NapLajoieonSteroids wrote: ↑Sun Mar 05, 2023 10:31 am
Now I wanna see the chart where it says: "Belgian Congo shows a willingness to invest in local workers"
China , wanting a "long term" Win-WIn , wants to build a "prosperous" (3rd) world to be able to buy Chinese goods
Aim is not to "plunder" and keep Africa poor so that African resources can be bought cheap for eternity .. but .. aim is to have a prosperous Africa to be able to buy Chinese goods
That is what "Belt & Road" project is all about .. it is a SECURE (land based) "infrastructure" project that connects China with Asia, Europe and all between .. an "infrastructure" , logistic, that can not be interfered by animus WEST (in contrast See lane can be cut by West).
That is why WEST so afraid of B&R project.
Western idea was, to keep "non Western" countries down by keeping them 'dependent" on West .. not to let any non Western country to rise up and challenge Rules West has enacted, "Western Rule based world"
This now changing
We have already entered a new world
All this started with Iran's Khomeini
Khomeini said and showed Emperor has no cloth
Iraq, Afghan, Libya, Syria broke the camels back
mad mullahs did not do anything as they knew time on their side, they just had to keep things stable, lean back, and watch.
American politicians, beginning Bush Dadi etc, were not smart enough to understand what was going on, until too late
Now world has already crossed the bridge
RT
China is finally stepping up to its role as a superpower.
This will change the world
The international sphere is aligning along two blocs,
one led by the US and its allies,
and the other by Beijing and Moscow
China has stepped up its diplomatic activity considerably. This is not only because it has broken out of the long-standing pandemic isolation that previously hampered its outreach. The main motive is that China’s role and weight in the international arena have grown to the point where contemplative detachment is no longer possible. This is an important shift in Chinese self-awareness; the question now is what changes in international practice it will lead to.
Non-action as the highest virtue and the non-contradictory interpenetration of opposites are principles of traditional philosophy, but they are also quite an applied way of conducting international activities. A detailed analysis of this phenomenon should be left to specialists, but it is worth noting that the shift from such a worldview to a more familiar ideological and geopolitical confrontation took place when China adopted the generally alien Western communist doctrine.
Mao Zedong attempted to change not only the social order but also the culture of the Chinese. But his reign ended with a bargain with the United States, which was a return to a strategic equilibrium that better suited the Chinese view of the world. Mutual recognition did not mean agreement and harmony, but it was in line with the objectives of the parties at the time. This period, which lasted until very recently, is only now showing signs of coming to an end.
End of story
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