PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim says Malaysia submitted an application to Russia to join the BRICS intergovernmental organisation.
  • Large Bullfrog@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
    15·
    4 months ago

    The thing is is that countries like Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand etc. were supposed to be the US’s alternatives to China’s manufacturing (I see a lot that says "Made in Vietnam, “Made in Malaysia” nowadays), and pretty much all of them except for maybe the Philippines are pivoting towards China/BRICS.

    • CyberMonkey404@lemmy.ml
      2·
      4 months ago

      Ah, I was wondering what ties the article was alluding to. So it will be much the same as with Russia and China then? Selling natural resources in exchange for basic goods

      • Sodium_nitride@lemmygrad.ml
        12·
        4 months ago

        We shouldn’t underestimate the US. It has been successful precisely because of its ability to do covert manipulation instead of just relying on brute force to maintain its empire. Even though US strength has degraded, it can still do damage around the world.

        • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.mlOP
          11·
          4 months ago

          Sure, but their power is in decline now, and people are starting to get wise to their tricks. Ukraine is also serving as a living example of what it means to be used by the US. There was a recent survey conducted by Singapore showing that majority of Southeast Asians would side with China over the US. At the end of the day most people just want to live their lives in peace, and it’s becoming increasingly clear that US stands in the way of that.

      • Large Bullfrog@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
        11·
        4 months ago

        Maybe not color revolutions per se but there has been places where they have gotten their puppets into power, such as Ecuador, Armenia, Argentina and Pakistan.

        • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.mlOP
          8·
          4 months ago

          It’s true, they did manage to get their puppets in power, but their position is rather fragile. The power of the color revolutions lies in getting a sufficient percentage of the public to go along with the narrative. Both in Pakistan and Armenia the people seem to largely understand what’s happening, so I don’t think the current situation will last.

          • PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
            7·
            4 months ago

            Pakistan seems unstable now, i would expect something to happen there soon. Idk about Armenia though, even what happening in Nagorno-Karabach didn’t seem to sheke the govt, they seem determined to cut ties with Russia and become the second-rate tongue at local US boot setup.

            • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.mlOP
              5·
              4 months ago

              I recall there were some protests happening in Armenia recently, so it’s not a terribly stable situation either. I also expect that Azerbaijan will start carving off more territory now that Armenia isn’t part of CSTO. The west is in no position to stop that from happening, and that will likely be the end of the Pashinyan regime.