Chinese Investment In Africa Has Had 'Significant And Persistently Positive' Long-Term Effects Despite Controversy - Eurasia Review
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Chinese foreign direct investment in Africa has had ‘significant and persistently positive’ long-term effects despite being highly controversial,
    • Pezevenk [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      Furthermore, the national bourgeoise of each country acts more under the oversight of their states than of the EU

      That is really only true for the larger countries, and even then only sorta. It really isn't true for the smaller countries, where the bourgeoisie is mostly subservient to EU consensus, or at least falling into one or the other block.

      There are contradictions within the EU of course and they are getting stronger but there is an overall consensus and a shared foreign policy with some deviations, the EU isn't just a trade union.

        • Pezevenk [he/him]
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          4 years ago

          however that the EU is destined for further centralisation is something far from assured IMO

          Yes, as I said contradictions are getting stronger. I wouldn't say 3-4 decades. More like post crisis. Before that the EU was hot shit, everyone wanted a piece of it, and there was a great deal of consensus about what to do. Now not so much. Overall it did end up with the EU getting more centralised since now the more powerful countries control the economies of the smaller ones, but the cracks are spreading. The ridiculous response to COVID definitely didn't help the EU.