You whackjobs believe any old shit don't you?
There may be a global shortage of masks, but you shouldn't have any problem finding a roll of BacofoilThe Red Cross is an international humanitarian network founded in 1863 in Switzerland
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The group, which eventually became known as the International Committee of the Red Cross, adopted the symbol of a red cross on a white background, an inverse of the Swiss flag, as a way to identify medical workers on the battlefield.
https://www.history.com/topics/19th-century/red-cross
As far as BRI, etc....To be fair, the Chinese are only doing what Western mercenary states have been doing for the last 500 years or so. Less invading, more outright buying though. Except in the South China Sea - they are using good ol' gunboat diplomacy there.
^^Deflections aside, who do you think is actually financing the "Chinky" expansionism through the BRI?
Here's the IMF's MD about to give your favourite Chinky dictator a blowjob:-
BRI 2.0: Stronger Frameworks in the New Phase of Belt and Road
Lagarde heads IMF which is pwned by the UN, scandals galore, finally convicted over her part in a 'controversial' $400m payment to a friend of Sarkozy then President, resigns from IMF to prepare for nomination to ECB, walks it, moves from charge of one whopping fund to another, is well loved and forgiven.
These people can do no wrong, they are protected by the system, apportion wealth and power, and know where enough skeletons are buried for others to ride shotgun for them when it goes wrong, much like traditional Thai corrupt practices but on a far grander scale.
Can't think of too many nice things to say about China or the CPC, though they are quite capable of treating corrupt officials to a shot at back of the head.
Initially Chinese owned banks. Now the financing comes from:
The bank has 74 countries ("members") and 26 "prospective" members". Two major exceptions, Japan and ameristan.
Info can be found here:
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank - Wikipedia
Home - AIIB
In addition another organisation:
The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)
Provides info on BRI countries receipt of Chinese FDI and % of debt/GDP and imports. It appears the funds etc. are shown as, Chinese bank sourced, as opposed to AIIB funds, whose funds are from it's international members. Which may or may not include AIIB funds.
"The CFR Belt and Road Tracker aids analysis of BRI by showing how it has changed countries’ bilateral economic relationships with China over time. The tracker focuses on three Belt and Road indicators—imports from China, foreign direct investment (FDI) from China, and external debt to China—for sixty-seven participant countries."
Belt and Road Tracker | Council on Foreign Relations
A tray full of GOLD is not worth a moment in time.
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