Third World Governments Playing the "Chinese Card" When Negotiating

More and more third world nations are making dealsPacific Islands, everywhere, and even the Russians
with the Chinese for resources and trade. Especiallyare playing that card. What is unfortunate is that it is
rogue nations that lack human rights standards we'vecausing problems in the world with regards to human
come to expect in the world. When the US putsrights.
"strings attached" to trade deals, money, and loans itIn fact, we've been so upset about it, that recently
makes with these nations, they rarely follow thewe put out an article; "Does China's Foreign Policy
treaty or deal, and more often than not they do notLack Moral Grounding; Yes," because this is something
pay back the loans from the UN, World Bank, orthat needs to be discussed. The Chinese are
United States either.undeterred and unconcerned with human rights in
Worse, when China witnesses this friction, they runother nations. Of course, this ought to surprise no
over to make a deal with the government promisingone, because of their own on-going and even recent
them deals that the Chinese have no intention ofhuman rights violations.
making good on, in trade for raw materials and oftenSo, whereas, many third world nation-states hoop
oil. The third world dictators, or nation-states, see thisand holler over this, that, or the other thing, when it
as a bargaining chip with the USA, and play them offcomes to the USA, they are also the first folks to
against the Chinese.put their hand out for aid, or ask the US to protect
Where is this happening? Well, this is happening inthem from a neighboring nation or a guerilla
many countries around the Globe, it's occurring inoverthrow or revolution from within. I find all this
Africa, Central America, South America, Middle East,laughable and interesting on any given particular day.