You're ignoring the huge cultural differences. Completely seriously, what do you think the endgame is for the Chinese government?
In the US there's always the suspicion of ulterior motives because that's how our government is structured. The Chinese gov't doesn't have to bother. They don't need a foothold, they can just do it.
In the US there's always the suspicion of ulterior motives because that's how our government is structured. The Chinese gov't doesn't have to bother. They don't need a foothold, they can just do it.