Since the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) was initiated in 2013, China under Xi Jinping has continued to expand its capital to various countries. This expansion is part of China’s strategy to shore up its position as a major global economic and political power vis-à-vis the United States. As nearly 70 countries have joined the BRI network, this economic cooperation scheme contributes to economic growth and helps close the infrastructure gap. Nevertheless, the case of China’s capital expansion in Africa has shown mixed results, where some economies are becoming more dependent and even facing a debt trap. This article addresses why such economic cooperation has turned into a debt trap for countries in the African region. Applying the concept of Structural Power in examining China’s investment in Zimbabwe, Cameroon, and Djibouti, this article argues that the debt trap has been caused by the structural disparity between China as an investor and African countries as investment recipients. China, in this case, has a more dominant “good” aspect, while African countries are more in “need.” This article also contends that the debt trap is a strategy carried out by the Chinese government to dominate the African economies in the long run. The three case studies are valuable as they represented different geographical locations in the region and portray a border of lower middle-income countries in general.

Education has the meaning of guiding in addition to teaching science to students. Aliyah's students are in the teenage age range, which has the characteristics of starting to think about future careers. One form of guidance on career aspects for adolescents can be done through career guidance and counseling. Therefore, good management is needed to run effectively and efficiently. Management of career guidance and counseling covers aspects of planning, organizing, implementing and supervising. The type of research used is qualitative, with a case study approach. Data collection techniques in this study use interviews, observations, and documentation with the research subject of the head of the Islamic school, deputy head of the Islamic school, guidance and counseling teachers. The data analysis technique used consists of data reduction by eliminating data that is not related to the research, data display, namely presenting data in the form of narratives, tables or charts, as well as conclusion drawing/verification by making conclusions on research data. The technique for checking the validity of the data uses triangulation of sources and techniques. Career guidance and counseling planning at State Islamic Senior High School 1 Tegal has been going well, with the planning stages consisting of preparation, program preparation, the urgency of programming and planning steps for career guidance and counseling programs. The organization of career guidance and counseling is carried out through departmental steps (division of tasks or jobs) with job descriptions for each section in accordance with their competence and authority. In addition, the implementation of career guidance and counseling at State Islamic Senior High School 1 Tegal has been running from class X to class XII students, with individual, group, classical, and special service formats. And supervision uses context, input, process, and product (CIPP).<p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0537/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>

Sejak skema pendanaan Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) diinisiasi pada tahun 2013, pemerintah China di bawah kepemimpinan Xi Jinping terus melakukan ekspansi kapital ke berbagai negara. Ekspansi ini merupakan bagian dari strategi China untuk menopang posisinya sebagai kekuatan ekonomi dan politik global vis a vis Amerika Serikat. Setidaknya hampir 70 negara telah bergabung ke dalam jaringan pendanaan BRI. Skema kerjasama ekonomi ini ikut mendorong pertumbuhan ekonomi sekaligus membantu menutupi gap infrastruktur. Namun demikian, tidak semua negara menikmati pembangunan yang seimbang dalam kerjasama ekonomi dengan China. Sebagian mengalami ketergantungan dan bahkan terjebak ke dalam hutang seperti kasus negara-negara di kawasan Afrika. Artikel ini ingin menjawab pertanyaan mengapa skema kerjasama tersebut berubah menjadi jebakan hutang bagi negara-negara di kawasan Afrika. Mengembangkan konsep Structural Power dalam meneliti hubungan investasi China dengan tiga negara di kawasan yaitu Zimbabwe, Kamerun, dan Djibouti, artikel ini berargumen bahwa jebakan hutang terjadi karena disparitas struktur hubungan antara China sebagai negara pemberi dana dengan negara di kawasan sebagai penerima investasi. China, dalam hal ini, memiliki aspek “good” yang lebih dominan, sementara negara-negara Afrika lebih banyak pada “need”. Artikel ini juga menilai bahwa jebakan hutang merupakan strategi yang dilakukan China untuk menguasai ekonomi di kawasan Afrika.