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Re:China Is Quietly Reshaping the World by zipwitch on Sunday October 22, 2017 @02:40AM (#15525481)
It's more than that. Look at the recent deal with Sri Lanka to resolve the debt owed to China for building a port there:

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-sri-lanka-china-ports-idU...

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Re:China Is Quietly Reshaping the World by rdtsc on Sunday October 22, 2017 @02:47AM (#15525495)
"...included a plan for a 99-year lease..."

The loss of sovereignty is the most extreme example for of course. Leasing is something in between. Though 99 years is a pretty long time.

"You can't pay, ok how about we'll just take control of this little part of your country for 99 years".

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Re:China Is Quietly Reshaping the World by elygre on Sunday October 22, 2017 @04:23AM (#15525745)
99 years is long, though significantly less than the duration of the Guantanamo lease.
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