I think it has been a very important discussion about a wide-ranging breadth of things.
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Fortenberry reflects on the significance of the discussion held.
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I believe this is inconsistent with sound diplomacy. It is a projection of our own ideological divisions on the poor throughout the world.
But the heart of the matter that came out of that meeting of not being properly informed about the hold was, what are the metrics that we are using here to determine whether or not we are being successful?
I think it is a critical new architecture for, again, establishing trust and economic well-being with continuity, using the best of the private market system with a little bit of subsidy.
China's development strategy, frankly, is this: It is predatory lending, it is resource extraction, and it is payment to authoritarian regimes.





