@sim @Moon @maija China is currently having trouble keeping people employed, due to exports being saturated, so for instance they do imperialism in Africa:

China sells infrastructure construction to African countries, to get them in debt to China and in exchange for votes at the UN. China brings all of its own workers to Africa (it's a jobs program) and does not hire the locals. They build the highways, but not in a way to last. The locals do not know how to maintain the new infrastructure, and it deteriorates in a few years. Employment accomplished. African country in debt to China accomplished.

This is also where the "It's all so tiresome" meme comes from.

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/its-all-so-tiresome