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CCP Aid: A Domination Strategy

CCP Aid: A Domination Strategy
Shipping containers sit beside railway lines running into Mombasa port in Mombasa, Kenya, on Sept. 1, 2018. China's Belt and Road Initiative aims to revive and extend trading routes connecting China with Central Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Europe via networks of upgraded or new railways, ports, pipelines, power grids, and highways. Luis Tato/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Antonio Graceffo
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As part of its global domination strategy, China has become one of the world’s largest lenders to the least developed nations, charging higher interest rates and demanding collateral in the form of ports, airports, minerals, and revenue streams.
Antonio Graceffo
Antonio Graceffo
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Antonio Graceffo, Ph.D., is a China economy analyst who has spent more than 20 years in Asia. Graceffo is a graduate of the Shanghai University of Sport, holds an MBA from Shanghai Jiaotong University, and studied national security at American Military University.
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