The Taliban administration wants to formally join Chinese President Xi Jinping's huge 'Belt and Road' infrastructure initiative and will send a technical team to China for talks, Afghanistan's acting commerce minister said on Thursday.
      • scarabic@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        Yeah I’ve learned a little about China making loans they know will default, which then give them ownership of ports or whatever as a remedy. I think they might be a little over optimistic that these contracts will ever mean anything though. Especially in a place like Afghanistan.

  • TWeaK@lemm.eeEnglish
    72·
    1 year ago

    That title grammars wrong.

    Edit: The author fucking studied at Oxford, too!

    • can@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Is it? It reads a little awkward, and it’s not how I’d have phrased it, but I think it’s fine

      • TWeaK@lemm.eeEnglish
        11·
        1 year ago

        It should be “Taliban plans” or “Taliban says it plans”.

        • paintbucketholder@lemmy.worldEnglish
          5·
          1 year ago

          That’s just an ellipsis to avoid repeating the subject, even if just by using a pronoun, in a headline. It’s completely fine as far as grammar goes, but since we’re not living in the age of the telegraph any more, it arguably wouldn’t hurt if journalists ditched that antiquated format and made headlines more readable.

          • can@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
            2·
            1 year ago

            That’s just an ellipsis to avoid repeating the subject, even if just by using a pronoun, in a headline.

            Exactly. Physical headlines had limited space and almost have their own grammar and vocabulary. This is also why you see “slams” and other short words.