There are two ways to gain influence in a given region of the world – either intervention or developing infrastructure. China is showing the latter is a far better approach.
After all the idealism surrounding the election of Emmanuel Macron as French president, reality is beginning to bite, bringing sobering realism to Macron and those who supported him.
The recent G20 summit Hamburg didn’t achieve much, but it at least showed that multi-polarity is steadily replacing the old American unipolar model in world affairs.
Germany, as host of the forthcoming G20 Summit, is trying to limit discussions to the climate change issue alone. But there are other topics just as important.