No intention to take over? So they’ll walk away from Hong Kong, Tibet, Xinjiang, and Taiwan?
Also, leading countries in Asia and Africa into debt traps and dependence on them through the BRI is not very different from taking over.
Also, leading countries in Asia and Africa into debt traps and dependence on them through the BRI is not very different from taking over.
And like, idk if you know this, but the world bank and the IMF are the ones offering the predatory loans. Countries choose to work with China instead exactly because the terms of their loans are better than the western alternatives.
According to Rudyard Lynch, China has invaded Vietnam 27 times.