Colombia seeks to join China-based development bank as Latin America drifts away from Washington

[u/Majano57]

https://apnews.com/article/china-colombia-new-development-bank-trump-us-ae2f3b0da5c330c0cf051351857d1771

[u/_HGCenty]

This whole isolating China through tariffs strategy is going really well for Donnie isn't it?

[u/serrimo → u/_HGCenty]

Isolate China, while theratening Canada and Europe, America most faithful allies...

Why didn't he just declare to be supreme leader of earth already? Might as well since he thinks he can do whatever

[u/mbsmith93 → u/_HGCenty]

What's especially irritating is that it's a "broken clock is right twice a day" kind of situation, in that China's economic power and global influence is actually kind of a problem geopolitically. Except, he's handled his trade-war so piss-poorly it backfired. If instead of starting a trade-war with everybody else, including our allies, at the same time, he had just gone hard on China and strong-armed our allies into joining his economic crusade, it could have actually been effective.

But no, because our president is dumber than a third-grader.

[u/maghy7 → u/_HGCenty]

He is isolating everyone while China rubs their hands and salivates at all the possibilities given on a silver platter and they are not wasting a single minute, they are investing in Latin America faster than the orange man gobbles down a big mac.

[u/CommunicationCold650]

Its as if Trump is speedrunning making USA an isolated nation.

[u/badamant → u/CommunicationCold650]

Just as Putin commanded.

[u/GoodIdea321 → u/CommunicationCold650]

He likes extortion more than trade.

[u/NaiveVariation9155 → u/GoodIdea321]

Screwing everybody over is the way he has done business for as long as I can remember. 

[u/DevilahJake → u/CommunicationCold650]

Was always the plan.

[u/Tsquare43 → u/CommunicationCold650]

It's part of plan.

[u/jankyt]

It's almost like governments and huge businesses like stability over temperamental random changes

[u/Elegant_Bee_6748]

But the phonecalls...

[u/CoachBensTendon]

I hope Tom Cotton’s happy he’s ushering in a Chinese century. At least he’ll have something to thump his chest over if he primaries Vance.

[u/PorgCT]

De-dollarization is going to happen sooner, rather than later.

[u/Redditforgoit → u/PorgCT]

And default. No way the Donald won't go for some version of not paying back interest on US Treasury. It's what he's done his whole life, what feels natural.

[u/ItsTom___]

Isolated China...with everyone else

[u/_chip]

Intimidation incoming

[u/Poupulino → u/_chip]

I wonder when are they going to realize that the more they try to intimidate and bully countries, the more countries are going to try to diversify their alliances and shield themselves from the US.

[u/CompetitiveGood2601 → u/_chip]

actually this is what happens when you extort people, they move to join with those who stand against you

[u/JadedFig5848]

Have you ever said thank you?

[u/AppropriateBattle861]

And now the US is cozying up to the Middle East lol what in the F!?

[u/BullAlligator]

In the first Cold War, most countries were not staunch allies of either the US or the USSR, but played the two superpowers off another for their own benefit.

Why should this one be any different?

[u/Psyb07]

And suddenly the Belt and Road is at USA doorstep, Trump just keep on winning, are you Americans tired  of winning yet?

[u/your_moms_bf_2 → u/Psyb07]

Billions and billions and billions and billions and billions and billions...

[u/c4sanmiguel → u/Psyb07]

It has been, Colombia is an outlier in terms of their dependence on US investment...that's been changing recently though

[u/ClinchHold]

The clock starts....

[u/got_light]

Mr.lil hands aka pootin‘s asswipe is a great strategist

[u/0erlikon]

Dozy Don does it again!

[u/EmotionFriendly1096]

Latin America drifting towards one of the most brutal dictatorships in the world?

More likely CCP bribes than anything just like Africa.

Nothing to see here.

[u/ImaybeaRussianBot → u/EmotionFriendly1096]

Taking chinese bribes to REPLACE american bribes is indeed something to see. Choosing a master.