Americans digging their own graves

 Going by that argument, Russia should have collapsed by now. Western investments pulled out of Russia en masse, yet the Ruble did not turn to rubble and Russia is still growing stronger, being designated a 'high income economy' by the World Bank.

These hillbillies keep chanting the same mantra without realizing the world is moving fast and beyond what they can catch up with. The EU is being decimated beyond recognition and EU economies are going downhill like a freight train rushing downhill out of control.

Already countries like Germany are feeling the heat from the Chinese market closing down on its car sales and putting car manufacturers in Germany hanging by their bootstraps. Their only survival is to make cars in China to sell in the Chinese market. And they want to put a stop to that? That is cutting their noses to spite their faces. A no brainer idea from a no brainer hillbilly, just like that clueless USA Senator Tom Cotton behaving like a cottonmouth snake asking stupid questions.

With Ambassadors and Senators of this caliber, the USA does not need enemies. They will bring down the USA by themselves.

Anonymous

Global South countries should develop their own operating systems to protect themselves from the evil Americans

 The latest IT glitch did not affect Russia and only marginally affect some those foreign companies operating in China using Windows operating system.

This is all thanks to the two countries migrating their systems away from Windows and Western made equipment thus saving the day. How dangerous it is to depend on Microsoft is clear for all countries, particularly Global South countries and what they should do now. Having an alternative is the only way to say safe.

Never underestimate the evil mind if it intends to do evil. This is just a minor lesson for all, but an important lesson, nevertheless. Be prepared like Russia and China and remember that prevention is better than finding a cure later on. 

Anonymous

The USA has no morality, conscience nor commitment over anything

 Countries with 'iron clad' commitments by the USA are more like being taken prisoners or hostages by the USA using its 'iron chains' to keep them obedient. But they are just stupidly thinking it is their safety at risk, without realizing that it is the USA enslaving them without their knowledge to hang on to its interest.

When the USA can unilaterally break away from treaties and agreements, what is there to guarantee that the USA will not break away from those commitments they made by word of mouth? Mikhail Gorbachev fell for the con and did Russia a big dis-service, that Putin is trying to salvage.

Trusting the USA is just like trusting a snake not to bite you. The USA has no morality, conscience nor commitment over anything. Where alliances are forged, it is always in the interest of protecting the USA itself. Just look at NATO, AUKUS, the QUAD, the five eyes, the Chips Alliance. Are such alliances to protect the members over and above the USA's interest? Only the naive and foolish would think so.

Anonymous

Made in China means boom and bloom...Made in USA is all gloom and doom.

To summarize, made in China means boom and bloom, while made in USA is all gloom and doom.

Most people already saw the picture clear enough - China builds while USA destroys. The only way for the world to have peace and prosper under a win-win situation is to take away the US$ hegemony.

And that is exactly what BRICS is doing and what BRICS stands for - to help the world move forward without fear of sanctions, regime changes and subterfuge and being held hostage by the 800 or more USA military bases stationed all over the world.

Having the US$ hegemony affords the USA the means to sustain those bases and taking it away will collapse their ability to keep maintaining those bases and military logistics, just like how the Brits could not hold on without having the ability to print toiler papers as much as it likes.

The Global IT glitch just tell the world that it also needs a new alternative and not depend solely on the USA for all the IT logistics to function without the fear of sabotage should the USA decide to turn rogue. The USA is capable of doing anything for its own interest when it loses the plot. It is time for the world to be ready for it and that means being ready now rather than later.

Anonymous

How the Americans kept China under their control - Aggressive China!

 MANILA: The Philippines and China have "reached an understanding on the provisional arrangement" for resupply missions to a beached naval ship in the South China Sea, Manila's foreign ministry said in a statement on Sunday (Jul 21). CNA

This CNA report is from the Philippines, the Pinoys side of the story. Did China really agree to this arrangement without any conditions? Is China going to let the Pinoys keep the wreck in Renai Jiao forever? Maybe. It has been like that for more than 20 years, so what is wrong for another 20 years, another 100 years?

The Malaysian govt has detained an oil tanker involved in a collision and likely spilling oil to harm the waters in Malaysian territorial sea. This is what a respected and confident govt would do when its territorial rights are violated. The Malaysians have also arrested illegal fishing boats in its waters and bombed them to pieces in the recent past.

The Indonesians had also done the same and since then no more troubles from illegal fishing boats.

On the other hand, China would have endless problems from the Philippines, from Australia, Canada, Netherland, India, England etc etc in the South China Sea and other parts of Chinese territorial seas. Why?

The answer is simple. China is afraid to be branded as an aggressive country. The Americans use this label on China, branding and demonising China as an aggressive country in everything the Chinese do. This has scared the shit out of Beijing. No way, they must not be branded an aggressive country and must do everything, actually not to do anything, so that they would not be called aggressive to appease the Americans. But whether China does or did not do, the Americans would be calling China aggressive, like it or not. All the American and western media, including the media of American colonies and cronies have been ordered and tasked to call China aggressive everyday in their main media.

The Americans know that this is the weakness of the Chinese leaders' mindset. They want to be seen as good, as honourable gentlemen. So, to keep this image, they must swallow their pride, tie their own hands, and do nothing in the face of provocations, agitation, bullying and even aggressive behaviour of Mickey Mouse states violating their national interests and territorial integrity. The Philippines would be allowed to park their piece of wreck for eternity because China would not dare to do anything for fear of being called Aggressive.

This is how the Americans keep the Chinese under their control and could brown nose the Chinese whenever they want, and the Chinese would just do nothing. Ah Q would find excuses that they can wait, for another 100 years or more, and will win eventually. So being kicked around, being bullied, being attacked, embassy bombed, ships arrested or boarded by the Americans or little Mickey Mouse countries, never mind.

China must not behave aggressively when being victimised and bullied. China can be the punching bag of Mickey Mouse. Unfortunately, even when China is doing nothing to defend and protect itself, offer the other cheek when slapped, it is still called the Aggressor, an aggressive country by the Americans and their western media. It is not funny when a country behaves meekly and still be labelled an aggressive country.

China will forever be under the control of the Americans if it refuses to break out from this outdated deluded thinking that not hitting back is a virtue even when it is right to do so. China would not even dare to take actions against traitors in Taiwan that want to secede from the motherland. For doing so would be an act of aggression and 'would fall into the American Trap'. 

Actually, China has long fallen into the American trap of fearing to be called aggressive and has to behave and act meekly when attacked and bullied. The Americans must have been telling all the Mickey Mouse, not to worry, China would not hit back. China is afraid to be called aggressive, and America would be the first one to say so when China reacts.

If the Chinese leaders still refuse to cast away the shit in their heads, the Americans would have China's balls squeezed for as long as they like.