Charlie Munger has an enlightening way of describing the Board of Piss and why the 20 plus countries are so happy to join and to pay US$1 billion protection fee. This clip is in Chinese, very likely AI generated and attributed to the late Munger. 41 min but worth listening if you understand Chinese. The narrative explained the different approaches in international politics by America and China, and China is losing the plot completely when Trump let go his madness.
China is playing the long game. The strategy is to work with the countries of the Global South and help them to develop their economies, help them build their infrastructure and develop their natural resources and minerals. In the process, China hopes to win their support and friendship especially in the UN. China has many successes in the UN with votes from the Global South countries. Unfortunately these are pyrrhic victories for small issues. Whatever successes in the UNGA, the Americans could simply veto it in the UN Security Council and the issue went dead. And when it is China's turn to use the veto, the Americans would just go ahead and act on its own without the UN's approval, like unilateral sanctions and invasions of sovereign states, like Venezuela. And China cannot do anything about it.
The failure for China to act, to defend its friends and allies are seen by the whole world. China is nothing but a lame duck, cannot be depended on for safety and security. At best, China is just an ATM. And every Global South country is taking advantage of this, taking advantage of China for freebies. China is no different from Taiwan, throwing good money everywhere for fair weather friends or pests. When China is not giving enough, the pests will just go away to look for another sucker. Yes, China is just a silly sucker, throwing away billions and trillions to ungrateful countries that would turn against China any moment. When push comes to shove, they will join the American terrorists. They have no choice. They did not want to be Venezuela, Iran or even Gaza.
On the other hand, the American's way may be lawless and harsh, but it really works. Carry a hammer everywhere and smash the head of anyone that disobeyed. This is America's realpolitik, the real world of might is right. To the Americans, the UN is just a tool to serve its interests. When the UN is not doing America's bidding, kick it aside. This is why America is withdrawing membership in 60 plus UN agencies and refusing to pay its due to the UN for years. And as usual, what can the UN do? Nothing.
The UN is a silly and extravagant organisation doing sweet fark all, doing all the wrong things, the unnecessary things, fattening itself with many agencies, depts and overpaid staff, plenty of them, doing things for the sake of doing things...but not doing the real things, unable to do what is needed for the good of the world. The UN is bloated and defunct and should be closed down, or cut down to size by at least 50% in manpower and resources. In this sense, the Americans are right. The UN is employing thousands of unnecessary manpower doing unnecessary things, stupid things, attending to fake issues with stupid agendas.
The Board of Piss is a rude shock to China when so many of its closed allies are jumping ship to join Trump and to pay Trump US$1 billion a piece for their own safety and security, two important things that China cannot deliver, afraid to give. Trump has shown to Xi that might is right and telling China to stop being silly and to stop throwing good monies to all the ingrates. Trump does not need to throw money, but collecting money by being rough, being rogue.
Everyone will queue up in Beijing, grinning widely with hands outstretched for alms, free handouts. China thinks this is the way to win friends. And this is the only thing that China can offer, but unable to protect them from the American terrorists. Trump's Board of Piss will get more memberships when Trump starts to hammer more countries, one at a time, and seeing China doing nothing about it, failing its allies and friends. When Trump takes Greenland, all the European countries will go down on their knees and beg for forgiveness from Don Trump.
Trump and America will eat Xi and China for breakfast, lunch and dinner if China continues to act like a lame duck. This is the real world. When the Americans can go into any country and snatch their head of state, throw blockades against any state, imposed unilateral sanctions, cut off shipping routes, and China can only see and watch with mouth wide open, that is the end of China in international politics.
Caveat, what Charlie Munger had explained are valid and will be the new order of things if Trump continues to be the POTUS, with the American military might at his disposal. And if China chooses to be a lame duck forever, not standing up to the American militarily to defend its allies and friends. Oh, future American presidents could also act and behave like Trump in a lawless world where might is right.
Another caveat, the long game that China is playing comes to fruition before the American terrorists take down more countries, kidnap or assassinate more national leaders to frighten the shit out of all Global South countries. All the plans and strategies that China had put into place are work in progress, eg dedollarisation, alternate banking systems, alternate currencies, isolation of the American Empire, America's own debt and abuses against its allies and the world ... if only they explode before the Americans could hammer everyone, every country into place under the new Imperial Trump Empire.
The Board of Piss is a watershed. Trump means business. You are with us or we will hammer you. Will China still behave like a lame duck and let Trump and his American terrorists hammer every country into obedience? When the American terrorists play rough, the Global South and European countries are unable to resist. China and Russia will have to act or let Trump and his evil Empire take over the world. Those countries that were China's closed allies are voting with their feet and with US$1b each and telling China, we cannot depend on you to protect and defend us. We have no choice but to kiss Trump's ass.
How is China going to respond? Waiting for the moon to fall from the sky and doing nothing? The good sign, only about 20 countries have jumped ship. There is still hope and the majority of Global South countries are waiting and watching ... will China stand up to the challenge.... or let it pass?
7 comments:
China does not have to respond. Those watching the show are responding. Even the Anglo-Saxon countries in Europe are lining up to talk to China. Canada already closed deals, Finland already did too, UK is doing, with others lining up. If they think that Trump's mafia tactic is working that well, why are countries turning to China and risk retaliation just like Canada.
All I can say is, if even Anglo-Saxon countries are staying away from joining the 'Board of Peace in Gaza' scam, it shows they are not following the might is right policy of 'Trump the dump' or 'dumb' if you like.
China position had always been, we all can be friends. But only few can be really closed friend. There is no point in making enemy everywhere, if country don't like China, they can trade with others. China is now in a position where most countries need her but not the other way round.
'Board of Piss' membership is nothing short of 'you are either with me or against me'. When people do that to others, we call it blackmailing. Canada found that out. The EU is finding that out. China had declared its stand, and will Trump make China an example too? The Europeans are making a stand, by going to China just like Canada. What does that show?
Exactly. While the USA threatened countries doing business with China, did China do the same to those embracing USA for that little trade? China let them be and do business with others. The USA or its cronies are not the be all and ends all for China. The world is bigger than the USA and its cronies. Helping the Global South to progress and become wealthier is making the pie bigger for everybody.
Stop the mischievous lie! No one is threatening the evil American Empire. It is the American terrorists threatening the rest of the world with their irresponsible primeval savage behaviours. The American terrorists and the AngloSaxons are the most uncivilised warring tribes in the world.
It is good that the American terrorists are hammering their European allies. Now they also feel the pain and injustice.
China though must never put complete trust in the Anglo-Saxon Whites now going to China. Past history must be learnt and never be forgotten. Equally so, must China not trust non-whites like Japan, South Korea and Philippines. Even Vietnam. They have been intoxicated by USA propaganda for decades on end.
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