Uncle Sam bros... I don't feel so good...
>Over the following days, Wang Yi, China’s foreign minister, extracted declarations of support for GSI from Uruguay, Nicaragua, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia, Hungary, Brazil and Pakistan. Indonesia, Palestine and Syria have endorsed it, too.
>Tian Wenlin, a professor for international relations at Renmin University in Beijing, described the western-led world order as “barbaric and bloody” and accused the US of dragging other nations into wars.
>This greater role played by security is evident in the Pacific, where China is rapidly expanding its influence at the expense of the western powers that have dominated the region.
>On a tour of eight Pacific island nations over the coming week, Wang is proposing a co-operation deal covering everything from customs to fishing. But the first of the draft agreement’s eight articles focuses on security, including joint law enforcement and cyber security.
>Chinese forces are now deployed within striking range to Guam, Hawaii and Palau, as Pacific Islands sign up to China's military dominance.
>Many African and Latin American countries have announced interest in joining the Bloc, which China says offers an alternative to "Western hegemony."
