Events in Sri Lanka highlight how China is going about dominating the world. China is the world’s predatory lender. Beijing is corrupting national leaders, drowning them in debt, and ultimately destabilizing their governments. Beijing, it appears, is particularly targeting democracies. Pictured: Police use tear gas to disperse protesters who are demanding the resignation of Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, in Colombo, on May 19, 2022. Ishara S. Kodikara/AFP via Getty Images