pg wrote on 04/21/20 at 18:15:51:srinath wrote on 04/21/20 at 13:13:07:China has a lot of axes to grind.
Feel free to elaborate...
Best regards,
Like in my original post -
China is "helping" Africa by building infrastructure. There it wants to be a partner with no global ambitions.
China owns mines in Australia and several large companies. There again its under the guide of Help/partnering.
Tibet, Taiwan, HK are countries it wants to absorb. They have no choice in the matter. They have been shut out of WHO etc etc.
China uses WHO to spread its "perfect containment of corona virus" yet, it ignores the south china sea and the UN ruling of it being owned by 9 countries.
China wants to sell in and own companies in the US and Europe and India even and does not want to buy food like rice under WTO requirements.
China is working in parts of latin America like equador to grow rice for its consumption. There it wants to be a customer (or I think land owner)
China's promise to its people is global domination, and the rest of the world is that of trading partner who uses the word "trade" very very loosely, as in we send you lots of crap, and we don't take any of yours.
The Tarriffs were basically started over - get this - 2 containers of rice china has reneged on buying form the US since 2011 if I recall.
They need to be pounded back to the stone age, and they need to get out of the south china sea island building game and need to basically follow all of UN rules, and not have WHO in their back pocket and just use that for its convenience.
China's 9 dash line needs to be invalidated - and it has been by the UN, it needs to be enforced by nukes.
Maybe axes to grind is the wrong word. They're 2 faced maybe better.
Cool.
Srinath.