China has learned the European colonial strategy. China lends money to poor nations that they cannot repay. When they fail to pay, China leases their ports for commercial and naval purposes.
BornPraline5607 on
I’ve seen many maps just like this about China. What i really want to see is one that shows western interests in Africa. Once I heard that corporations domiciled in London own more than a trillion dollars worth of african natural resources. I also read that France, via its former colonialism, continues to hold a large amount of wealth and power in all of its former colonies. I wish someone would make maps about that.
ThatThingInTheCorner on
Thankfully Somaliland has aligned itself with Taiwan instead
surenk6 on
China is expanding influence quietly and slowly unlike the overly media-bloated influence plays of U.S. and Russia.
That’s why their strategy feels like “do nothing – win”.
PeoplesRagnar on
Should be noted that Djibouti also hosts:
* The French
* The Americans
* The Italians
* The Japanese
* The Chinese
Something like 5% of Djibouti GDP is basically rent payments from Foreign Military bases, this is what happens when you are a essentially a port with a country bolted on to it.
Xezshibole on
So nowhere that matters to China when actual hostilities or even mere cold war type embargoes start.
Or more accurately, nowhere that can make up for the two critical maritime chokepoints (Malacca and most prominently Hormuz) they’d need to control to remain functional back home, let alone supply these bases.
As it is these potential bases would just be ripe for the picking like the German colonies were.
Jigggit on
Now make a map of what the Americans built in Africa 🤣
RavenSorkvild on
China is not really famous for the good quality of foreign investment. Novi Sad railway station is propably the best example. Corrupted countries + foreign investments are generally a dangerous combination.
flash_2620 on
China invests in Africa with technology and capital, buying mineral resources without interfering in African politics. Europeans, on the other hand, came to Africa with guns and armies, taking countless black slaves and selling them like merchandise. That is the difference.
Few people know how complex the ethnic conflicts in Africa are. The child-like scribbled borders were bombs planted by European colonizers led by the British after they withdrew, exacerbating conflicts between African countries and intensifying ethnic issues.
FlounderUseful2644 on
Ever heard about Chinese troops aiding a coup in Africa?
No? But we always hear about the fking french no?
dimechimes on
I’m guessing mostly for exports to extract resources?
Physical_Garage_5555 on
Oh no, the imperialistic EU politics in Africa are failing.
Mental-Rip-5553 on
This is scary
Imperialist_Alex on
The gamble for Africa once again. But we Europeans are the bad one while the Chinese doing the same.
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China has learned the European colonial strategy. China lends money to poor nations that they cannot repay. When they fail to pay, China leases their ports for commercial and naval purposes.
I’ve seen many maps just like this about China. What i really want to see is one that shows western interests in Africa. Once I heard that corporations domiciled in London own more than a trillion dollars worth of african natural resources. I also read that France, via its former colonialism, continues to hold a large amount of wealth and power in all of its former colonies. I wish someone would make maps about that.
Thankfully Somaliland has aligned itself with Taiwan instead
China is expanding influence quietly and slowly unlike the overly media-bloated influence plays of U.S. and Russia.
That’s why their strategy feels like “do nothing – win”.
Should be noted that Djibouti also hosts:
* The French
* The Americans
* The Italians
* The Japanese
* The Chinese
Something like 5% of Djibouti GDP is basically rent payments from Foreign Military bases, this is what happens when you are a essentially a port with a country bolted on to it.
So nowhere that matters to China when actual hostilities or even mere cold war type embargoes start.
Or more accurately, nowhere that can make up for the two critical maritime chokepoints (Malacca and most prominently Hormuz) they’d need to control to remain functional back home, let alone supply these bases.
As it is these potential bases would just be ripe for the picking like the German colonies were.
Now make a map of what the Americans built in Africa 🤣
China is not really famous for the good quality of foreign investment. Novi Sad railway station is propably the best example. Corrupted countries + foreign investments are generally a dangerous combination.
China invests in Africa with technology and capital, buying mineral resources without interfering in African politics. Europeans, on the other hand, came to Africa with guns and armies, taking countless black slaves and selling them like merchandise. That is the difference.
Few people know how complex the ethnic conflicts in Africa are. The child-like scribbled borders were bombs planted by European colonizers led by the British after they withdrew, exacerbating conflicts between African countries and intensifying ethnic issues.
Ever heard about Chinese troops aiding a coup in Africa?
No? But we always hear about the fking french no?
I’m guessing mostly for exports to extract resources?
Oh no, the imperialistic EU politics in Africa are failing.
This is scary
The gamble for Africa once again. But we Europeans are the bad one while the Chinese doing the same.