Maldives Could Relinquish Control Of An Island As Chinese Loan & Pressure Mounts?
https://eurasiantimes.com/maldives-c...essure-mounts/
Flanking move on India by China? Moving China closer to Africa?
Loan a country so much money they can't pay you back so you take land as payment?
"The Maldives government is now alarmed at the amount of debt it owes to China. With the coronavirus pandemic, the tourism-dependent islands are now finding it difficult to repay the Chinese debt that the previous government took....."
China says no but...........