Thank you for masking, comrade.
I like how they squeezed in an extra vehicle instead of just rounding down evenly lol
The 1 might have been something big, since it looks like a heterogeneous fleet
Maybe it rounded to 1 million
playing hoi 4 as PRC and clicking "send material support: 80 trucks"
and for those saying it's a bribe the only payment i expect is the +5 to relations (which in turn increases my trade influence)
You love to see it, folks
thank god honestly
Many people have been saying this
Isn't this just bribing local governments so they can continue to exploit and export Africa's natural resources?
China giving loans to Africa is predatory.
China buying resources from Africa is extractive.
China building infrastructure in Africa is a debt trap.
Now, China donating things to Africa is a bribe.
What interactions are China allowed to have with Africa?
None, socialism is autarky.
I think calling it a "bribe" is needlessly antagonistic. China's policy towards small governments is pretty clear and consistent - "we don't care if you're a colonial puppet, a postcolonial nationalist movement, or religious fundamentalists, we want to do trade with you and we're willing to offer better deals than the Western countries are, up to and including building the infrastructure needed so that we can do more trade with you in the future."
Fair, but everyone seems to be ignoring the fact that these investments/loans are often tied to the extraction and export of Africa's natural resources. (lithium, cobalt, timber, etc.) I understand that global trade is vital for Africa to develop, I just fear people are seeing China's actions in the region through rose-tinted glasses.
Not if the aid actually helps them develop economic independence so they're not beholden to western finance.
In the meantime, Chinese companies are continuing to illegally mine in Africa
