We're trying to catch up to it. But the fact is, the fact that 20 African nations abstained from the UN Security Council resolution on the Russia, Ukraine war shows you that China has a grip on those African nations. And they go in and they have a debt trap that they get them into that, then they build a port or a military base and they're doing this all … (07:01–07:05)
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Asserts that China has significant influence over certain African nations.
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