The Anglo-Saxons used religion and succeeded in North
America, Australia, the Pacific Islands and Carribean Islands. They
thought it will work as well in China and India. But it failed in China
and India because these two were so much more streetwise, civilized and
developed than the Native American Indians, the Australian Aborigines,
the Pacific Islanders and Carribean Natives.
But they still
tried afterwards to use opium to drug the Chinese, and it also failed
after facing a long stretch of opposition. This was also complemented by
the eight nations trying to split China up, like in Africa, with each
of the eight nations given the audacity, as they like, to rule different
parts of China. It was just like robbers splitting the loot among
themselves. That did not work either.
Fast forward to today and
we have trade wars, technology wars, sanctions against China in
semiconductors and threats morphing into economic wars.
What
have the USA won so far? Trade wars were easy to win, like taking candy
from a kid, right? Tech wars by roping in allies is now backfiring. High
end chips are still being available to China via third parties on the
blind. Business in those chips are being done outside USA monitoring.
When there is a will, there is a way. When there is money to be made,
businessmen will find a way, just like the drug trade despite all the
fake attempts to cut it off.
The USA and the West are kidding
themselves that Russian energy is unsaleable due to their sanctions. Who
is kidding who? Even the EU is still importing Russian oil, mixed and
marketed as non-Russian oil and India, China and Saudi Arabia are
laughing all the way to the bank.
Now, the USA and the West are
trying to sanction Iran's oil exports by cutting off settlement avenues.
What is to stop the Iranians doing barter trade, or using the Chinese
Yuan instead? When energy is cheaper, customers will not stay away. They
will find ways and means to get around those sanctions. Joining BRICS
is a sure way to do that. And inside BRICS are two of the biggest oil
importers, China and India. It is helping China and India to afford
cheaper cost of production that outcompeted the USA and the West. Does
this indicate self-inflicted foot shooting?
Anonymous
As Anglo-Saxon wars are failing and going back to basics is the only way out. Which is why the USA is so intent on luring manufacturing back to the USA with massive subsidies to boot. This reality has struck the USA like a bolt of lightning. 'Made in America' they are starting to proclaim. Not even started yet and already gloating like the 'mission accomplished' hogwash in Iraq.
ReplyDeleteIt is too little too late, with raw materials difficult to control or sourced from, supply chains absent and needing to be built up and skilled workers needing to be trained. And not to forget the market needed to make such manufacturing feasible and cheap to compete against others. I think it is all a fanciful thought.
There are still available resources to be secured like in Vietnam, parts of Africa and Mongolia, which the USA is eyeing and salivating. The latter had already been killed by the Chinese and found unfeasible. Vietnam is rich in rare earth but needs to set up the mining logistics and processing facilities, which will be very costly. Which is why the USA is trying to be chummy with the Vietnamese after tearing the country apart and committing war crimes against its citizens.
If Vietnam goes the way of the USA, Ho Chi Minh will be turning in his grave. All his lifetime wishes to get rid of foreign rule will turn to dust. All the sacrifice by the patriots fighting on his behalf will be rendered a waste.
ReplyDeleteEven if the USA lured all the manufacturing back to USA, can they compete outside the country? This is the only question that needs to be asked.
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