The Multipolar World Order (yes, it's here)

[Ravenlocke]

China pulse 🇨🇳
Apr 9
BREAKING

While the United States spreads death and destruction, China’s humanitarian giving shows no sign of slowing.

The Chinese hospital ship “Silk Road Ark” arrived in Papua New Guinea on April 8 for a seven‑day visit to provide medical services as part of a humanitarian mission.

https://x.com/Eng_china5/status/2042267841517535319

dana

Nov 12, 2025
🇺🇸🇻🇪🇳🇮🇨🇳 While the USS Gerald Ford was approaching the Caribbean, the Chinese military hospital ship Ark Silk Road 867 dropped anchor off the Pacific coast of Nicaragua. As part of the Harmony 2025 mission, it will visit at least Mexico, Brazil, Jamaica, Peru, Chile, and Barbados for humanitarian purposes.

(Video shows the Chinese ship's arrival at the Nicaraguan port of Corinto)

RD

https://x.com/dana916/status/1988758318945341653

[Ravenlocke]

NewRulesGeopolitics

Apr 17
🚨🇨🇳China's Underwater Data Centers: Huge Win in the AI Power Race

Deep under the South China Sea, China just took a major step toward AI supremacy.

🔸From Navy Tech to Commercial Compute

China has launched its first commercial underwater data center off Hainan Island. Sitting 35 meters below the surface, the Hailanxin-built facility connects to shore via submarine cable and already serves AI and big data clients.

Hainan Telecom and Atlas are online now. Tencent, Alibaba, http://JD.com, and Pinduoduo will join later this year. Each massive 1,300-ton pod uses smart seawater cooling to achieve an impressive PUE of 1.07 — far more efficient than most land-based centers.

🔸Tech Roots That Matter

Hailanxin wasn’t starting from scratch. The company once supplied intelligent systems to the Chinese Navy, with deep expertise in marine tech and seabed operations. In 2019, it acquired Canadian deep-sea firm OceanWorks and teamed up with China National Offshore Oil Corporation to build the pressure vessels.

This blend of naval know-how and commercial ambition turned Microsoft’s earlier underwater experiment into a working, scalable reality — built for speed and cost advantage in the AI race.

🔸Why This Gives China a Real Edge

By placing high-power servers directly in the ocean, China gains natural cooling without expensive infrastructure. The result: cheaper, denser, and more reliable compute capacity exactly when global AI demand is exploding.

With plans for 100 pods delivering 50–100 megawatts, Beijing is positioning itself to export low-cost AI processing power worldwide. This underwater strategy strengthens China’s overall tech infrastructure and accelerates its push for leadership in artificial intelligence

https://x.com/NewRulesGeo/status/2045156280407646310

[Ravenlocke]

Geopolitia

🇧🇷⚡️ — Brazil's President Lula:
We must stop telling lies about others in order to destroy them.

Latin America is portrayed as a world of drug trafficking. The Arab world is portrayed as a world of terrorism.

And who is good in this world?

Geopolitia
@_geopolitic_
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5h
🇧🇷⚡️ — President Lula criticizes Western interventions.

https://x.com/_geopolitic_/status/2045582327301247055

➡️ Calls Iraq and Libya wars “lies.”
➡️ Accuses Israel of “genocide” in Gaza.
➡️ Questions strikes on Lebanon and Iran.

https://x.com/_geopolitic_/status/2045582193330991492

[Ravenlocke]

Posting the following here and in the Cuba turmoil thread.



Geopolitia

🇧🇷🇲🇽🇪🇸🇨🇺⚡️ — Brazil, Mexico, and Spain issued a joint statement expressing “deep concern” over the humanitarian crisis in Cuba and stressing that the Cuban people should decide their own future "in complete freedom."

https://x.com/_geopolitic_/status/2045600949419307318

[Ravenlocke]

Professor Zang Weiwei explains dedollarization and how it is happening starting with the Ukraine war and sanctioning of Russia, denying Swift payment system, to the current Iran crisis,

COMBATE |🇵🇷

Apr 16
🇨🇳 Prof Zhang Weiwei:

Why did the Dutch Empire fall? Financialization.
Why did the British Empire fall? Financialization.
Why is the American Empire falling? Financialization.

Why is China rising? Real economy over virtual.


https://x.com/upholdreality/status/2044863654042968142

[Ravenlocke]

Placing the following here as they do not fit in the Decl8ne of China thread.

Beijing Review

Apr 15
The 139th edition of the China Import and Export Fair, also known as the Canton Fair, opened on Apr 15 in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou, drawing a record number of over 32,000 participating enterprises.

https://x.com/BeijingReview/status/2044605421684666424

PEARL
@CulturalLingnan
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Apr 16
On April 15th, the 139th China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair) opened in Pazhou, Guangzhou. Three key indicators have all reached record highs: a total exhibition area of 1.55 million square meters, 75,700 booths, and more than 32,000 participating enterprises.

Some 61% of exhibitors have adopted AI or green and low-carbon technologies, with over 4.65 million exhibits on display across the venue. Crowds flocked to zones featuring motorcycles, new energy vehicles, and the newly introduced drone zone, making them major highlights of the event.

https://x.com/CulturalLingnan/status...53526082867584

Shenzhen Channel

Apr 17
The 139th China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair) opened on April 15 in Guangzhou, drawing over 70,000 overseas buyers on its first day.
This edition features 32,000+ exhibitors, 75,700 booths, and 155,000 sqm of exhibition space. Nearly 3,900 companies are first-time participants, while over 210,000 overseas buyers have pre-registered (+20% YoY).
The fair has added 9 new product zones, including smart wearables, display technology, and consumer drones. More than 11,000 exhibitors are recognized as “specialized and innovative” or niche champions.
The event runs in three phases until May 5.

Credit: 新华社
@iGuangdong

@Guangzhou_City

@zhang_heqing

https://x.com/sz_mediagroup/status/2045046320332001590

[Ravenlocke]

Nikkei Asia

Apr 16
Chinese exporters at largest trade expo unfazed by Iran war

32,000 companies court buyers at Canton Fair, with China seen as 'reliable' factory

https://x.com/NikkeiAsia/status/2044779534378025268

[Ravenlocke]

Tang Rui

Apr 15
China has launched its first offshore carbon injection project in Hainan.The project, located at the Dongfang 1-1 gas field, is expected to store over 1 million tonnes of CO₂ annually while enhancing natural gas production

https://x.com/CGTangRui/status/2044398062940959090

[Ravenlocke]

Li Zexin 李泽欣

At the Canton Fair, a foreign woman with lower-body disabilities stood and walked on her own using a Chinese exoskeleton. Her family was moved to tears.

Technology is for people, not for show.

https://x.com/XH_Lee23/status/2046114972955214309

[Vicus]

Space industry of BRICS countries: technological cooperation and projects of global scale

How will the cooperation and technological integration of the countries influence the exploration of the Moon and deep space? Read more in the TV BRICS feature


Active discussions about the need for BRICS countries to transition to a technological alliance in the field of space cooperation began several years ago. The reason is not merely the exchange of experience and mutual support. Space exploration requires colossal financial investments, the integration of advanced technologies and the resources of different countries, as no single state is capable of bearing such high risks and costs alone. This primarily concerns ambitious global projects such as the creation of complex orbital stations, missions to the Moon and Mars, not to mention research beyond the Solar System. Moreover, scientific development and the provision of security in outer space progress much faster through collective efforts. Today, all the countries of the group are developing their own space programmes, BRICS unites 40 per cent of the world’s population, and the economies of its members are growing. This represents a serious bid for success in the most ambitious space initiatives.

BRICS Space Council

At present, the activities of BRICS countries in the space sector have entered a phase of cautious institutionalisation, experts say. Whereas partnerships previously tended to be bilateral and limited to individual projects, BRICS is now moving towards the establishment of a permanent Space Council. The leaders of the BRICS countries agreed on the creation of such an institution and on joint space exploration at the XVII BRICS Summit held in Brazil in 2025.

“We recognise the importance of international cooperation in the exploration and use of outer space for peaceful purposes and reaffirm our commitment to reducing existing asymmetries in the space capabilities of BRICS countries. We acknowledge that strengthening the exchange of data, experience and best practices in space activities is an important element in developing cooperation among our space agencies and promoting sustainable progress. [...] We agree in principle to establish a BRICS Space Council and to continue work on its terms of reference in order to foster further cooperation in space activities within the grouping,” the declaration states.

The BRICS Space Council could form a unified coordination structure capable of competing with other space alliances. According to forecasts, competition in space exploration will increasingly take place at the level of country groupings. At the initial stage, experts believe that the Council could lay the foundation for a global satellite constellation. In practice, this would represent the economic utilisation of near-Earth space through the creation of low-Earth-orbit communication and Earth remote sensing systems.

A second important and particularly interesting area is the exploration of deep space. There are several reasons for cooperation. First, such projects are extraordinarily expensive. For example, the deployment of the Russian Orbital Station (ROS), scheduled for 2028 and intended for deep space exploration, is estimated to cost 608.9 billion roubles.

“The key economic logic lies in pooling resources, which will significantly reduce the burden on participating countries. Our (BRICS) combined potential is impressive: several spaceports, more than 1,500 satellites and nearly 100 launches per year,” said Oleg Alekseenko, Candidate of Political Sciences and Associate Professor at the Department of Global Studies, Faculty of Global Processes, Lomonosov Moscow State University, in an exclusive interview with TV BRICS.

Another reason for BRICS cooperation in the space sector is the absence of long-term national goals for Mars or the Moon among individual countries, while humanity as a whole shares such an objective: expanding the habitat of humankind and mitigating risks threatening the development of civilisation.

“I also believe that large-scale projects cannot be implemented by a single country because the range of technologies required is vast and extensive. The implementation of complex, large-scale projects is possible only through cooperation. In this, I see the prospects for uniting countries that together will be able to carry out major projects for the exploration of our natural satellite and, subsequently, the creation of a colony, for example, on Mars,” said space expert and aerospace engineer Denis Prudnik.

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Text copied from https://tvbrics.com/en/news/space-in...-global-scale/

[Ravenlocke]

BreakThrough News

Mar 19

“What moral authority does the US have over my country, which has lifted 800 million people out of poverty?”

At the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Hong Kong Legislative Councilmember Dominic Lee calls out the West for using 'human rights' to attack other countries.

https://x.com/BTnewsroom/status/2034716512582353277

[Ravenlocke]

New Direction AFRICA
@Its_ereko
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Mar 18
🇺🇳🗣️ Hong Kong legislator Dominic Lee just called out the US, UK, and NATO at the UN Human Rights Council.

"Preaching human rights while letting Israel get away with genocide."

"The blood of Palestinians and Iranians is on their hands."

A voice from Asia. Speaking truth to power. In Geneva. For the world to hear.

"What moral authority does the United States have? A country ruled by the Epsteinists."

The files are out. The connections are clear. The empire has no right to lecture anyone.

Palestinians dead. Iranians bombed. The West funds it all. Then preaches morality.

Dominic Lee said it. The chamber heard it. History will record it.

Double standards. Mass death. Zero accountability. The speech is over. The truth remains.

1/ 🇭🇰 This clip is exposing everything. Hong Kong legislator Dominic Lee at the UN Human Rights Council: “Preaching human rights while letting Israel get away with genocide.” “The blood of Palestinians and Iranians is on their hands.” A voice from Asia. Speaking truth to power. In Geneva. For the world to hear. The empire’s mask just cracked wide open

2/ He didn’t stop there: “What moral authority does the United States have? A country ruled by the Epsteinists.” The files are out. The connections are crystal clear. They fund the bombs, arm the genocide, then lecture everyone on “human rights.” Zero accountability. Pure double standards

[url]https://x.com/Its_ereko/status/2034560850749456815

3/ This isn’t just one speech. It’s the growing roar from Asia and the Global South. While Gaza is wiped out and Iran gets bombed, the West stands at the UN podium pretending to be the moral police. Dominic Lee said what millions already know: the blood is on THEIR hands.

4/ 🇭🇰🧧 UPDATE: Speech dropped yesterday at the UNHRC right as the world watches the latest empire strikes on Iran and the endless Gaza horror. Hong Kong standing tall. Asia refusing to stay silent. More voices rising every day. The narrative is breaking.

[url]https://x.com/Its_ereko/status/2034561054731108449

5/ This moment is a mirror for the planet. The streets are in the streets. The truth is spreading like fire. A few brave legislators in Asia are calling it exactly what it is. The empire? Still preaching from blood-stained hands while hiding behind “rules-based order.” History is watching who chooses truth over submission.

6/ Moral authority isn’t Washington’s, London’s, or NATO’s to hand out. The people see it. Asia sees it. The Global South sees it. Will the UN keep pretending or finally face the blood on the hands? Drop your thoughts below Asia speaks. Empire exposed. The tide is turning. 💪🏿🗺️ #UNHypocrisy #EmpireExposed #AsiaRising #FreePalestine #IranTruth #Geopolitics

[url]https://x.com/Its_ereko/status/2034561273703051631

[Ravenlocke]

Shen Shiwei 沈诗伟

This is big in China-#Africa partnership!👏👏👏
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Mozambican President Daniel Francisco Chapo agreed to upgrade 🇨🇳China-🇲🇿#Mozambique ties to community with shared future in new era.

Xi says China is willing to work with ​African countries to address ‌the spillover effects of the #MiddleEast conflict.

Beijing is the third stop of President
@daniel_chapo24
's China trip. He made central China's Hunan Province his first destination, visiting an industrial park in the provincial capital Changsha and experiencing a number of new energy products. He then traveled to Northwest China's Qinghai Province. Stating his visit has 'a focus on development,' President Chapo said the objective is to strengthen partnerships in the areas of energy, industry and innovation.

Since 2024, China granted Mozambique zero-tariff treatment on all tariff lines, which has boost economic and trade coopeartion.

https://x.com/shen_shiwei/status/2046590430960288128

[Bill Ryan]

Posted by Ravenlocke (here)
Li Zexin 李泽欣

At the Canton Fair, a foreign woman with lower-body disabilities stood and walked on her own using a Chinese exoskeleton. Her family was moved to tears.

Technology is for people, not for show.

https://x.com/XH_Lee23/status/2046114972955214309

I wanted to see this a little more clearly, and I found this short video which shows how the woman is now able to walk.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=uJx1OBgKCXM

[Ravenlocke]

Columbia have completely paid off their IMF debt.

Gustavo Petro

Translated from Spanish
The entirety of the debt with the IMF, incurred during the Duque administration and paid off in a very short time, has been settled.

This means that Colombia is no longer subject to the burdensome conditions that the IMF imposes on debtor countries.

https://x.com/petrogustavo/status/2046932019645448639

[Ravenlocke]

Connectivity wars - The US war on Multipolarity

Pepe Escobar reposted

Glenn Diesen

Pepe Escobar: Connectivity Wars - The U.S. War on Multipolarity
https://youtu.be/XzzDdssl_rw

https://x.com/Glenn_Diesen/status/2047380882005119365

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Pepe Escobar

This is immensely cool - I've traveled these roads over the years, now they're on overdrive. The Xinjiang-Central Asia-Pakistan connection in effect. Bishkek-Karachi corridor in da house.


Sputnik

🇵🇰🇰🇬 New trade corridor activated: Kyrgyz truck reaches Pakistan

📍 Pakistan has marked a regional connectivity milestone. The first truck from Kyrgyzstan has arrived via China under the Quadrilateral Traffic in Transit Agreement (QTTA) framework.

Key details:

▪️ The truck entered Sost Dry Port with a commercial cargo

▪️ Was operated under QTTA, connecting Pakistan, China, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan

▪️ The operation was facilitated by Pakistan's National Logistics Corporation (NLC), together with its partner company in Kyrgyzstan

Why it matters:

It is the first time a Central Asian country has used its own vehicle to ship goods to Pakistan. QTTA now offers a reliable alternative route for all types of cargo.

What's next:

Extending the route to Karachi Port is planned — giving landlocked Central Asia direct access to global markets via the Bishkek–Karachi corridor.

Context:

Pakistan has been moving cargo to Kyrgyzstan since 2024 using multimodal TIR systems



https://x.com/RealPepeEscobar/status...08455264538750

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NewRulesGeopolitics

Apr 23
🚨🇨🇳 U.S. SANCTIONS BACKFIRE: PETROYUAN GROWS STRONGER IN EVERY CRISIS

Every time the US creates a crisis, more countries start using China’s yuan to buy and sell oil instead of the dollar. And each crisis leaves behind more yuan users who never fully go back.

🔸 Dollar still dominates ~50% of global payments on SWIFT and yuan is stuck in low single digits — but yuan jumps in when sanctions block normal dollar deals.

🔸 Indian refiners already settling Iranian oil cargoes directly in yuan under heavy US sanctions pressure.

🔸 African banks rapidly building direct yuan channels to bypass dollar routing entirely.

🔸 Strait of Hormuz carries 1 in 5 barrels of global oil; Asia gets half or more of its crude from the Middle East — disruptions there force quick alternative payments.

🔸 Each crisis creates lasting “residue”: more firms get used to transacting in yuan, more banks learn to handle it, and companies start holding working balances in yuan.

🔸 In normal oil shocks dollar demand surges and strengthens it fast; with yuan channels open, demand becomes uneven and dollar rallies turn messy and less predictable.

The dollar won’t suddenly collapse. But it’s losing its total control during emergencies. Usage spikes during chaos, then fades when calm returns — but new infrastructure and habits stay, raising the baseline for the next crisis.

Will the petroyuan eventually replace the petrodollar?

https://x.com/NewRulesGeo/status/2047348919534027089

[Ravenlocke]

NewRulesGeopolitics

🚨🇺🇸🇨🇳 China's Decisive Home-Field Advantage Over the U.S.

The Iran War demonstrated American military capability — but also revealed a critical vulnerability. Modern wars, even against weaker adversaries, burn through missiles at an extraordinary rate. But Iran and China are not remotely comparable.

China has spent decades preparing specifically for a war against American naval power. Beijing would not rely on speedboats or mines.

It would attempt a coordinated campaign designed to keep U.S. carrier strike groups far from the fight — and make intervention around Taiwan or the South China Sea costly from the opening hours of the war.

🔸 China's DF-21D "carrier killer" ballistic missile has an estimated range of 1,500 kilometers.

🔸 The longer-range DF-26 can reach much farther and threatens Guam — a critical U.S. logistics and air hub.

🔸 China would also fight with submarines, long-range bombers, drones, satellites, electronic warfare, and cyberattacks — feats Iran could not sustain.

🔸 Chinese aircraft, missile forces, and naval units would operate near home territory with shorter supply lines and land-based support.

🔸 U.S. forces would need to project power across long distances while protecting bases in Guam, Okinawa, and Japan — all of which could face missile attack in the opening phase of a war.

🔸 Logistics often decide wars. Between fuel, spare parts, runway repairs, and missile reloads, the winning side needs to perfect its ability to support its fighters and hardware at all times.

The core issue is endurance. U.S. forces would be heavily dependent on scattered bases throughout the region, requiring fighter jets and bombers to travel long distances. China is built to fight close to home, while the U.S. must sustain power Meanwhile.

Missile threats and logistics constraints would slow American response and strain its ability to maintain tempo. Without major adaptation, geography and preparation give Beijing a decisive edge in a prolonged conflict.


https://x.com/NewRulesGeo/status/2047718394875830556

[Ravenlocke]

Pepe Escobar reposted

🇷🇺 STANISLAV KRAPIVNIK 🇷🇺

Apr 23
🚨🇨🇳🇺🇸Liquidating an Empire: How China Plans to Turn America's Three Crises Into Strategic Gains

US global dominance has become a burden. Heavy debt, industrial decline, and weakening allied support are forcing America into an involuntary fire sale of non-core assets—like industrial technology and resources—just to protect its dollar, military, and tech edge. A senior Chinese scholar, Wu Xinbo, published a strategic analysis outlining how China should respond as the United States faces serious internal problems.

🔸Money Crisis

US debt interest payments now consume over 5% of http://GDP.US is borrowing more just to pay old debts — and selling overseas assets to survive.

🔸Industry Crisis

US manufacturing has fallen below 12% of GDP. The US now depends on foreign countries for critical minerals like lithium and cobalt: and is opening its mines to foreign investors out of necessity.

🔸Alliance Crisis

US allies like France and Germany are making independent decisions rather than following Washington. Rising powers like China and India are demanding more say in global rules.

🔸Wu's Strategy

Only buy US bonds in exchange for major concessions like lifting chip sanctions:

🟠Target US lithium and cobalt deposits through joint ventures

🟠Expand China's CIPS payment system to reduce dollar dependence

🟠Divide US alliances by treating each ally differently

🟠Strike during moments of US financial vulnerability

🔸Avoiding traps:

Wu warns of three hidden dangers—‘asset traps’, ‘patent traps’ (legal barriers), and ‘rule traps’ (unequal trade rules)—that could turn a good deal into a loss.

Wu openly frames China's goal as absorbing US power assets — financially, industrially, and politically — without triggering conflict. This kind of direct strategic language is rare among Chinese establishment scholars.

@NewRulesGeo
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https://x.com/STANISKRAPIVNIK/status...71303569490158