conix, No luck involved. They have a right to make deals. Both of them. China really so far hasn't done things much differently than Spain, England or America has done in the past. Even Australia in our small way has exploited other countries for our own gain. The conservative government we have had for the last some nine years cut foreign aid, that's part of that problem. Also Fiji, Vanuatu, the Solomons et al see global warming as something of importance, whereas our conservatives were slack on that front too. Anyway, you spend some time learning more about it, if you are really interested.
Though really, your gun culture should naturally always be more of an immediate concern for you
It was Plato who said, “He, O men, is the wisest, who like Socrates, knows that his wisdom is in truth worth nothing”