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dekrg 2 days ago

It is the US and its recent actions, including its rhetoric, that are driving people towards China.

Also, only reacting to US aggression after Greenland is attacked? Not prepare at all and then write a strongly worded letter after the fact?

If, after everything Trump has done, you still think he isn't serious about annexing Greenland then you and people like you, including the eurocrats, are truly hopeless.

DrScientist 2 days ago | parent [-]

Or to put it another way - is the binary US/China choice as top dog a false one?

I suspect most countries would prefer a multi-polar world where the majority is dominant ( democratic ), not one particular country ( autocratic ).

ie why do we have to choose to be under the heel of the US or under the heel of China?

The US has been playing the benevolent dictator role for the last 70 years, but when faced with losing the dictator role, the benevolent facade is dropping.

The US is mistaken to think that countries not wanting US dominance is the same as wanting Chinese dominance - they, in fact, want neither.

amrocha 2 days ago | parent [-]

The global south would argue that there’s been nothing benevolent about pax americana.

esseph a day ago | parent [-]

How are those Chinese infrastructure loans going in Africa and South America?

dpc050505 a day ago | parent | next [-]

They're leading to a bit more prosperity (albeit awfully uneven) and relative peace. Trade is a lot better than war.

amrocha a day ago | parent | prev [-]

They’re pretty good as far as I know, my country didn’t receive any of those but I’ve visited countries in Africa that have received them and they’re getting really great infrastructure and knowledge sharing from them!

esseph a day ago | parent [-]

China picked up a 99 year lease on Hambantota Port for one Chinese firm in Sri Lanka after they defaulted to the tune of 51Bn.

Zambia defaulted during the pandemic.

Ethiopia defaulted in 2023.

Ghana suspended payments on most external debt to try and make the Chinese debt payments in 2022/2023.

Pakistan just keeps rolling those loans into other loans so it won't default.

Loas got so bad China now owns their power grid.

Suriname defaulted in 2020.

Kenya stopped paying govt workers for awhile to make their loan payments.

"Recent reports from the Lowy Institute and the World Bank indicate that 75 of the world's poorest countries face a record high of approximately $35 billion in debt repayments to China in 2025 alone."

2026 will see more countries default to be pressed into extreme measures to make the payments.

amrocha a day ago | parent [-]

Ok, and? What does that have to do with the USA invading deposing couping 90% of countries in south america, starting wars in the middle east, and saddling all of africa with debt via the IMF and WB?

esseph a day ago | parent [-]

I guess it comes down to who you your government wants to be in debt to, and if you're willing to potentially starve to death so your government can pay off the loan.

amrocha a day ago | parent [-]

You’re the one drawing an equivalency between USA and China where there is none

esseph 21 hours ago | parent [-]

Everybody works for someone.

amrocha 21 hours ago | parent [-]

I reject that framing