DON’T TRUST CHINA. CHINA IS ASSHOLE. Coronavirus ends China’s honeymoon in Africa. “Africa was supposed to be China’s new stomping grounds. Instead, the novel coronavirus has spawned a growing backlash that threatens to unwind the ties Beijing has carefully cultivated over decades. The trigger for the burgeoning diplomatic crisis: Anger over the treatment of African citizens living in China and frustration at Beijing’s position on granting debt relief to fight against the outbreak.”

China doesn’t have enough control over its populace to stop the racism, and it doesn’t have enough money to cancel the debt. The government is playing a very weak hand now, hence all the bluster.