, latin america, and some parts of Asia

Moskitokaiser t1_jedwjuz wrote on March 31, 2023 at 9:08 AM

Dude the article is about US accusing china of such practices

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