Americans using fake dollars to bribe their cronies

 If China is the source of the Fentanyl problem in the USA, why is it not a problem in China itself? When the USA cannot put its own house in order, the problem is always blamed on someone outside, nothing to do with the incompetence of the USA Government.

That brings me to a Chinese Minister, during the Opium War period, reprimanding an appointed White reprentative of the British Government, who was blatantly and openly involved in the opium trade, why they did not push or allow the British public to have opium in the country, while pushing opium into China by force? That it was the offical and intentional purpose of the British Government to force China, by using 'gunboat diplomacy' to open up to the opium trade is even more vile, evil, malicious and immoral.

When the Hillary Clinton lost the election to Trump in 2016, Russia was blamed for interference in the internal affairs of the USA. A wild goose chase ensued that ended up with no conclusion. If Russian interference had still been ongoing as they still are claiming, how did Biden win in 2020? Oh, the Repulicans side claimed it was Chinese interference. How convenient for both parties with Russia and China providing the scapegoating for every failure. Whether Democrats or Republicans win, China and Russia will be the losers.

The drug problem in the USA is out of control, just like homelessness and gun control, despite all the glorified speeches made by each and every new President to take measures to solve the problem. The real problem is that the perceived power of the President is limited, and is in the hands of those with vested interest by using their lobbying powers derived from their campaign contributions. Senators in Congress are also controlled by big oil, big pharma, bid tech and Wall Street, that makes the final decisions about important issues using their votes. What the USA President gloated about is still not the final say, until Congress gives approval.

That is why all that hubris about US$600 billion infrastructure project to rival the BRI (which the USA will only pledge US$200 billion), and lately with Biden talking about building a railroad across the Pacific to the Indian Ocean are all fantasies that Congress will never take seriously or approve. With only more than a year to go, Biden is not too worried about not fulfilling those promises.

The only progress seen to have been made is using politcal pressure and monetary incentives to bear upon countries, such as Italy and Australia, to break from the BRI, and making India happy about having a railroad linking the USA to the Indian Ocean. US$200 billion is a lot of money to play with, especially for poorer countries to break with the BRI, and we can be sure more may follow. But those countries will live to regret it. 

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