@watso; while western media have been laser-focused on economic sanctions and punitive tariffs being imposed by the sabre-rattling and warmongering USA as it even targeting its own 'allies', the BRICS bloc has been working feverishly to breathe life into an alternative economic future for the World.
Central to BRICS is the sheer size of China, India, Brazil and Indonesia [four billion people - 50% of the global population] - they don't need the USA or for that matter OLD European money. Because of the deep-seated racism spewing about of Old Europe, African countries are turning to BRICS and away from the West.
Throw in Trump's Clown Show and the West's degenerating into 'Loonie Toons'.
Only Australia's incredibly stupid politicians, our incredibly stupid superannuation fund managers and our incredibly stupid CEOs will take us further down the USA's ' Road to Ruin '.