BashStKid on Nostr: I know it’s a somewhat academic debate as no matter how enlightened or crass ...

I know it’s a somewhat academic debate as no matter how enlightened or crass Western agencies might have been, countries would go in preference for the Chinese belt and road schemes.

At the time, it was ‘Get more money with fewer limits and no lectures’. Now the folks who profited have their cash in Switzerland while everyone else pays the consequences.