China's Investment in Foreign Agriculture

 The Overseas Development Institute published in November 2021 a study titled "China's Appetite for International Agricultural Investment: Case Studies of Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar and Tanzania" by L. Johnston, E. Downie, J. Mwakalikamo and M. Rudyak.  

Despite compelling push and pull factors, constraints are restricting China's expressed interest to partner with developing countries to grow their agricultural sectors.  This study explores the related trends in Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, and Tanzania with different geography, strategic importance, institutional framework, and existing economic ties, especially related to agriculture.

Debt Diplomacy Is the Wrong Term for China's Loans

The Diplomat posted on 12 March 2019 a commentary titled "China's 'Debt Diplomacy' Is a Misnomer. Call It 'Crony Diplomacy'." by Mark Akpaninyie, Center for Strategic and International Studies.

The author says there is little evidence that Beijing coordinates a unified strategy to lure the developing world into unsustainable debt. Instead of a state-led strategy, Chinese firms have exploited poor nations, which are dependent on cheap, and sometimes bad, loans.