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Back in the 90s, I learned a bit about China's projects in Africa. Back then, nobody believed me when I insisted China was on it's way to over shadowing the West

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Don't apologise for presenting perspectives of Chinese citizens on Western politics. I speak as an English woman who hopes to visit China before I take my last breath. The landscape, of Sichuan particular, has enchanted since watching nature docs in my teens (some decades back). I find the culture and history of China as fascinating as I do mystifying. One thing I think I've got right about China is that whilst the Chinese state has for over 30 years been extending it's influence/creating transnational relationships, and building huge infrastructure projects, it plays it's cards close to its chest. Quietly getting things done and avoiding international media. Unless you can speak/and or read Mandarin, the Chinese state (thereby, also it citizens) deliberately maintains a position of being difficult to read, or make assumptions about. Yes, I'm trying to learn Mandarin - but probably only at HS1 level securely 😆. My point is, articles like this are very much 'Inside China' when you're on the outside. Thank you 🙏

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