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In a statement, Access Now says it was “told that diplomats from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) were putting pressure on the Government of Zambia because Taiwanese civil society participants were planning to join us in person.”

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[–] Doom@lemmy.world 56 points 6 days ago (11 children)

Ignore for a moment rather this is right or wrong (it's wrong) but ignore that. THIS is a textbook example of Soft Power. The thing the Trump administration tanked by gutting USAID. The west is still playing old world outdated politics from last century and China is going to leave us and our allies in the dust because of it.

[–] Clbull@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago

Trump gutting USAID alone isn't the reason China has so much influence in Africa. The truth is that the West have been exploiting Africa in some way for centuries, and given how much we've propped up dictators and bankrupted entire nations, it's no wonder they'd rather trust China.

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[–] thethunderwolf@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] TryingToBeGood@reddthat.com 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

LOL!

Nah, I’m tough, I can handle it. (Just sometimes wish we could downvote in here.😉)

[–] thethunderwolf@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

most instances have downvoting

some instances such as lemmy.blahaj.zone disable downvotes

the ability to downvote and see downvotes is a good thing and i will die on this hill

[–] whotookkarl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 5 days ago

I like some apps like voyager let you see only up, sum of up and down, or split. The combined one is pretty good to ignore the one or two down but still see when something is massively down.

[–] psx_crab@lemmy.zip 69 points 6 days ago (12 children)

And with that, China essentially hold Africa hostage and would blackmail them to do whatever China wanted. But of course, they do it without bloodshed so tHeY aRE bETteR tHAn tHe wESt

[–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 34 points 6 days ago (1 children)

"Better" can be interpreted in more than one way. They're better at exerting control without violently changing regimes. They're better at establishing their own infrastructure and ingratiating themselves to the locals (or local governments). Now, I don't know that everyone loves them there (I heard many side comments from locals about China) but it's not like they're scrambling for the Americans, British, or French to come back and overtly oppress them again.

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[–] BananaLama@lemmy.ml 17 points 6 days ago

Wait so is achieving the same result with bloodshed preferable?

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 28 points 6 days ago (5 children)
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[–] ArgumentativeMonotheist@lemmy.world 12 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I know the lives of non-Westerners don't matter to you but a lack of bloodshed kinda makes a world of difference, lol.

[–] psx_crab@lemmy.zip 8 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Yes because psychological abusive partner is way better than physically abusive parter.

I'm a non-westerner. Next you gonna tell me woman don't exists on the internet.

[–] platform9469@lemmy.ml 8 points 6 days ago (2 children)

More like we're the abusive ex, complaining about the ex's next partner. We raped and pillaged Africa for 500 years. Now China is treating them much better by comparison, and we're shit talking from the sidelines freaking out because we are narcissists who can't stand anyone being happy without us

[–] WaxRhetorical@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago

Treating better by comparison is NOT the same as treating well.
What is this "sins of our fathers" bullshit you're spouting? It's possible to condemn Western AND Chinese exploitation of Africa.

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[–] Tolc@lemmy.world 7 points 6 days ago

You are saying China is equally bad as west when it comes to exploitation of global south and imperialism?

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[–] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 55 points 6 days ago (31 children)

The CCP is so terrified of that little island.

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[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago

Xi's $0.50 Army is fast approaching.

[–] lechekaflan@lemmy.world 9 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

One hegemony replaced by another.

[–] TryingToBeGood@reddthat.com 13 points 6 days ago

Wow, this discussion went off the rails right quick. 😄😄

[–] Tolc@lemmy.world 8 points 6 days ago (1 children)

One china policy in action

[–] Tiral@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago (2 children)

For real, lived in China for 5 years, it's the most racist country I've been to. They even discriminate people from where they're from in the country, it's nuts.

Can you imagine if the US started a legit government backed operation in 2026 called One US Policy and forced everyone be "white" Christians? And I don't mean suggestions, they FORCED you to do it. It would be world news about how the US is racist and whateverist ect. China? Nah it's cool they're just "unifying".

[–] Riverside@reddthat.com 6 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Can you imagine if the US started a legit government backed operation in 2026 called One US Policy and forced everyone be "white" Christians?

What are you talking about? The "One China Policy" refers to Taiwan, absolutely nothing to do with the multiple nationalities inside China.

You're deranged if you think China is remotely as racist to its minorities as the US, country in which 20% of black men go through prison at some point in their lives and in which you have literal concentration camps for Latinos.

[–] blinfabian@feddit.nl 7 points 5 days ago (4 children)

american concentrationcamps 😡

chinese concentrationcamps ☺️

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[–] JATtho@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

"Paywall" stopped by pressing ESC.

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