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Originally Posted by dreamsource
Ok, so let's review. We've got a country with depraved indifference to the welfare of it's own people sending poisonous baby formula, prescription meds, and toothpaste into western markets....including the DR. Was there a serious question here?
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Yes, all that is true. However, the point that A.Hidalgo makes cannot be underestimated or dismissed lightly. China has invested heavily in US and European financial markets, seriously helping those economies stay afloat. Of course, this is mutually beneficial for all concerned. I doubt the US and Eurpean countries are in any danger of becoming communistic, or of showing depraved indifference to thier citizens, or any of those other monstrous things that can be imagined, as a consequence of China's investments.
The question really is what kind of influence you anticipate China's investment portends. Although I am certainly no expert on such matters, I have not heard that the investments that China has made in the Dominican Republic comes with strings attached, accept of course, that there be a return on the investment, and I don't think that any other expectation would be acceptable.