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> They [China] Debt-Trap poor nations and exploit them.

Please don't be racist and mention China's use of these debt mechanisms without also mentioning the West's use of them. Debt-trapping is something that North America and European countries perfected first, in the modern age [1] [2].

[1] https://aljazeera.com/opinions/2012/9/27/the-world-bank-and-...

[2] https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/britain-stole-45-t...

Any research by Jason Hickel, Ha-Joon Chang, Paulo Freire, Walter Rodney and others on this topic reveals a very different story from the 'Captain America' version of American statesmanship that is propagandized by Marvel, and Hollywood in general.



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