CHINA: "Can I build a railroad from the mine to the port? And expand the port? And the mine, too? All I need is a long-term contract for everything underground."
REGIME (getting visibly excited): "Any strings?"
CHINA (ignoring the question): "Here is a down payment — cash. Let me be clear: environmental record, human rights ... I don't interfere with such things. I just want stuff!"
REGIME: "Absolutely!"
CHINA: "Oh, and if rebels are too much trouble, we can help there, too."
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REGIME: "Yes."
CHINA: "And that port over there — yours, too?"
REGIME: "Uh-huh."
CHINA: "Can I build a railroad from the mine to the port? And expand the port? And the mine, too? All I need is a long-term contract for everything underground."
REGIME (getting visibly excited): "Any strings?"
CHINA (ignoring the question): "Here is a down payment — cash. Let me be clear: environmental record, human rights ... I don't interfere with such things. I just want stuff!"
REGIME: "Absolutely!"
CHINA: "Oh, and if rebels are too much trouble, we can help there, too."