Posted on 05/19/2009 10:36:00 AM PDT by pobeda1945
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva arrived in China for a visit. Strange as it may seem, there can be hardly any information found about the visit, which takes place on May 18-20. It brings up the idea that South America is working on an alliance with Asia’s largest states. It is not ruled out that China may eventually strengthen its influence near the borders of the United States and even set up Chinese army bases in the region. Brazil, the largest country of Latin America, suffered political and economic cataclysms during the 1990s just like the USSR. The largest country of the region has never been wealthy. Like most oligarchic countries, which are predominant in Latin America, only two percent of the population owns 97 percent of the nation’s wealth.
Brazil’s official language is Portuguese, whereas people in all other countries of the region speak Spanish. This peculiarity could probably be the reason why the country failed to obtain close allies in South America. The county has always stood alone from economic, political and military processes on the continent, although it has enormous natural resources.
China is also a lonesome state in its own region. This huge country has problems with almost all of its neighbors. China has been trying to find as many allies and followers as possible on remote continents. The Chinese government realizes that it may eventually become the prime enemy for the Western world.
Brazil and China established their strategic partnership in 1993. China has become the largest consumer of Brazilian goods. The Brazilian president stated prior to his visit to China that the volume of the trade turnover between the two countries could increase eleven times.
Brazil and China have a great deal of opportunities for cooperation in the energy field. For example, China signed a deal with Brazil’s oil giant Petrobras to deliver up to 160,000 barrels of oil a day to the petrochemical branch of China’s Sinopec and to PetroChina. In return, China offered Petrobras $10 billion for the development of its new enterprises.
The construction of Embraer Virtual Lab became Brazil’s most landmark achievement in China (Embraer is a Brazilian aircraft-maker, one of the world’s leading makers of regional passenger liners).
The cooperation between Brazil and China is mostly based on barter agreements. China may become Brazil’s most reliable partner in the field of defense cooperation, experts say. It goes without saying that China will do anything to set up its army bases in Latin America.
What ever happened to the Monroe Doctrine.
It’s in the WH fireplace with our Constitution.
Maybe 0be will allow us peons to buy AK-47s to defend our communities?
At this point I’m not sure it really matters? In fact, if we had the Chinese take over, we’d get two pluses:
The Chinese wouldn’t allow gay marriage, or marriage to goats or whatever other sick thing the left wants.
The Chinese wouldn’t tolerate the muslim’s BS.
I, for one, welcome our Chinese overlords.
The Chinese will put the troublemakers ... read leftist traitors up against the wall and dispose of them ... They know that the malcontents will always be malcontents so they will eliminate them
Ground up and used for mulch in Michelle’s WH gardan.
“The Chinese will put the troublemakers ... read leftist traitors up against the wall and dispose of them ... They know that the malcontents will always be malcontents so they will eliminate them”
Wow... if that’s the case, you’re going to get me to start wishing for a Chinese takeover!
We should all be allowed to own one AK-47 knock-off each for defense. I’m sure the Chinese would be happy to sell them to us.
Sounds like the good part of Sharia Law to me.
DOH!
As though Panama & Long Beach were on the other side of the world!
We could likely easily build more coal and nuclear plants.
“As though Panama & Long Beach were on the other side of the world!”Actually, from Brazil’s frame of reference they are.
“The Chinese will put the troublemakers ... read leftist traitors up against the wall and dispose of them ... They know that the malcontents will always be malcontents so they will eliminate them”
That’s because the Chinese know what real problems are and don’t want to put up with people who create more problems.
“I, for one, welcome our Chinese overlords.”
And I welcome the very cute Jet Li.
It would be almost too funny if they did and we used them to successfully defend ourselves against them.
Three. We'd also be less socialist...
“Wow... if that’s the case, you’re going to get me to start wishing for a Chinese takeover”
Let’s not get carried away there, Bunkie. I will say there was a strange stability within the west, and the world, during the Cold War that doesn’t exist now. A lot has bubbled up since, that had been suppressed, and most of it isn’t good.
Picked up a copy of “Red Dawn” at wally world last weekend for $5.00. Time to show it to the kids this weekend.
“China is also a lonesome state in its own region. This huge country has problems with almost all of its neighbors. China has been trying to find as many allies and followers as possible on remote continents. The Chinese government realizes that it may eventually become the prime enemy for the Western world”
I don’t think China has any interest in the US, or the west, beyond rendering them ineffective adversaries. Africa offers the greatest promise with the least resistance, it has tremendous natural resources, plus vast land areas (some known for abundant production) that are not being utilized . China also knows how to deal with people like Mugabe (the west seems to have forgotten) and I must say the quality of life would probably improve for the inhabitants.
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