From a Ghost Train in Venezuela to an Uncertain Airport in Nicaragua: Inside China's Development Narrative
The Sandinista regime is pushing a narrative of progress hand-in-hand with China in a relationship that, according to experts, responds more to geopolitical calculations and the interests of the inner circle of power surrounding the Ortega-Murillo family than to a structural transformation of the economy. China is flooding Nicaragua with loans, but little is being executed
TL;DR
- The Sandinista regime promotes a narrative of progress with China.
- Experts believe the relationship is based on geopolitical calculations and the interests of the inner circle of power.
- The partnership is not seen as a structural transformation of the economy.
- China has provided numerous loans to Nicaragua, but little has been executed.