Originally Posted by
Kathianne
China is empire building, to use rev's words. The policy for years is to go into underdeveloped countries, provide loans for needed improvements, then apply pressure. They've done is in Africa, South America, Asia of course, Eastern Europe now. It's been used for cheap labor-basically slavery, rare earth minerals, oil, now rare woods.
Not to be left out. The US is being replaced by the Soviets in Niger after a military coup say the new military junta selling out to Russia for blankets and trinkets instead of security against Islamic extremists. Between Russia nd China they should easily be able to rape that continent.
“When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.” Edumnd Burke