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China says it will increase its military presence in Africa

Kzzl said:
Judging by the provided video this is similar to how things would go as described in the book Economic Hitman. If Africans can't/won't protect themselves, it's only nature that someone else take advantage of that. Apartheid should of been all the lessons they needed. Fooled them once, shame on you. Fooled them a second time, try again.
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Exactly my point. You can't blame the Chinese for taking advantage of opportunities Africans are giving them
 
And it's not even reciprocated. Peep this story of how Africans are being treated in a Chinese city.

 
I'll say it again. This shit is only bad if those African nations don't have a plan.

If you go to a bank for a business loan and you've got a good business plan and set up a reasonable deal with the bank, that's not a bad deal. You get your business up and running and you pay back the loan with interest and both sides win.

However, if you go to a payday lender and continuously borrow money for frivolous shit, then eventually that lender will own you and you'll be indebted forever.

In both cases, the lender is out for its own interests. It's really the borrower's responsibility to determine if the deal is fair and to do the smart thing with what is borrowed.
 
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...eatens-pork-production-china-chinese-new-year

African swine fever hits Chinese pork industry in run-up to New Year

Deadly virus causing alarm at time when demand for nation’s favourite meat is due to spike


A deadly and highly contagious virus is threatening pork production in China in the run-up to Chinese New Year, when demand for the country’s most commonly eaten meat is at its highest level.

Over the past three months, African swine fever has spread to 12 Chinese provinces, an area home to more than half the country’s pig population. The virus, passed through contaminated feed or exposure to infected animals, has a near-100% fatality rate and there is no vaccine.

On Monday, officials identified two new cases in the south, the first in that region. About 70,000 pigs have been culled so far to prevent the spread of the virus, according to the ministry of agriculture, and much of the country’s pig-producing provinces are on lockdown.

The agriculture ministry said on Wednesday that it would ban the feeding of kitchen waste to pigs after linking the practice to the majority of the early cases. Beijing has not yet said how the diseaseentered the country, but the ministry found 62% of the first 21 outbreaks were related to the feeding of kitchen waste, according to a statement published on its website.

China, where pork consumption has increased in tandem with the country’s economic rise, is home to half the world’s population of pigs. Pork accounts for two-thirds of China’s meat consumption and is considered such an important food staple that the government maintains a strategic pork reserve.

On Tuesday, the southern province of Guangdong banned transport of its live pigs after an outbreak was discovered in neighbouring Hunan province. In September, the ministry of agriculture banned inter-provincial transport of hogs in 10 provinces next to affected regions. Beijing has banned imports of the product from any affected areas of the country.

Chinese officials have been quick to report and act on outbreaks, and have advised residents that the virus poses no threat to humans. The true scale and risk of the virus’s spread is still unknown, according to a US Department of Agriculture report. The industry is still dominated by small producers and farms, where biosecurity measures are more lax and contagion is more likely.

Kitchen waste or swill is widely used in China to feed pigs, particularly by small farmers, as it is cheaper than manufactured pig feed. Regulations require the swill to be heated to a certain temperature before being consumed, but industry experts say this step is often skipped.

Tang Ke, an official at the ministry of agriculture, said last week that pig prices would likely rise before the Chinese New Year holiday in February, when families gather over large meals. China consumes about 55m tonnes of pork a year, with most of it sourced internally.

Consumers and pork suppliers may take another hit as pork products from the US are now subject to import tariffs in the US-China trade war. Analysts say China is likely to turn to the EU, Brazil and Canada.

The virus could also affect Chinese pork products globally. China is the world’s largest pork producer, home to about 700 million pigs – half the global population.

On Tuesday, Japan said it discovered pork sausage brought over from Beijing that had been contaminated with African swine fever. The virus can survive in frozen pork products for years.
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https://economictimes.indiatimes.co...der-chinas-debt-trap/articleshow/67224761.cms

India keeps a close watch on Kenya as it falls under China's debt trap

NEW DELHI: India is keeping a close watch on one of its closest and traditional partners, Kenya, as the African nation could lose its Mombasa port to China along the lines of Hambantota port in Sri Lanka, raising apprehensions about the Chinese debt trap.

Kenya could lose the port to the Chinese government if Kenya Railways Corporation defaults in the payment of $2.2 billion owed to Exim Bank of China, ET has learnt. The Kenyan government borrowed the amount to construct the Mombasa-Nairobi standard gauge railway being built by China Roads and Bridges Corporation, a Chinese State-owned company.

A report by Kenya’s auditor general says the payment agreement stipulates that the revenue of the Kenya Ports Authority would be used to clear the debt. Kenya is a key pillar in China’s mega BRI project.

Located along the Indian Ocean, Kenya is the first country in Africa where India has launched a joint initiative in medical sector with a foreign partner, Japan. Kenya is among India’s leading defence and economic partners in Africa.

In December 2017, Sri Lanka had to lease Hambantota port to China for 99 years after failing to show commitment in the payment of billions of dollars in loans. In September 2018, Zambia lost its international airport to China over debt repayment.
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SMH...
 
We continue not listen to the intellectual giants when they said we have no friends and do for self. Everyone got an excuse why we can't handle it. Welp, guess you gotta be someone bitch forever then. It's your choice.
 
ajackson17 said:
We continue not listen to the intellectual giants when they said we have no friends and do for self. Everyone got an excuse why we can't handle it. Welp, guess you gotta be someone bitch forever then. It's your choice.
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Most prolific thing you ever said.

But somehow it will still be the white mans fault
 
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