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2024-03-09 21:39:40 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 3C9F8685F8756B77AF21D72B21A71AA13EB55BAB6A9D599DD1BCB1CAEBF7F177
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Proposed CN is pushing disinformation that's been debunked by many academics. Reputable Bloomberg, Harvard scholars, Chatham house think tank have looked into debt trap diplomacy allegations and concluded there's No Evidence to support it, and that it's a MYTH. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2022-03-17/the-myth-of-the-chinese-debt-trap-in-africa-video https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=59720 https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2021/02/china-debt-trap-diplomacy/617953/ https://www.chathamhouse.org/2020/08/debunking-myth-debt-trap-diplomacy https://qz.com/1391770/the-anxious-chorus-around-chinese-debt-trap-diplomacy-doesnt-reflect-african-realities https://www.bu.edu/gdp/2023/04/20/demystifying-chinese-overseas-lending-and-development-finance-why-china-became-the-worlds-largest-official-bilateral-lender/
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