Chinese land grabbing

Chinese land grabbing is mostly non-validated or overly exaggerated in terms of the modern concept of land grabbing. It is sometimes seen in conjunction or as an extension of debt-trap diplomacy. The acquisition of land by China has also been called "Chinese globalization" instead of alleged "nefarious" design. The stress on its own farmlands is one reason which has forced China to go global, with land grabbing also happening within China by foreign entities.
Examples
Former Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed had said that in a few years without firing a single bullet China has grabbed more land than the British Empires' East India Company. He was challenged by the Maldivian administration to name a single island which had been grabbed following which the former president did not name any of the islands. China has various projects in the Maldives. In January 2018, 80 percent of the Maldives' foreign debt was held by China.
 
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