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China is not pushing Africa into debt trap, South African president says (www.reuters.com)

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 week ago (1 children)

South Africa: "this is not a debt trap"

China: "this is not a debt trap"

The most smug person you've ever heard: "mmm, isn't there someone you forgot to ask?"

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago

Are the terms of the loans secret or something? With western debt traps we can point to the austerity measures and such... are they even accusing China of anything specific?