Orostan wrote:What China has done to East Africa, so far, is forgive debt and give a better deal than the US or Europe want to.
And why, exactly, were those countries patria non grata among western capitalists in the first place, hmm?
Just like the “better deal” that the Americans presented and continues to present to the authoritarian and/or unstable governments of right-wing dictatorships, these “better offers” that China is now presenting to likeminded dictators really begs the question of for whom the deal is supposed to be better.
I’ll speculate that within 10 years we will see Chinese military or law enforcement equipment being used in East Africa to suppress a major public demonstration seeking democratisation, with quiet approval from the CCP.