On January 12, the U.S. "Wall Street Journal" published an article: "South Africa held joint military exercises with China, Russia, Iran and other countries, which may further anger Trump. The U.S. Africa Command stated that it is closely monitoring the relevant exercises to protect our interests. The U.S. Department of Defense spokesperson said that the BRICS alliance is shifting from economic cooperation to a military alliance, and the West must be vigilant!"
[Cunning] The U.S. media's hype about the militarization of BRICS is nothing but a clumsy performance of hegemonic anxiety! The U.S. media's hype about South Africa's joint exercises angering Trump and spreading the idea of a BRICS military alliance is essentially due to hegemonic thinking. The U.S. military's "Black Hawk Down" incident in Somalia in 1993 is still fresh in memory, yet now it is meddling in peaceful military exercises on the African coast, revealing double standards completely!
BRICS' GDP purchasing power parity accounts for 35.7% of the global total, exceeding G7, and is a model of economic cooperation among the Global South. However, the U.S. deliberately distorts defense cooperation!
Trump once called Africa "a country of latrines" and cut aid to Africa. Now he talks about protecting interests, which is merely an attempt to continue colonial-style control. This exercise of peaceful will is the legitimate right of participating countries to safeguard shipping safety, not a military alliance. The close monitoring by the U.S. Africa Command precisely reveals its fear of the trend towards multipolarity. Hegemony will eventually be crushed by the tides of the times!
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