Washington [US], August 6 (ANI): US lawmakers Young Kim and Colin Allred introduced the ‘Stopping PRC Environmental Exploitation and Degradation Act’ (SPEED), which intends to counter the harmful environmental, ecological, and public health effects of investments linked to People’s Republic of China (PRC) in Africa. China has become the largest trading partner, creditor, and investor through the Belt and Road Initiative in the African region. China’s ‘debt-trap diplomacy’, often executed through BRI operations, can be destructive and harmful to local communities and key biodiversity areas situ…
