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Aveline Thu 26-Mar-26 15:38:00

Yes but what could that lead to? What would/could they actually do that we should be afraid of?
Unfortunately, lots of countries have poor human rights policies

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Maremia Thu 26-Mar-26 15:30:50

Those countries are now in debt to China.

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Maremia Thu 26-Mar-26 15:30:21

Absolutely petra.

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petra Thu 26-Mar-26 15:23:54

What comes next after financial power: political power.
China hasn’t invested ( loaned) squillions in Africa out of the kindness of their hearts 😡

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Commonground Thu 26-Mar-26 15:06:30

Earlier in the week, I watched a programme called Clash of the Superpowers: America v China.
I was aware of China's terrible human rights record, but very little else. I learned quite a bit.
Both episodes are available on BBC iplayer.

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Aveline Thu 26-Mar-26 14:09:15

I'm obviously naive but I'm not sure what exactly the threat is that China poses to us. Russia has always seemed an enemy, almost cartoon bad guys but what about the Chinese? What should we be afraid of? They seem to have investment in all our infrastructure but so what? What might they do and why? We are a huge market for them. If they damage our economy they will also lose out as we'll not be able to buy so many of their goods.
I know I must be missing something but what?

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