i made my wife dinner last night and i didnt even charge her for the service. isnt that just a bribe so she will continue to love me and snarf my dong?

Bribery and aid being used for closer relations are not the same thing. A bribe is under the table, this on its own is serving China's interests. They don't need to be slipped some resource extraction money secretly for this to be a good deal for them. It is a country that just kicked out the French and US, is threatened by Nigeria, has a left oriented government, a ton of natural resources previously dominated by western firms, and is in need of allies and arms.

If China gave them all of these free of charge with no expectation that is still a huge bargain for China. Even thinking cynically it is stupid to treat this as a bribe. Burkina Faso needs this shit, China benefits from breaking western hegemony

So you get bribed by your loved ones if they gift you stuff?

Lmao you have placed China in a no-win unfalsifiable position, a common sinophobic and anti-communist tactic.

China gives material aid for free: Chinese Bribery

China gives a cheap subsidized loan and even writes off tons of the debt: Chinese Debt Trap

China cooperates to build infrastructure: Chinese imperialism

Do you think socialism is when you huddle alone in a corner? Any and all interactions are being labeled by you as imperialist, when in fact imperialism is defined by asymmetrical extraction but everything China does is mutually consensual and mutually beneficial