Category: BRICs

Former Diplomatic Official Calls for Sanctions on Americans Involved With China’s Slave Labor

Robert Destro, former assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, has called for sanctions on Americans who are involved with China’s slave labor. Destro pointed to anti-human trafficking and forced labor laws such as the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), which President Joe Biden signed into law in December of 2021 and…


Former Official Calls for Sanctions on Americans Involved With China’s Slave Labor

Robert Destro, former assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, has called for sanctions on Americans who are involved with China’s slave labor. Destro pointed to anti-human trafficking and forced labor laws such as the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), which President Joe Biden signed into law in December of 2021 and…


China and Russia—With Help From Biden—Attack the Dollar

Originally published by Gatestone Institute Commentary “The issue of creating an international reserve currency based on a basket of currencies of our countries is being worked out,” said Vladimir Putin in June, at a meeting of the BRICS—Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa—grouping. Russia and China have launched another attempt to develop a “new global reserve currency.”…


China and Russia Want to Replace US Dollar With BRICS Currencies

News Analysis BRICS members call for cross-border payment in BRICS currencies to challenge the U.S. dollar. The BRICS—an acronym for Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa—held a summit on June 23. The meeting, chaired by Chinese leader Xi Jinping, was part of a lengthy series of BRICS cooperation events, which began on June 6 with…


Argentina, Iran Apply to Join BRICS Group of Emerging Economies That Includes China and Russia

Argentina and Iran have applied to join to become members of the group of emerging economies known as the BRICS, according to officials. The BRICS includes the world’s leading emerging market economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, and is an acronym for those developing nations, which represent 42 percent of the world’s population…


NATO to Focus on Chinese Regime

For the first time, nations from the Indo-Pacific region will join a NATO meeting—all because of China. Beijing may have realized it’s gone too far. A special envoy from China expressed the sentiment during a special trip to Europe. Beijing’s mouthpiece is taking aim at the upcoming NATO summit by making use of a tweet…


China and Russia Pushing For Greater BRICS Cooperation

Beijing and Moscow have announced their intention to boost ties between the BRICS nations—a five-member alliance that includes their countries plus India, Brazil, and South Africa. China is seeking to promote financial and fiscal cooperation within the alliance, Chinese Minister of Finance Liu Kun said at the First BRICS Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors…


Can the West Actually Ostracize Russia?

Commentary The Russo-Ukraine war is upsetting the geopolitical balance of power in more ways than one. Russia has been increasingly ostracized from the world community since its February invasion of western neighbor Ukraine. The most recent development in this process has been Moscow’s impending exclusion from the upcoming G-20 summit in Indonesia. U.S. President Joe…


China Disagrees With US on Russia’s Exclusion From G20

U.S. President Joe Biden said, after attending an emergency NATO summit on March 25, that he believes Russia should be expelled from the G20 due to its invasion of Ukraine, and that he has discussed this issue with some nation leaders. China said it would back Russia staying in the G20. Poland said on March…