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But that's not what China's doing. Their "Belt and Road Initiative" comprises a lot of direct foreign investment and bilateral trade as a way of building up their presence and influence in other countries.

That's not what they're doing now. But they appear to be laying the groundwork for expansion into military bases. I read a few months ago that China was building facilities for their navy in one of the African nations, for example.

Longer ago than I remember...it was Djibouti.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Liberatio....

And they're planning a second one in Equatorial Guinea:

https://ecfr.eu/article/chinas-new-military-base-i...

It's not just about relations and resources. They are expanding their global military presence. And the Felon was a gift, trashing relations with our allies and tepid-allies (like Colombia).

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