It's not baseless speculation, it's fact.
> Just look at places where that's currently happening, such as Ethiopia or Zambia.
Are you using that as a positive example? You need to do your research kid, China's imperialism in Africa is not turning out to be a good thing for the African countries they're working in. Hell, Kenyan workers were protesting the Chinese http://qz.com/749177/kenyan-rail-workers-are-protesting-agai...
Oh yeah, and Zambia? http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/36341367/china-denies-...
Sounds like everything is peachy.... /s