Wow, the writer of this article really has been screaming at the top of his voice about western influence and how Sino-Chinese relations are ensuring a balance of power. But, I disagree. He says the US he left and the US he re-discovered after decades of foreign travel, were two different countries. That the US is now more rundown than before and so on
thesaker.is/saker-interview-with-jeff-j-brown/
My problem with guys like this is one of basic values. He grew up in the west, the west gave him everything, and even then he now speaks so highly of countries that are clearly not friendly. Does he not owe anything to the land that gave him so much? Anyways, his content is factually correct in most respects. There is a propaganda war against Russia and China.
As one US Navy Admiral said a few days ago, "US naval ships have pretty much traveled unchallenged across waters for a good part of the last century and will continue to do so." However, that's not been the reality for quite a while now. The whole dispute with Iran or China or even Russia is one of controlling the high seas.
What happens if China controls the pacific naval corridors? The American economy will collapse. The US is a man-made economy created by blood sweat and tears. North America is basically in the middle of nowhere and needs those sea lanes open. So its a matter of survival for the US, not Russia or China. And the war will not be initiated by China or Russia, even though we will likely be told that they were the ones who "started" it.
The good news is that this is already being fixed. A non-nuclear, more friendly Iran, is the solution that prevents war and makes Jeff Brown's points worthless. The way to fix this is simply to talk and accept this new global order, instead of inciting direct or indirect conflicts. For example, Iran does not deal with the US and the world's oldest trade route was closed for the US. But, now US and India have a logistics agreement in place. And Iran has recently allowed India to develop its Chabahar port.
Indirectly, the sea lanes are now freely open for the US in a region where they weren't welcome even until a month ago. People don't realize that that trade route had been closed for over 600 years, and it is what forced Europeans to seek out alternative sea routes in the first place. Once it opens up, even if China gains further control, there will always been a trade route open via Asia->Europe->US. No wars needed.
