A lot of country in trouble right now got in that situation because of their own fault. They got loan from private lender, China and sometime development aid. Often those loan were used for useless project. Sri Lanka is a good example. They spent a lot of useless status. The Chinese port itself wasn't particularly placed in a strategic spot. Sri Lanka used those loan to make the ruling family richer. It's not China or the west fault.

Letting the male die is often a efficient strategy for the species. Female are left with more food.