Now, a months-long Times investigation shows how China and the companies under its control ensured their interests in Sri Lanka, a country hungry for financinghttps://nyti.ms/2tyuMp8
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The case is one of the most vivid examples of China’s ambitious use of loans and aid to gain influence around the world — and of its willingness to play hardball to collecthttps://nyti.ms/2yVHVh8
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Now China has control of territory just a few hundred miles off the shores of its rival, India, and a strategic foothold along a critical waterwayhttps://nyti.ms/2MtYUcl
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And do not forget who owns the USA debt... Hint China
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Maybe time to offer Alabama to China if money runs tight ?
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I am so sorry, this is exactly what’s happening in my country, Maldives.
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Using debt as a means of colonization. Sri Lanka can never be the same again.
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Is this colonialism?
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Now showing the USA how it’s done . No need to bomb a nation to get paid! Maybe the Chinese will want Washington in exchange for debt payment
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@pid_gov Pakistan had struggled to pay its debt to Chinese firms. So it handed over a strategic port and 115,000 acres of land to China on a 99-year lease. Read it this way too@ImranKhanPTI@geopakistantv@pmpakiThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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It’s happening throughout the South Pacific too
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Last time when I had been to
@Sri Lanka, our local guide had expressed concern over@China taking complete control over their port city. This was 3yrs back. And now it's reality.#strangebuttrueThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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They are buying the whole world lmfao. They are the most capitalistic country out there and that seems a bad thing now that they're stronger than the US, doesn't it?
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They arent stronger
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The engage in currency manipulation. Many of their numbers are fake. Besides our GDP is twice theirs. And their military is not nearly on par. You are a fool.
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I was wrong about that but they gonna be first in only 10-15 years. Now it's 19 trillions USA, 12 trillions China. I was thinking about growth, they are the first in that. And also I was ONLY talking about money, nothing else so you're the fool.
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You cant only talk about money dumbass Ans that still is false they simply dont have anything over the United states
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