US has nothing to offer Netherlands and Japan to replace the Chinese market. This is why all China needs to do is continuing growing, and US "containment" will be futile since US cannot compensate allies from losing Chinese market share. So one-sided demands and fearmongering will fizzle.You know what brother ansy1968, did not think about it, but this was perfect for the Dutch.
And that is what you gotta to do when you're a small country. Got to be sly and cunning, and do the right move, at exactly the right time.
The Dutch wanted to continue selling to China. But this war in Europe, presented an opportunity to show solidarity by giving Ukraine more weapons.
The Dutch managed to have their cake and eat it too. Don't talk about China. Only talk about weapons to Ukraine. That would make it awkward for the Americans to steer the conversation to IC bans for China, and threats to the Dutch if they don't.
That is why the Dutch minister was talking out loud in the press, days before this meeting, about no intentions to ban sales of IC to China.
After that Dutch minister said that, there was nothing to talk about, expect weapons to Ukraine. If that is what really happen, pretty slick moves there.
Georgia trade is increasing with Russia and Georgia officially is not receptive to Ukraine.The Central Bank of Russia is setting official exchange rates of the Ruble with 9 other foreign currencies.
The only currency from the West in the list is the New Zealand Dollar. Though, I am surprised with Georgia being included as well.
Saad Sherida al-Kaabi, Qatar’s energy minister and head of the state gas company, said he was sure Russian gas would eventually flow back to Europe, as the Continent would “forgive and forget” Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine.
“We’re all blessed to have to be able to forget and to forgive. And I think things get mended with time … they learn from that situation and probably have a much bigger diversity [of energy intake],” al-Kaabi said on Saturday, during an energy forum in Abu Dhabi.
The comment sparked anger and came just as a Russian missile strike killed at least 40 civilians in a residential neighborhood of Ukraine’s Dnipro.
Saving lives by joining a weapons manufacturer... yeah right.
The Central Bank of Russia is setting official exchange rates of the Ruble with 9 other foreign currencies.
The only currency from the West in the list is the New Zealand Dollar. Though, I am surprised with Georgia being included as well.
Georgia trade is increasing with Russia and Georgia officially is not receptive to Ukraine.