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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[–] 75 points 6 months ago (22 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

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  • [–] 38 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    "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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  • [–] 19 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    No, but it makes it better. To understand how much better, the closest comparison on the Western side would be Cuba.

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  • [–] 17 points 6 months ago (4 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.

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  • [–] 7 points 6 months ago (3 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.

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  • [–] 10 points 6 months 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

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago (4 children)

    As opposed to the 500 years of rape and pillaging by the European powers? Yes, unironically better. (Unless you're a western chauvinist )

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    It's about now, not about 20 generations ago.

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