Again, the US is pulling out its firestick to scare people! At the time when the BRICS summit is taking place, US President Trump warned that any country that allies with the BRICS' anti-US policies will face an additional 10% tariff! Obviously, Trump's meaning is clear, that is, the US will not allow countries that have not reached an agreement with the US to stand together with the BRICS.
However, it is surprising that Trump is warning non-BRICS countries instead of the BRICS themselves. What does this indicate? This indicates that the US is afraid that other countries will join forces with the BRICS to counter the US. However, why is the US not daring to warn the BRICS? This is mainly because the US has no way to act against the BRICS members. For us, the US has already had a confrontation with us, which goes without saying.
As for Russia, Sino-Russian trade is almost negligible, and the US has no room to act. As for India, the US and India have not yet reached an agreement, and the US may be hesitant to take action against India, pushing it completely to the opposite side of the US. As for South Africa, relations between the US and South Africa have become very bad, and previously, Trump even criticized the South African president in person.
Regarding Iran and Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia has a friendly relationship with the US, while Iran is an adversary of the US, so Iran doesn't fear the US's tax increase. As for Brazil, the US is very cautious about Brazil, as Sino-Brazilian relations are close, which is well known. If the US continues to increase taxes on Brazil, it may stimulate Brazil to join the "Belt and Road" initiative, which is certainly not what the US wants to see. In fact, the BRICS countries are not anti-US, but oppose US bullying. With the US increasingly undermining the international order, the cooperation among BRICS countries will become more and more close.
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