LadyExcellency:


China is not US match in world politics. Religion is getting the worst part of you. Imagine choosing China to lead world affairs with communist ideology. The US made China what it is at present.

The projects the Chinese are doing in Africa and heaping debts to the grandchildren and African future is what the USA gives out as grants and aid. Putin hopes for the US/Russia relationship to improve rather than putting his hope in the BRICS.

Gerrard59:


The West is doing it to persuade citizens in the developing world to loathe China and to an extent the Chinese. I don't want Africans to do the same. We stand a great chance in benefitting from China than the West. In fact, everyone everywhere does. It is because of Chinese business interests the Americans are now planning an Americas' Policy in Congress for the US to trade more with Latin American countries. Before now, why did they not trade with folks in their backyard? Why is it that when China comes to trade, the West believes it is also the best time to trade? Look at the purported railway in Angola backed by the US, it was solely because the Chinese were expanding the previous railway they did in the '70s in Tanzania. If the Chinese didn't move there, the US wouldn't. The same applies to Southeast Asia where American companies are announcing investments solely because Chinese businesses have invested significantly in the region. Expectedly, Southeast Asians view Chinese more positively than Americans.

People think it is by preaching kini kon hUmAn rItEs that would put food on someone's table or provide living standards. Or it is by forcing men to fvck their fellow men or confuse young children about which gender they belong to.

I have demystified the loan aspect here: https://www.nairaland.com/7801886/multipolarism-versus-hegemonism-great-power

We owe Western nations and institutions more than we do to Chinese organisations. That is an undeniable fact. People can see the result of Chinese loans: railways, airports and roads. The average Nigerian o, not one phonee speaking Nigerian with a fancy degree from a fancy university in the West tucked somewhere in VI, who in his/her past-time parrot American culture wars on TwitterNG while struggling under hot sun in the queue to purchase petrol.

Western media have really got Africans, both young and old, on a cuckold. I was once like that, but being an open-minded person, I started to question certain hypocritical actions taken by the West towards other countries. I have no stake in the Middle East wahala, but the West's atrocities there are unimaginable. Yet the same people bemoan Russia's actions in Ukraine. On one hand, you are OK with China being a low-cost manufacturing nation, but as China rises the value chain, you get angry.

People should keep an open mind and read from various sources. Our people should question things and stop taking every word by the West, and even China; yes, China, hook, line and sinker. Question EVERYTHING.

This is not the first time the West led by the US is fighting a peer competition when she cannot compete. The same was done against the Japanese, yes, Japan, the US' best buddy in East Asia. Japan was in the same position as China today with its semi-conductor firms dishing out chips like mad. Japanese automakers were producing quality cars at affordable prices. Japanese banks were dominant throughout the world. The US was angry and complained bitterly that its products are not allowed into the Japanese markets (a lie). Japanese weren't interested in buying American products for cultural and geographical reasons. For instance, American cars are way too big for Japanese roads and streets.

Japanese semiconductors were dominant in the industry because of their efficiency and affordability. The same rhetoric against China was peddled at the Japanese. A Chinese man was even killed by an irate American because he was thought to be Japanese. It was that bad. Mind you, at this time (1980s), Japan was America's major ally in the whole of Asia. America collaborated with the Japanese to rebuild the country after bombing her twice with nuclear weapons. Japan was, and is, literally America's baby. Yet America was aghast at Japan's economic growth and forced it (Japan) to sign the Plaza Accords.

So, if Japan could be treated in such a manner, how much more China?

Our people should learn to read history biko. Read the Plaza Accords, Centruy of Humilation, Opium Wars etc.

As for EVs, presently, no Chinese car is being sold in the US as the carmakers are opening factories in Southeast Asia and South America. There is even a plant coming up in Hungary and Mexico. Guess what? American lawmakers complained to Mexican politicians why they allowed Chinese automakers to build factories in the country. Imagine questioning a country for accepting foreign investment in manufacturing o. As for Western automakers, and even their allies' vassals' automakers in Korea and Japan, NONE can withstand their Chinese counterparts in all aspects of EVs. Yes, China is that dominant. EVERY Western automaker who wants to make an impact in EV MUST collaborate with a Chinese company to be able to compete. China is that dominant, out of sheer hard work, persistence and determination.

My advice to the Chinese has always been simple: play the long game, invest in other countries. The West is less than 20% of the world's population and landmass. Play the long game. Develop the technology and sell it at cheap prices. Yes, as it is, Chinese EVs are almost like pure water yet have the highest quality, tech and designs.

Play the long game!

Gerrard59:
This is not the first time the West led by the US is fighting a peer competition when she cannot compete. The same was done against the Japanese, yes, Japan, the US' best buddy in East Asia. Japan was in the same position as China today with its semi-conductor firms dishing out chips like mad. Japanese automakers were producing quality cars at affordable prices. Japanese banks were dominant throughout the world. The US was angry and complained bitterly that its products are not allowed into the Japanese markets (a lie). Japanese weren't interested in buying American products for cultural and geographical reasons. For instance, American cars are way too big for Japanese roads and streets.

Japanese semiconductors were dominant in the industry because of their efficiency and affordability. The same rhetoric against China was peddled at the Japanese. A Chinese man was even killed by an irate American because he was thought to be Japanese. It was that bad. Mind you, at this time (1980s), Japan was America's major ally in the whole of Asia. America collaborated with the Japanese to rebuild the country after bombing her twice with nuclear weapons. Japan was, and is, literally America's baby. Yet America was aghast at Japan's economic growth and forced it (Japan) to sign the Plaza Accords.

So, if Japan could be treated in such a manner, how much more China?

Our people should learn to read history biko. Read the Plaza Accords, Centruy of Humilation, Opium Wars etc.

As for EVs, presently, no Chinese car is being sold in the US as the carmakers are opening factories in Southeast Asia and South America. There is even a plant coming up in Hungary and Mexico. Guess what? American lawmakers complained to Mexican politicians why they allowed Chinese automakers to build factories in the country. Imagine questioning a country for accepting foreign investment in manufacturing o. As for Western automakers, and even their allies' vassals' automakers in Korea and Japan, NONE can withstand their Chinese counterparts in all aspects of EVs. Yes, China is that dominant. EVERY Western automaker who wants to make an impact in EV MUST collaborate with a Chinese company to be able to compete. China is that dominant, out of sheer hard work, persistence and determination.

My advice to the Chinese has always been simple: play the long game, invest in other countries. The West is less than 20% of the world's population and landmass. Play the long game. Develop the technology and sell it at cheap prices. Yes, as it is, Chinese EVs are almost like pure water yet have the highest quality, tech and designs.

Play the long game!

You're quite right!

Just like the way USA treated Japan during the 2nd World War is similar to the way Britain humiliated China during the Opium war.

But,I believe China is now wiser and prepared to dominate the world through the medium of the Communist Party of China and Xi Jinping!

WrriterNg:


And who do you think owns this so called US wealth?

The Saudis, Qataris, Kuwaitis, Japanese, Chinese and other countries. They own about 70% of all US reserves and major shares in the top companies in the US.

So all these talk of GDP is useless because it doesn't even belong to Americans. It belongs to the people who owns these shares.

Even a cattle herder in Mali with lots of money can own major stakes in a US fortune 500 company.

Psst !!! Let me get your attention. US External outstanding debt is about $33T. The amount owned by foreign interest is about $2.9T , the biggest owner of US outstanding debt is the Social Security obligation fund. Fortune 500 portfolio does not have anything to do with USA overall wealth status. Apple is a USA company but its tax-registered address is in Ireland same as Coca-Cola. The USA has a $34T economy, the second country is China with a $13T economy. This your so-called dying empire might be sick but dying I don't think so. Ask yourself this question why does the rest of the world prefer to keep their external reserves in Dollars even China or Russia still does.

swagifted:
excuse you?

Yes...the US has 310million ppl and china has 1.2 billion..but the US is thr worlds biggest market for almost everything....

Ask ur self y is it so

Again naija population is 3x that of britain but britain is a far biggrr economic market than Nigeria

ogbonti:



Tarrif coming at the time Biden is down rock bottom at the presidential polls? Biden is a typical politician- hoping the people have short memory - and once election is over - he removes the tarrifs amd reopen the border wide - again

Trump will win in November- nothing is stopping him. Even CNN is already sounding the alarm bells - No US President in history even won re-election when he is under 50% approval by July 4 in an election year - Only Obama won re-election at 49% approval

Biden is 38% currently and he knows its almost over for his re-election campaign!

Trump is up in almost all but 1 swing states with massive gap in Georgia, Nevada, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Michigan … Biden is only ahead in Wisconsin- This is Trump’s election to lose


The only way Trump loses this election is IF he comes out openly to insult the American people and decides to drop out of the race


No other thing can stop him from winning - you can take that to the bank!

Americans now decide if to buy food or pay bills
thats crazy and Biden brought us here with high energy cost due to his war on American oil and drilling - with his executive orders on the keystone excel pipeline project, Climate change funding etc —— Just look at the chaos in the world today, under Trump, there was nothing like that - na Corona Virus and the propaganda that fowwed it cause all that wahala

Except they create another pandemic that makes Biden an overnight hero of the world, and creating instant prosperity for Americans with the US borders locked, and all illegals deported- and him becoming 15 years younger - Biden will lose!

We need to save this prediction. Lessons will surely be learned.