China: The Boa Constrictor Strangling Africa

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4.7 • 847 Ratings

🗓️ 5 June 2020

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

China is very active in building infrastructure for developing nations. For the last two decades, they have invested billions of dollars in Africa in the form of roads, bridges, and other critical infrastructure. Thanks to a recent Heritage report, we now see that they are also building high security government buildings for African nations, and are likely using these as a vector to spy on and undercut the US. On this episode, Josh Meservey explains why China continues to invest in Africa, why Africa continues to allow them, and what that means for American economic activity and security in Africa.

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1:04.6	I'm Tim Desher, and this is Heritage Explains.
1:13.7	On any given day, what's the news we typically see and hear about China?
1:20.3	U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to up the ante on a bruising trade war with China.
1:27.5	He's reiterated a warning that he could impose further tariffs on Chinese goods worth hundreds of billions of dollars.
1:34.4	China raided our factories, offshored our jobs, gutted our industries, stole our intellectual property, and violated their commitments under the World Trade Organization.
1:41.1	To make matters worse, they are considered a developing nation, getting all sorts of benefits
1:46.6	that others, including the United States, are not entitled to.
1:50.6	So happening in just the past few minutes, China's national parliament has approved a controversial
1:56.3	national security law for Hong Kong, which criminalizes acts of sedition and terrorism.
2:01.6	Now this coming, as the National People's Congress meets in Beijing, the legislation has faced sharp criticism from governments all around the world.
2:10.6	We continue our look this morning of what China does not want you to see.
2:13.6	The United States says the superpower is reclaiming land in the South China Sea. Artificial
2:19.6	islands under construction could become military bases.
2:23.0	Okay, we've heard all those stories before. But here's one that may be new to you.
2:33.3	Have you heard of the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative?
2:38.2	According to a Heritage report by Jeff Smith, here's what it is in a nutshell.
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