Uncle Brandon:
Compared to then you had prime time adult US and Europe vs adolescent soviet union.As they did to Soviet Union many years ago
Where would the proud BNOs go after that?
It would be shocking if the EU is still picking the side after being almost sucked dry by the US, same for the Asian lackeys, you can't have a cold war when the so-called modern soviet is willing to cooperate with all international players and treat them equally no matter the ideology, national strength, and political structure, without color revolution, assassination, military intervention, and ideological colonization.Compared to then you had prime time adult US and Europe vs adolescent soviet union.
But today it's elderly US and Europe vs soon to be prime time adulthood(2030) China and Russia.
Japan economy is not diversified enough for current environment.
I remember someone saying why do all the central banks around the world follow in lockstep when the US raises interest rates. There is your answer. You don’t raise rates = your currency loses value because it’s not worth holding your currency if the other has better rates. Dollar is up against the Yen by ~44% since 2021.
Scholz is a much more moderate figure compared to liberal idealogues like the Greens. In fact, I still remember his January WEF speech in which he :I mentioned before that if Scholz is the first to visit China to meet Xi post 20th National Congress then we're going to have to give him the carrot to set a positive example.
Well Scholz so far is on the right track, he doesn't come empty handed either:
He was also pushing to ratify CAI. It is clear however that his positions have changed since the Russian invasion. He has taken a more anti-Chinese stance but honestly he doesn't have much of a choice because otherwise his political career will be ruined by the torrent of vitriol unleashed by the media. He still maintains a much more balanced position on China. At the very least, he never initiates any anti-Chinese policies but rather goes along with them after succumbing to pressure from the Greens or US.We will prove wrong those who are currently portraying our continent as a billiard ball in a great geo-economical game between China and the United States.