If you wonder why #Italy is being hit so hard by the #Wuhan-type #Coronavirus, here are some leads for you:
- Italy's fashion industry heavily relies on Chinese workers in Italy. Go search for “Prato Chinese" for more details
- large parts of Venice have been bought by investors from #China who now run the tourist stores
- Italy's harbours are important for China's #OBOR plans

The closer a country cooperates with #Beijing, the harder it is being hit by #Covid19 now.

#China had already come a long way to make #Bolivia another #satellitestate that conveniently also harbors large reserves of #lithium. #EvoMorales signed an #OBOR agreement and profited personally from Chinese investments and projects. The same Morales had no right to still be president seen the term limitation set in the constitution and a referendum on this matter that he also lost. Morales had turned into an illegitimate president propped by Beijing. Good that he's gone. #SouthAmerica

Contrary to #Beijing's malicious #propaganda there is no #chaos or even (gasp!) #terrorism in #HongKong, and it's still safe to be in the city's streets. #tourism only accounts for 5% of the GDP, what really matters is the #finance and #banking sector, and that is humming and buzzing, playing a key role in #China's global investments. Think #OBOR and #NewSilkRoad. All the ongoing #protests have zero effect on those activities.
Fact: 1.7 mio protesters told China to bugger off on Sunday. #FarEast

Tja, wenn #China #keiluscht auf #Menschenrechte hat, macht der Ueli Maurer gerne einen Kotau und unterschreibt die Absichtserklärung zu #OBOR auch so - denn die Menschenrechtslage im Land kann dieser Herr ohnehin nicht beurteilen. Aus der Geschichte der #Schweiz nichts, aber auch gar nicht gelernt. https://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/schweiz/standard/wie-der-wahre-chinadeal-platzte/story/24468957

Surprised to read that "only" 89% of the #contracts for the #infrastructure of #OBOR on the #Balkans go to companies from #China. Why not take the full 100%? There's still the #debttrap for all others, right?

Welcome to #Greece, #Beijing: The bureaucrats have made this country so #dysfunctional that your #debttrap might backfire. Malign intentions deserve such an outcome. #China #OBOR https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-04-08/chinas-multi-billion-dollar-greece-investment-stymied-archaeological-authority