International Monetary Fund research has found that yuan usage rises with trade exposure to China
Who woulda thunk?
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Every time China visits we get a hospital, every time Britain visits we get a lecture
~ Dr Lubinda Haabazoka, Director of the University of Zambia Graduate School of Business and former President of the Economics Association of Zambia
Yeah, and every time China wants to cancel a human rights event in Zambia, the Zambian government is vulnerable for political coercion and must bow to Beijing.
The same is true for Kenya, btw: Taiwan accuses Kenya of deporting conference delegates on China’s behalf
every time China wants to cancel a human rights event in Zambia
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Bow-motherfuckin'-wow.
I do like how you rebutted the "China builds a hospital, UK sends a lecture" by linking to a series of TED Talks, though.
The same is true for Kenya
I bet it is.
On April 27, one day after a government press release endorsed RightsCon, we received a phone call from MoTS about an urgent issue and were told that diplomats from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) were putting pressure on the Government of Zambia because Taiwanese civil society participants were planning to join us in person.
Tell you what, I'll start condemning China for fighting "Taiwanese Civil Society Participants" when I hear your people start condemning the mass forced closure of Confucious Centers in the states.
The number of Confucius Institutes at U.S. universities and colleges declined since 2019, from about 100 to fewer than five. Schools most commonly cited the potential loss of federal funding and external pressures as contributing to their decision to close their Confucius Institute. More than 60 percent of the 74 respondents to GAO’s survey stated that the potential loss of or ineligibility for federal funding, such as Department of Defense funding subject to limitations in the FY 2019 and FY 2021 National Defense Authorization Acts, contributed to “a great extent” to the institution’s decision to close the Confucius Institute. Schools also cited pressure from U.S. government, congressional, or state representatives among other factors that contributed to their decision.