As the U.S. increases its efforts to try to intimidate China and Russia the alliance between them becomes stronger and stronger. Here's a link to an article which reports on a monumental agreement by which Russia will be supplying China with natural gas worth $400 billion over 30 years. This is but one of many such trade agreements to follow between China, Russia and the other members of the BRICS group which also includes India, Brazil and South Africa, all of which are intended to be conducted with currencies other than the U.S. dollar.
China is, unquestionably, on the rise; it has a clear vision for the future and it wisely uses its resources to strengthen its interests all over the world. America is caught up in a state of stagnation with a dying manufacturing sector, and a hollow, lifeless economy. The U.S. government no longer has a vision for the future; it cannot see the handwriting on the wall that says, "Stop", you're going the wrong way, reverse direction before it's too late.
So what is the lesson to be learned in this confrontation between great powers? It's simply this. In the short term military hubris may dominate but, in the longer term, economic supremacy will prevail.
Michael Payne
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