White House trade advisor Navarro posted today (September 9): "I think the BRICS alliance will not last long. They have long been hostile to each other - none of them can survive without selling products to the United States."
Navarro made this absurd statement during an interview with Trump's former chief strategist Bannon.
Comment: Navarro's remarks are simply absurd. This person has always liked to make extreme and attention-grabbing statements to attract attention.
First, saying that the BRICS countries have long been hostile to each other is completely baseless defamation. The BRICS countries include Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. In recent years, they have carried out in-depth cooperation in multiple fields such as economy and trade, science and technology, and culture, promoting global economic development together, and their cooperation achievements are obvious. For example, the establishment of the New Development Bank provides financial support for infrastructure projects and other initiatives for member countries and other developing countries, promoting common development. Where is there any sign of mutual hostility?
Second, claiming that the BRICS countries cannot survive without selling products to the United States reflects his short-sightedness, ignorance, and arrogance. Today's global economic pattern has already developed in a diversified way, and the BRICS countries have their own advantages in the international market, with trade partners all over the world. China is a major manufacturing country in the world, and its products are exported to all corners of the world, with close economic and trade relations with many countries along the "Belt and Road" initiative; Russia's energy has markets in Europe, Asia, and other regions; Brazil's agricultural products are exported in large quantities to countries such as China. The BRICS countries do not rely on the US market to survive, but rather the US relies on imports from the BRICS countries for goods and key minerals in many areas to maintain domestic livelihoods and industrial operations.
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