On: Chinese may take over Mombasa port: Ouko

[maypeacepreva1l]

As with any sales there could be that factor of China trying to sell more of their product/services(just like US does to sell weapons in various nations) but I find it strange that people are trying to politicize it being debt trap and trying to garner sympathy towards the defaulter than towards the victim who didn't get paid.

[SuperNinKenDo → maypeacepreva1l]

It's because it's very clear that China's intent with such loans is to create a casus belli for such seizures or create complete economic reliance. Nobody is going to sympathise with a predatory loanshark when they don't get paid and use it as an excuse to grab what they really wanted all along.

[paraditedc → SuperNinKenDo]

> It's because it's very clear that China's intent with such loans is to create a casus belli for such seizures or create complete economic reliance.

Do you have actual evidence that this was the intention?

[SuperNinKenDo → paraditedc]

Let me know what evidence a 50 center would accept. Everyone else is convinced, so it's only you I would be working to sway.

[paraditedc → SuperNinKenDo]

1. I don't appreciate being called 50 center.

2. Any evidence will do, as long as it comes from a reputable source. You get to decide what constitutes a "reputable source".

[onetimemanytime → maypeacepreva1l]

>>but I find it strange that people are trying to politicize it being debt trap and trying to garner sympathy towards the defaulter than towards the victim who didn't get paid.

I find it strange that new accounts are defending China using academic language that is not commonly used in HN discussions.

Debt trap explains the victim and defaulter. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debt-trap_diplomacy

[joejerryronnie → onetimemanytime]

50 cent army.

It’s interesting that HN is showing up on the PRCs radar.