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The Limits of Perspective
The way I think you could distinguish this if you wanted to save your premise is that the distinction between these things is that now for the first time guys like the generals and kernels that we train in the Sahel see an alternative to American hegemony to pursue an alliance with. The prospect of China out there willing to spend to develop African countries now gives these guys an incentive to turn against their former masters. It would be more healthy if more people understood exactly how limited their perspective is no matter how expansive it appears through the glamour through the fucking lens of of the internet.