No Monetary or Political Bailouts for Belt-and-Road Initiative Debtors

Tags: Big Government, Cronyism and Corporatism, Socialism, War and Foreign Policy

11/11/2023 Jeremy E. Powell

The countries have changed, but the story remains the same. Wealthier countries try to “invest” by lending money to African regimes, where the money disappears. This time, China is the big lender.

Original Article: No Monetary or Political Bailouts for Belt-and-Road Initiative Debtors

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