• The proposed railway would connect Brazil to a new port on Peru’s Pacific coast, creating a trade route with China that would allow it avoid routes going through the Panama Canal and around the southern tip of South America.
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        7 months ago

        It’s literally the same thing western “democracy” does to leverage influence with foreign countries. And I mean “literally”, literally.

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        7 months ago

        I mean, it’s the same thing the IMF and World Bank did to fuck over a lot of poorer countries. While not an invasion, it is still pretty destructive.