[quote=FlyerInHi] That sounds out of the past, and not possible in a post colonial world. Zbigniew Brzezinski wrote about that. That’s why wars such as Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq fail. We failed in those countries and China is moving in with development and commerce.
I don’t think we can just blame China. After all, China is providing development and improving living standards. If we don’t want the world to follow China, we need to up our game and woo the world with US led development.
Did you read the Washington Post story about the effect of withdrawal from TPP on Vietnam? Meanwhile the Hanoi metro, built by China, is in final test phase and set to open by lunar new year. Bravo to USA and China![/quote]
Oh, the US does plenty of stupid stuff too. The US does things in it’s own interest too – just different. Usually it’s for a few investors to get more rich as opposed to creating spheres of influence. What China is doing recently will force Asia into a pro-China sphere vs a pro-Western sphere.
And all the projects China is building – it’s really to buy favor with the leaders of those countries, not to help the local citizens. If they really wanted to help the local economy, they would hire local workers and not load them up with debt that the countries won’t be able to repay without losing their sovereignty.
