Slavery by philanthropy. China offers help to Africa to gain voting power and maintain its hegemony.
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"African allies -- which have crucial voting rights at major international bodies -- have arguably become an even more vital bloc for China to keep on side with its so-called vaccine diplomacy."
Why Does Wang visit African countries every year?
"According to the China Africa Research Initiative, Chinese loans to Africa dropped from $29.4 billion in 2016 to $8.9 billion in 2018."
"[Wang] postponed the repayment of interest-free loans from China that matured at the end of 2020"
When loans are postponed, this comes at some price; usually, its' sell your soul to the devil.