The worse thing is, they borrowed the money from the chinese to expand the "sinking islands"
and now are having trouble paying the chinese back
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The Chinese are shrewd, I doubt they would ever loan money if the islands were genuinely sinking. I'm sure the extra airports on land sinking is fine, nothing to worry about
IMF Flags BRI Partner Maldives' High Debt
Archipelago’s heavy debt makes it the latest South Asian economy to face pressure due to Chinese investments
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The Chinese are shrewd, I doubt they would ever loan money if the islands were genuinely sinking. I'm sure the extra airports on land sinking is fine, nothing to worry about