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World News@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years ago

A troubled new power plant leaves Jordan in debt to China, raising concerns over Beijing's influence

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A troubled new power plant leaves Jordan in debt to China, raising concerns over Beijing's influence

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World News@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years ago

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Jordan has built a giant power plant meant to fulfill great hopes for energy independence. But the oil shale station in the kingdom’s desert has pushed the country into mounting debt to China.

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Is that not the entire point behind the Belt and Road Initiative? They’re not doing it for altruistic reasons.
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  It’s not a bug, it’s a feature.
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  It is 100% the entire point of Belt and Road.

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