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    Experts warned USAID's gutting would give China room to replace the US. Now, it's happening.
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    Experts warned USAID’s gutting would give China room to replace the US. Now, it’s happening.


    Experts warned USAID’s gutting would give China room to replace the US. Now, it’s happening.

    https://www.businessinsider.com/china-replace-usaid-shutdown-humanitarian-aid-funding-development-assistance-2025-3?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=insider-futurology-sub-post

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    1. thisisinsider on

      **TLDR:**

      * **China appears to be launching new programs across several developing countries where USAID has left — as analysts forecast to** [**Business Insider**](https://www.businessinsider.com/usaid-shutdown-china-trump-musk-investment-belt-and-road-initiative-2025-2) **in February.**
      * **President Donald Trump flagged his intention to shut USAID well in advance, so China — a strategic competitor — had time to strategize, said Tai Wei Lim, a professor who specializes in the political economy of Northeast Asia.**
      * **China has long focused on infrastructure and construction projects in other countries. Beijing could also look to other sectors that China already leads, like agriculture and public health. That could boost the country’s bottom line and its publicity efforts, said Jeremy Chan, a senior analyst at the risk consultancy Eurasia Group.**

    3. The-Joon on

      Cool. Let them sink $37 trillion into it with nothing but a bunch of cry babies to show for it.

    4. MDK1980 on

      Like Africa is learning, the Chinese don’t ever want the money back – they just want all the resources.

    6. Pantim on

      I’m rolling my eyes.

      This was the plan all along. Stop thinking about countries people. We are dealing with a global olagarchy, not a country level one. 

      They look at country lines like the lines on a chess board. All though honestly, now it might be more like a checker board to them because the majority of general public is focused on ultra local level stuff or the country they live in at the most. Ergo, the game has become much easier for the global elite.

    7. theashernet on

      I thought an end to US hegemony is what everyone on this site was wanting. Now it’s happening and everybody is all wound up about it. What gives?

    8. Duece09 on

      This is complete nonsense. But most of you are “hoping” this happens so you can have ai told you so” moment. Lol nice try

    9. V1adT3P3S on

      why can no one in this thread explain how one nation giving away it’s money to another nation benefits the people of the giving nation?

    10. edbash on

      I’m no expert, but I saw this happening right after the USAID announcement. There are only two superpower countries in the world (the EU is a union, not a country). Both powers want support, prestige, power and more customers. In any arena where one power withdraws, the other will advance. That seems like simple logic.

      China has been making headway (slow and haltingly, at times) in influencing Africa, South America and the rest of Asia, to be new customers. This is the same situation for the US, though population decline won’t come for many years as long as immigration continues. To provide simple healthcare and vaccines to other countries is a cheap way to develop positive relations with future customers.

    11. MetalBawx on

      This was happening two decades ago. They’ve been handing out loans and investments in developing nations like candy for ages.

      Congratulations on finally noticing BusinessInsider…