China's Silk Road and Domination
You’ve probably heard of the Silk Road, the ancient trade route that once ran between China and the West during the days of the Roman Empire. It’s how oriental silk first made it to Europe. And now it’s being resurrected. Announced in 2013 by President Xi Jinping, a brand-new double trade corridor is set to reopen channels between China and Central Asia, the Middle East and Europe.
According to the Belt and Road Action Plan (also known as BRI or OBOR) released in 2015, the initiative will encompass land routes (the “Belt”) and maritime routes (the “Road”) with the goal of improving trade relationships in the region primarily through infrastructure investments. The aim of the $900 billion scheme, as China explained recently, is to kindle a “new era of globalization”, a golden age of commerce that will benefit all. Beijing says it will ultimately lend as much as $8 trillion for infrastructure in 68 countries. |
This plan’s objective is to: Enhancing monetary circulation
Improving road connectivity
Promoting unimpeded trade
Stepping up policy communication
Increasing understanding between people and nations
Perhaps the route’s most vocal critic so far has been India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Vehemently opposed to the $46 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, which runs through a part of Kashmir claimed by India, he has called the route a “colonial enterprise” that threatens to strew “debt and broken communities in its wake”. He even boycotted the recent One Belt One Road summit in Beijing.
Modi wasn’t the only leader notably absent from the gathering. No officials from Japan, South Korea or North Korea made an appearance, and of the Group of Seven (G7) industrialized nations, the only representative to attend was Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni.
It would seem that most leaders are aware that the Chinese are trying to establish themselves as the leading country of the world. China has backed Russia in the Ukraine invasion because they both believe that democracy is a weak system that will soon fall and they will rule the world.
Improving road connectivity
Promoting unimpeded trade
Stepping up policy communication
Increasing understanding between people and nations
Perhaps the route’s most vocal critic so far has been India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Vehemently opposed to the $46 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, which runs through a part of Kashmir claimed by India, he has called the route a “colonial enterprise” that threatens to strew “debt and broken communities in its wake”. He even boycotted the recent One Belt One Road summit in Beijing.
Modi wasn’t the only leader notably absent from the gathering. No officials from Japan, South Korea or North Korea made an appearance, and of the Group of Seven (G7) industrialized nations, the only representative to attend was Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni.
It would seem that most leaders are aware that the Chinese are trying to establish themselves as the leading country of the world. China has backed Russia in the Ukraine invasion because they both believe that democracy is a weak system that will soon fall and they will rule the world.
China not only has plans for Asia, Europe and Africa, but also for Latin America (LA). They are in competition with Russia for influence and trade agreements in both Central and South America. China has expanded the OROB concept into these countries. Nineteen countries have joined China’s OROB. China has planned a $1 trillion infrastructure plan in LA including a $3 billion port in Peru and are planning a railway to connect the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean running through Brazil and Chile. What does China want? They need beef from Uruguay, copper from Chile, oil from Columbia and soybeans from Brazil. Chinese banks have lent LA $137 billion to expand businesses. They got into the good graces of LA countries by providing free COVID vaxes when USA was busy with their own COVID issues. Now China seems to be their savior. But what China really wants is to establish a solid trade with LA that will extend the arm of socialism south of USA. |
Russia has made friends with the presidents of Brazil, Venezuela, Argentina and Cuba promising them troops or weapons to hold control in their countries. There is already military equipment in Cuba, Nicaragua, Peru and Colombia.
So, as we watch Russia invade Ukraine even though the US was aware of Russia’s intent in 2021 and believe that all we could do was warn people and then throw money at it, we must be aware that we have two major world leaders that want to destroy our way of life, taking control of the lands south of us. We need leaders that are aware of this and are strong enough to stop this incursion.