Comments by "" (@orboakin8074) on "Naval Power in the Pacific: China vs. The United States || Peter Zeihan" video.

As a Nigerian, i am glad that the west(US anyway) will still maintain military hegemony for a while more. Lord knows you guys are more trustworthy and better to deal with than the Wokf Warrior Chinese.
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@yellowwasprakija2869 sure, keep telling yourself that😕
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@humansarecrazybeing5730 yeah, what does colonialism have to do with this?also, pretty sure the main reason Asia is rising has been due to I creased trade with the west and the development and benefits from that trade.
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@cunucky Many thanks, friend. Also, I am used to the insults. It hardly matters to me anymore.
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@Restrodsworth Well said.
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@paskowitz Damn right👍👍
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@retiredrebel okay? So what didn't I say in my initial comment or subsequent responses?
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@yimhappy Great question, friend. Regarding Chinese growing influence in Africa, it is a mixed bag. On one hand, their capital "investments" are cheap and they tend to be more willing to "lend" money to African governments and it can help with infrastructure developments here. But on the other hand, it is all part of their belt-and-road initiative and not out of some altruism for Africa. Given the harsh terms of these loans and their propensity to support corrupt and inept governments here, some of these projects usually end up not benefitting the local economy since China tends to employ their own home workers and saddle the African countries with the bill. Plus, there is the risk of losing the infrastructure on default like what happened in Sri Lanka and this could happen to many African countries due to their already weak economies. China is also known for illegal resource obtaining here. Many illegal mines in my country have Chinese involvement. This is a reason why many of our countries in Africa tend to have a balance of foreign deals with teh west and China and India. In my country, though we have seen increased borrowing and trade with China, our economy is strong enough to service these debts and our new government has stepped up our bilateral deals and trade with the west and India.
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@zacksmith5963 you are rich enough to own a plantation but not smart enough to know which countries constitute the west?🤣
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