schizoidman@lemm.ee to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoPeru seeks high-level meeting with China, Brazil to advance bi-oceanic railroadwww.reuters.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up142arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up140arrow-down1external-linkPeru seeks high-level meeting with China, Brazil to advance bi-oceanic railroadwww.reuters.comschizoidman@lemm.ee to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square5fedilinkfile-text
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.
minus-squareMuskyMelon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down5·7 months agoBetter than being invaded by “democracy”
minus-squareArchangel@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-27 months agoIt’s literally the same thing western “democracy” does to leverage influence with foreign countries. And I mean “literally”, literally.
minus-squarex-Cell@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down4·7 months agoI 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.
Better than being invaded by “democracy”
It’s literally the same thing western “democracy” does to leverage influence with foreign countries. And I mean “literally”, literally.
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.