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@jankforlife@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.ml • 3 months ago

One of these is an authoritarian imperialist empire, the other is China

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One of these is an authoritarian imperialist empire, the other is China

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@jankforlife@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.ml • 3 months ago
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  • @Zexks@lemmy.world
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    0•3 months ago

    https://africacenter.org/spotlight/china-port-development-africa/

    https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3335506/skin-game-china-pivots-operating-african-railways-ports-funding-shift

    https://www.internationalaffairs.org.au/australianoutlook/harbors-of-power-how-chinas-african-ports-are-shaping-indias-ocean-strategy/

    https://www.extremarationews.com/post/china-s-expanding-military-footprint-presence-and-strategy-in-the-red-sea-mediterranean-and-north

    https://www.enr.com/articles/60580-china-port-construction-in-africa-raises-concern-about-military-use

    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=W3Ek6HZ5nD4&t=670

    https://newsletter.boundlessdiscovery.com/p/ports-of-power-china-s-expanding-grip-on-africa-s-trade-gateways

    The only thing clear is if yoy do business with them they will take control of whatever it is they build. And acti g like they wont use it for military means when needed is a childs mentality.

    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆
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      0•3 months ago

      meanwhile in the real world https://jasonhickel.substack.com/p/is-china-doing-colonialism-in-africa

    • Cowbee [he/they]
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      0•3 months ago

      Linking a bunch of people fearmongering about China’s increasing presense in Africa doesn’t actually mean this is to take away sovereignty from African countries. China gains from this mutual cooperation, but so do African countries, and unlike the west China doesn’t force trade at the barrel of a gun. That’s part of why it’s mutally beneficial, and results in development in Africa, vs underdevelopment and western enrichment.

      All this really proves is that you have a deeply chauvanistic view of China, assuming that every country is as evil as the west. The simple reason why China isn’t economically compelled to imperialize is because it isn’t dominated by finance capital, and thus prioritizes long-term results. It’s simply better for everyone for their to be mutual cooperation, but western countries are dominated by the profit motive and finance capital, which compels them to take short term gains via looting the global south.

      I suggest you read the articles I have already linked, they help debunk the fearmongering from your gish-gallop.

      • Five Imperialist Myths About China’s Role in Africa

      • China debt trap? PH an ‘expert in bad loans,’ Locsin says

      • Deborah Brautigam Debunks the Chinese Debt Trap Theory in New Research Paper

      • China’s Debt Relief for Africa: Emerging Deliberations

      • @Zexks@lemmy.world
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        0•2 months ago

        Sure thing. Tell the philipenes about how nice chinas miltary is

        https://youtu.be/XfqFUjpOrLE

        https://youtu.be/2LalZrkKxo4

        Didnt realize this was an ml instance. Theyre no different just more structured in their excution and a much more submissive and obedient population.

        • Cowbee [he/they]
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          0•2 months ago

          Territorial dispute with the Philippines (not “philipenes”) does not mean China is imperialist, nor does it mean they have a more “submissive and obedient population.” Can you elaborate on that last part, because it sounds like orientalism.

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