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[–] lechekaflan@lemmy.world 23 points 1 day ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (3 children)

Make money? Occupied Tibet and Sri Lanka in a debt trap would like to have a word.

[–] Viceversa@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The Tiananmen massacre also was a non-profit endeavour.

[–] Kkk2237pl@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] lechekaflan@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

Did any of you ever fucking heard of debt-trap diplomacy? I don't enjoy the idea of having to exchange one hegemony for another.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debt-trap_diplomacy#Sri_Lanka

https://www.csis.org/analysis/game-loans-how-china-bought-hambantota