One other aspect of what China is doing has more or less escaped the eyes of many watching the geopolitical and economic changes going on around the world. Most of the talk had been about China dominating more and more of the manufacturing sectors in almost every domain, except creating wars, printing money and instigating regime changes.
China is also diverting its agricultural imports and meat from the USA and Europe in a big way, but subtlety of course, migrating towards Brazil, Russia and other Global South countries. The beauty of such a move is tying this to the BRICS de-dollarization movement, dispensing with the need for the US$. This is depriving USA farmers from getting information about what to grow for next season.
Besides that, Chinese domestic agricultural and fishery growth have been ignored largely by the West. The old adage that food shortage and famine will befall countries like China and India have fallen out of fashion, and enough food is found to be available for Asia. Coupled with this scenario is the expectation that global population will stabilize at 9 billion. In fact, the rapid growth of agricultural sectors for the China market from less traditional sources, the reality is that its growth is even decimating the agricultural sectors of USA and Europe. The real food crisis might happen in the USA and EU, when farmers cannot sell their products, has to grow less and less and even go out of business, which may contribute even to food security issues that could develop in the biggest monolithic agricultural nation, the USA. This is not an exaggeration, but denial is always conveniently available. Of course, using subsidies to help them survive may work, but for how long? Indefinitely?
Decades ago, Myanmar (Burma) was dubbed the rice bowl of South-East Asia, producing much of the rice feeding today's ASEAN. Today Myanmar is not even able to export rice, being overtaken by Thailand and Vietnam. This is the kind of situation that is developing in the USA and EU. Never say never, or impossible.
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Myanmar may be the last country in ASEAN to develop, but like China, may not be far behind others in ASEAN when the time comes.
ReplyDeleteMyanmar is a rich country in resources and hardworking population hungry for development like the Chinese. Never mind what others think about Myanmar or continue to look down on it, but Myanmar may have the last laugh with Chinese help. Just look at Vietnam, devastated by the war and with Chinese investments, really rising from the ashes.
The EU will find it difficult to pick itself up after all the de-industrialization and decapitation of its agricultural sector. As countries look to alternative sources of agricultural products, trying to rebuild what is already lost is not going to be easy. The market is gone. Those farmers that have gone bust are too deeply in debt to restart. What does all this mean? Are sanctions and trade wars really of benefit and at what cost? Is the USA now helping the Europeans or pushing them deeper into the water? The USA is apparently not helping the EU in trouble but is instead threatening the EU with tariffs if the EU does not buy more USA oil and gas. This is the straw that is going to break the camel's back. The USA is even not throwing a straw for the drowning Europeans to clutch at.
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ReplyDeleteRight you are Anon 10.57
Thats why even now Italy Meloni tried to seduce or induce some of the BRICs nations to have dialogue with the G Strings 7.
Why only France, the Frenchies, UAss, the Asses, Canada, the Doggies, Germany the Gasbags,Jepun aka the Poons in their what's nonsense going to be Papuers soon G strings Bare Backs 7?
Not China and Russia?
Thats why Italy beh song against the Euro Nuts.
Stupid of them to join the EU and NATO where only the Big Ones called the shots and self interests.
Also one quarrelling Idiot picked a Fight and you for no reason must join in and get your noses bloody.
That's why China in any agreements do NOT want to have any Military Alliance even with Russia.
What's the Hell For?
Get into someone fights that does NOT concern you at all.
Sinkeland also idiotic had what's The Whites Alliance and find that one fine day shall expose her arses.
Anyway the BRICs nations have to be careful of Italy's Overture.
It may be a TRAP as set up for now they are in desperate straits and may be just a ploy to be on friendly terms till they are up and screwed you all again.
Anyway, India as they united them as the Whites knew want to actsy borak may be the shits stirrer to put the balance members into the trap.
Russia and China as the two Main Pillars of BRICs won't be son stupid to listen to the Indians.
South Africa also.
MOT shall kick the Indians OUT.
Double triple snakes
Cheers
Many are saying out loud that all the sanctions and tariffs are helping to make China even greater. What is evolving is not meandering away from the truth unfolding.
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