South African Lawmakers Latest to Call Out China for ‘Debt-Trap Diplomacy’

South African Lawmakers Latest to Call Out China for ‘Debt-Trap Diplomacy’
The towers of an Eskom power plant in the Hendrina settlement, South Africa, on Feb. 22, 2018. Marco Longari/AFP/Getty Images
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A $2.5 billion loan from China to South Africa’s largest utility company has come under scrutiny as local lawmakers accuse the Chinese regime of engaging in “debt-trap diplomacy.”

China has aggressively courted African nations for investments seen as advantageous to its national agenda.

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Annie Wu
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Annie Wu joined the full-time staff at the Epoch Times in July 2014. That year, she won a first-place award from the New York Press Association for best spot news coverage. She is a graduate of Barnard College and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
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