[GLOBAL SOUTH] Why U.S. Diplomacy is Struggling to Compete With China in the Global South
The China in Africa Podcast
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The Belt and Road Isn't a Priority for the United States
CNN's John Defterios says the United States can't go toe to toe with China on spending. The Belt and Road is something that our system just isn't set up to compete with, he says. Some of it comes down to ideology, defterios says; others are about priorities. He asks: How do you reconcile all of that? They don't want to spend on diplomacy, but yet we spend a lot on military.
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