Are you unfamiliar with always the same map? The imperial core (A.K.A. the Global North) is small compared to the periphery (A.K.A. the Global South), and they are now aligning with each other against the imperial core. The Global North deindustrialized itself, thinking it could make the Global South do its industry for it indefinitely. That’s falling apart now.

here's something for you to seethe and cope over

• https://table.media/en/china/sinolytics-radar/public-opinion-in-asean-states-shifts-for-the-first-time/
• https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/26/china-still-top-trading-partner-for-many-countries-says-adb.html

ratio lmao