Posted on 05/14/2019 3:17:37 AM PDT by blueplum
Farmers say Beijing's growing presence in Kenya is having a negative impact on their lives, culture, and ability to make ends meet.
...Munyua, 38, and other local farmers say they are being undercut by producers who ship garlic almost 7,000 miles by sea from the world's most populous country. They accuse Beijing of "garlic dumping" and say they can't compete.
"If you go the markets you will see that 80 percent of garlic is from China," said James Kamau, who runs a support group for fellow farmers....
In recent years, China has offered African countries loans, development aid and vast infrastructure projects as part of the Belt and Road Initiative, a $1.4 trillion network of modern trading routes.
Kenya now owes 72 percent of its bilateral debt — or around $5.3 billion — to China. That's around one-fifth of Kenya's total external debt.
With China holding the purse strings, it has the upper hand in any battle of wills — and garlic is just the latest foodstuff to be at the center of tensions here.
In October, Beijing's ambassador to Kenya threatened a trade war after Chinese fish imports were halted amid claims the market was being flooded.
China also threatened to pull funding for the second phase of a railway line connecting Nairobi with the major Indian Ocean port of Mombasa. China financed and built the initial stage of the project at an estimated cost of $3.2 billion, making it Kenya's most expensive infrastructure project since independence from Britain in 1963.
Around three months later, Kenya relented and scrapped the import ban...
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They should use Listerine.
this is no joke. There is a good youtube video on Chinas garlic dumping in america. China uses prisoners at no cost to to clean the garlic for packing a shipping. It really is a big deal what china is doing to the reat of the world and to local garlic farmers.
Funny how we never hear any howls about commie chinese imperialism and colonialism
Africa is kicking all the white people out so something has to fill the void. I hope China treats it better (sarcasm).
Funny how we never hear any howls about commie chinese imperialism and colonialism
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Similar to how slavery that still exists is of no interest to the enemy media and other Democrats. Their only interest is to attack white males, past and present.
Africa is already seeking the return of whites - so much so, that they are all flocking to white countries.
Independence/self-determination failed - and now Africa is even worse than when The Man was in charge...
Is the Chinese garlic grown in night soil?
I doubt that the Chicoms eat garlic themselves. I may be wrong but I’ve never tasted garlic in Chinese food.
And it just isn't as good as the garlic I used to grow for myself according to the instructions of an old Italian gardener that liked me to know his secrets.
I can find American garlic in some stores, but you have to be a detective. Usually under the Christopher Ranch brand name, grown in CA.
These Chinese are stinkin’ barracudas, man. No shame at all in impoverishing the poorest of the poor. *shaking my head*
As for the tariffs, bring ‘em on. I regard any extra $ I have to spend on a tariff or buying American as membership dues for being an American citizen.
citation please
Same goes for vegetables from Mexico.. I try not to buy that stuff..
/src on/White Man Imperialism Bad, Yellow Man Imperialism Good./src off/
Is mainland China the biggest producer of CO2? Exploiting the Third World, slavery, racism, and global warming. Oh. But that’s OK. They are not Europeans or descendants of Europeans.
Yes but it is true. Good old fashion colonialism is becoming practiced by China in the year 2019.
Is mainland China the biggest producer of CO2? Exploiting the Third World, slavery, racism, and global warming. Oh. But that’s OK. They are not Europeans or descendants of Europeans.
Michael Sata: “We want the Chinese to leave and the old colonial rulers to return. They exploited our natural resources too, but at least they took good care of us. They built schools, taught us their language and brought us the British civilisation…at least Western capitalism has a human face; the Chinese are only out to exploit us.”
You can grow garlic in a pot. I can’t believe China is exporting food.
The PRC is not only building the railway in Kenya but also Nigeria on the West side of the continent. And when the last White is murdered they will be in South Africa too.
The Africans better pray for the whites to come back. The Chinese have no compunction to raping the people and the land. Also with 2 billlion people they will be needing liebensraum if you know what I mean.
Garlic is easy to plant and harvest. Just separate the cloves and plant them point side up and spaced out in a sunny location in the fall. In the spring and summer, harvest whole bulbs from each clove.
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