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SUMMARY:Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
DESCRIPTION:The Witherle Library foreign affairs discussion group will meet
  by zoom on Wednesday\, October 5 from 5-6pm. All are welcome.\n\nThe topi
 c is how the US and other creditor countries deal with debtor countries wh
 o are unable to meet their financial obligations. The critical role of the
  International Monetary Fund\, World Bank\, Paris Club and London Club\, p
 lus the role the US congress plays in managing debt will be included.  We
 'll also look at the crushing impact of China's loans to developing countr
 ies via its Belt and Road initiative and how China is interfacing with the
  global financial architecture to help keep countries solvent. There are c
 opies of the background readings at the library's front desk.\n\nThe Econo
 mist\, August 27. Distressing Debt\, pg 8. Party's Over\, pp 29-30.\n\nThe
  Wall Street Journal\, September 26\, 2022\, China Reigns in Its Belt an
 d Road Program\, $1 Trillion Later\nhttps://www.wsj.com/articles/china-bel
 t-road-debt-11663961638\n\nThe New York Times\, July 22\, 2022\, China is
  Playing Hardball with Troubled Debtors\nhttps://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/2
 2/opinion/china-debt-belt-road\n\n\n\nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://networkma
 ine.zoom.us/j/82019681598\n\nMeeting ID: 820 1968 1598\n\n
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