Good points all, Michael. IMO, not all trade between countries which export manufactured goods and invest in infrastructive in less developed economies in exchange for resources are "imperialist" *unless they are able to occupy or otherwise set up puppet governments in those territories*. The US is the world hegemon and the former imperialist powers are now required to shelter under its umbrellas. Perhaps if China restores capitalism, its laws of motion will compel it to seek its own exclusive zones of exploitation against US imperialism, but today it is the US which has a worldwide network of bases and allied and puppet governments rather than China, and it is the US which is trying to use its economic and military power to have them close their markets to China, not the other way round. Charlie's objections to this line of argument are, of course, well known to all of us.
Here's a two day old article on "China in sub-Saharan Africa: Sanction-Proof Supply Lines and Dual-Use Ports" which is relevant to our discussion: https://www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/china-sub-saharan-africa-sanction-proof-supply-lines-and-dual-use-ports -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#29525): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/29525 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/104961025/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/8674936/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
