debt trap diplomacy

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Etymology[edit]

From debt trap +‎ diplomacy

Noun[edit]

debt trap diplomacy (plural debt trap diplomacies)

  1. A nation's use of predatory loans in order to gain leverage in relations with the recipient country or to seize assets within the indebted country.

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