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"Who abstained or voted against, they counted a number of very significant Southern Hemisphere countries (China, India, South Africa, Iran etc.) and constitute around half of Earths population...An Anti-Western Axis based out of the Southern Hemisphere, but led from Beijing".

So Beijing ended up leading the most miserable and desperate people in the world streghtening the status quo in their countries, with all the resulting consequences.

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I would hardly call countries like India firmly in the Chinese camp. Just days ago there were violent border clashes between India and China (again) because Beijing is so keen on acquiring useless pieces of land (or ocean for that matter) that it will ruin diplomatic relations with any country including India. Chinese soldiers that engage in useless border quarrels with the Indians are lauded as heroes by state media outlets. In turn India has taken several retaliatory measures. Does that sound like a decent partnership? It does not.

This article is insightful but it mostly misses the utter diplomatic failures that Beijing keeps racking up ever since it shifted away from 'peaceful rise' in 2008. China can bribe African warlords, it can exploit western naivete and acquire some 'friends' who are anti-American by default.

But it is no coincidence that there are multiple anti-China coalitions in full swing. Those were made by Chinese belligerence and demands for subjugation.

India did not vote because it wanted to buy hydrocarbons from Russia. An understandable position from their point as Europe was buying up all other supplies.

As far as Riyadh goes, I do not believe for one second they truly intend to shift away from Washington. However they were insulted by the Biden administration and have their reasons for signalling their discontent. The meeting with Xi is likely more of that and it is up to the Americans now to prove their worth, if they wish.

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Like your work but politics is not your cup of tea.

Lumping China and India in the same camp is a neophyte mistake.

Yes, there is a multicolor world in the making but China and Russia will be small parts of it because of the mistakes of their dictators leading to perilous population declines.

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Very good not biased analysis

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Global politics in unfortunately not a straight line, in my humble opinion. China’a alliances with different countries at the moment seem to be to secure markets for its produce should friend shoring in the west pick up and west we’re to reduce procurements from China. I also wouldn’t go with the assessment about countries who are lumped up with China, India specifically which others above also have alluded to. I, for one wouldn’t be too excited with the dalliance as there are inherent cracks in all diplomacies which need to be exploited by opponents and that I am sure will be done. About the US, a great democracy but an equally despicable empire, needs to set its house in order, rework on its dealings with external world, shed the cowboy attitude and work with more empathy for sake of larger good. All democracies look upto US to uphold democratic values but devoid of woke agenda and blind support whether overt or covert, to extremist ideologies under the garb of victimisation or phobia. The anger against so called phobias is valid and the US is understanding maybe it aligns with their new path but nonetheless.

In the end, thanks for sharing your thoughts and are very articulate as always.

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good, keep em coming

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