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Re: Economy & Finance (4.00 / 5)
Wow, lending money to relatively poorer countries, and using that debt as a leverage to force a variety of economic and policy concessions? China has really caught on to something here! It's sort of amazing that nobody in Europe or the USA ever thought of this, it would have made that whole imperialism thing so much easier!
by Zwackus on Thu Aug 9th, 2018 at 12:22:02 PM EST
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Re: Economy & Finance (none / 0)
Certainly easier than sending in the troops and typically more successful as well.
by rifek on Fri Aug 10th, 2018 at 12:16:47 AM EST
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Re: Economy & Finance (none / 0)
The evil of cultural appropriation at work.
by generic on Fri Aug 10th, 2018 at 11:12:38 AM EST
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