I’ve read this opinion on here and other leftist places several times, and it’s gotten to the point where I’m absolutely confounded about whether people even understand geopolitics and know history. Truly weird take that would suggest hidden prejudices and having complete blinders on what is happening in the world.
a general vibe of neocolonialism transposed to a former colony irrespective of the specifics of the country's history. no-one's going to have a nuanced perspective on every country but 'still controlled by the imperialists after achieving independence' will be close to the mark in a lot of places. not investigating that impression wrt the most populated country in the world is a bit incurious tho