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1/4 Djibouti - China sunk the state with debt, took control of the port when it defaulted, then established a military base. The classic communist playbook for imperial reach across Africa. China jumped into Djibouti at the most opportune moment to shackle the country’s desire… https://t.co/ZukWgTXc77twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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2/4 Djibouti debt and the BRI:

The total debt of Djibouti is around 80 percent of its GDP and mostly is under China (Green 2019). In a similar way, Mozambique, Zambia, Burundi and Chad are either paying off debts or at a debt-related risk. A report published by the Centre for… https://t.co/PaTB3bqBpmtwitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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3/4 Djibouti is a turning point for China’s foreign and security policy:

Djibouti, a country on the west coast of Africa, sits at the crucial chokepoint Bab el-Mandeb strait which connects the Red Sea to the Arabian Sea and the Indian ocean. Due to its geostrategic importance,… https://t.co/HNvCgJ6r94twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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4/4 Military Bases:

In 2017, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) opened its first-ever overseas military base there, at the mouth of the Red Sea, breaking a long-established policy against basing Chinese troops abroad. The new PLA Navy facility overlooks not only a major… https://t.co/goVS5ENhwstwitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Djibouti Constitution 1992 (amended 2010) Articles 6, 7, 22, 47, 70, and 72

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Jul 31
The Zambia BRI DEBT Trap:

A demonstration of the predatory loan shark China selling unaffordable loans, masquerading as development under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in #AFRICA

More than half of the 60-plus recipient countries under China’s Belt Road Initiative (BRI)… https://t.co/ofBY2SIeD1twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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The June 22 announcement that Zambia had reached a tentative restructuring deal with its bilateral creditors—including China—opens up a new stage in global negotiations over debt relief to emerging markets in financial distress. Since defaulting in 2020, talks had languished,… https://t.co/Tl6eknG688twitter.com/i/web/status/1…


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Zambia’s case must be seen in the larger African context, where China has adopted deceptive methods under the BRI. The Chinese first lend huge sums of money under opaque loan terms to unsuspecting developing nations in the garb of development only to strategically leverage the… https://t.co/cLDp3PTGmwtwitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Jul 28
China’s trillion-dollar signature foreign-policy project, the Belt and Road Initiative is a strategy which will cripple the west, and countries that have sold strategic infrastructure including ports to China, are guilty of malfeasance of the highest degree.

The global trade,… https://t.co/EEC5npDN7dtwitter.com/i/web/status/1…
China’s malign influence on global trade, masquerading under the loan shark scheme called the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
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@amadeus42452022 The map illustrates countries with chinese control and influence in maritime operations. The US is red because there are examples, it does not mean the whole of the US is under control and ownership, if that clarifies things better for you.
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Jul 27
1/2 Niger coup - the Uranium basket where China, Russia and France are contesting interests.

What’s Happening?

In a military coup on July 26, 2023 Niger’s leader Bazoum, 63, was confined in Niamey on Wednesday by members of his Presidential Guard, who hours later announced that… https://t.co/lhX67QfgDMtwitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Niger - the melting pot of interests in Africa
2/2 France has a long history in Niger:

French mining company Orano, previously known as Areva, has two subsidiaries in Niger. Foreign miners from Australia, Britain, Canada, China, India, Italy, Russia and the United States have been knocking on Niger's door. There are 31… https://t.co/ziAYupJKzltwitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Niger - the melting pot of interests in Africa
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Jul 24
China’s distressed loan book: Economy update July 24 2023

1/3 - China has carving up influence across the world, with a loan scheme to fund projects for countries that are resource rich - the aim is to secure trade and supply chains for China using two new trade routes to China,… https://t.co/4u9PBhsNb0twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
China Belt and Road loan scam is distressed. Over $900Billion at risk for China 🇨🇳
2/3 Currently 147 countries have joined the Belt and Road Initiative. Others, especially in Latin America may also start to join in coming years, and contrary to popular belief that the projects are mainly roads and infrastructure as the Belt and “Road” suggests, in fact the… https://t.co/Xw44WufwrItwitter.com/i/web/status/1…


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3/3 - China is predicted to focus on potential future engagements in five project types:

💥Manufacturing in new technologies such as batteries for electric vehicles
💥 Trade-enabling infrastructure (including pipelines and roads)
💥 Information and Communications Technology… https://t.co/X8ogKyHbALtwitter.com/i/web/status/1…



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Jul 15
1/6 China’s Economy Update 15 July, 2023 - Large scale banks are transferring life savings into property bonds without account holders knowledge, wide spread personal account and card freezing, driving panic with bank customers being stripped of their money to prop up local… https://t.co/iySOt9goPjtwitter.com/i/web/status/1…
China: Bank meltdowns lead to misappropriation of customer savings and bank card freezes.
2/6 The number of banks in crisis or going bankrupt has begun to escalate.

On July 4th - Goldman Sachs issued a ratings adjustment report on the Chinese banking sector, covering 12 State owned banks and some joint State and Private sector banks. ICBC, Agriculture bank, Bank of… https://t.co/wvKwEYSx2Ctwitter.com/i/web/status/1…


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3/6 China was the first major economy to emerge from the global financial crisis, and it did so in spectacular fashion. After a brief – though sharp – downturn in 2008, the Chinese #economy grew by 8.7% in 2009 and by 10.4% in 2010, and the robust growth in China helped a host… https://t.co/fPnoyjAFnktwitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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MASKIROVKA - the Russian strategic disinformation tactic that you really need to know about, as a social media active person.

This is a long thread that breaks down the concept and evolution of the tactics. Take 5 mins to read this thread, and improve your knowledge to protect… https://t.co/XX6HDWcJsOtwitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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The long-standing form of #maskirovka turned out to be an umbrella concept that encompasses many English terms such as camouflage, concealment, deception, imitation, disinformation, secrecy, stratagem, feints, diversion, and simulation. In order to understand the concept of… https://t.co/pnnVtXtnNqtwitter.com/i/web/status/1…


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The evolution of the Russian “maskirovka” doctrine:

As early as 1924 the Soviet high command considered deception to be “based upon the principles of activity, naturalness, diversity and continuity. It is to include secrecy, imitation, demonstrative actions and disinformation.”… https://t.co/JNA7cWXaBYtwitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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