Right, China is the first country in the Global South to get there but there will be others. Both seem to recognize a need for middle powers (ie the majority of Western countries) to change their geopolitical approach because of this shifting landscape. Middle powers need to be much more pragmatic by forming coalitions when they can or risk being swallowed whole.
Refreshing to hear from Western leaders that get it. Carney and Finland’s Stubbe are the two to listen to for sure.
They both seem to understand that power will gradually drift towards the Global South over time since that region makes up 80% of humanity. The West can still punch above its weight (relative to population size) but anyone that truly believes in democracy, representation and oppurtunity on a global scale will welcome this inevitable transition.
If youve gotten to the point of blue no matter what you don’t really have a democracy anymore. You have an autocracy with vaguely democratic features.
Sure China is not some moral or benevolent actor in all this. At the very least they were forward thinking enough to subsidize the future of automobile transport. Some degree of protectionism may be warranted but the goal should be to catch up with China in the meantime, not double down on fossil fuels.
They’re doing what we should be doing. Subsidizing a sustainable alternative.
Canada and Europe have already let Chinese vehicles in. Canada reportedly wants to make an indigineous EV through sharing of Chinese technological knowledge. Wonder how long the US will hold out.
It sounds like youre being limited by your self perception. That’s okay. We all are in some way, especially at your age.
The first thing you need to do is turn your intuition inwards. You’ve put a lot of thought into how others see you but that energy be better spent exploring how you see yourself.
Your judgement of yourself is the most constant presence in your life. Others may come and go. Some may think you look child like, some may disagree vehemently. What’s most important is how you see yourself.
The goal is to adjust your perception a little less towards how you look and a little more towards how you feel, because the latter is as if not more important in connecting with another person.
People can tell when a person is feeling confident / secure or scared / vulnerable. It’s possible to connect with others in many different states of mind but easier to in the former.
I’ve met many different men and women in my life. The ones that find it easiest to find companionship are those that feel good about themselves and in some way feel good about the world. The first step is to look within, find what you love about yourself and let that be your window into everything.
Canada wants to be 1st in North America to build EV with Chinese knowledge: senior official
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-electric-car-china-tariffs-trump-united-states-9.7049950
Neither India nor Brazil want BRICS to become a Global South equivalent to NATO and instead see it as a forum for economic cooperation so their actions match their intentions.
The lead nation was China with Russia and Iran also participating in the most recent military exercise. Brazil likely would not want to participate given their proximity to the US and India is already part of other security partnerships (Quad).
Sounds like a recipe for disaster. You can only artificially prop up your domestic market for so long. You’ll inevitably fall behind even further on innovation with this approach.
Might be the first to make a CoPilot or ChatGPT powered car though.
Having two federal parties with the Dems and Republicans being the only feasible options sounds antidemocratic. A true democracy would be a bit more… representative.
We really don’t have to go that far back in time for divorce to have been a nearly impossible prospect for women on this side of the world. Prior to the 70s women could not access credit without a male co-signer so there was essentially no concept of a woman owning a car or home independently. In the decades preceding that, women were put in asylums and medicated for disobeying their husbands with a diagnosis of hysteria. This is all within our parents or grandparents lifetimes.
The US and Israeli governments are almost certainly funding proxies to have the government over thrown so if you’re in either country your tax dollars are probably already working against the current government there.
This is a widely accepted paradigm in the Global South, where the majority of humankind calls home.
It wasn’t open to interpretation.
And yet, 2000 years later, here we are.
Depends on your risk tolerance. Low tolerance look at commodities. Higher tolerance look at emerging markets. Europe is pretty stagnant, would not recommend.