US Vice President JD Vance made it clear that the West wants to keep poor Global South countries trapped at the bottom of the global value chain, through monopolistic control of advanced technologies.
US Vice President JD Vance made it clear that the West wants to keep poor Global South countries trapped at the bottom of the global value chain, through monopolistic control of advanced technologies.
I think that micharacterizes his evilness and intent. He’s specifically saying that free trade was supposed to be a good thing because it would allow exploitation but it’s not allowing enough exploitation for his tastes. Essentially he’s arguing against liberal economic colonialism to support fascist economic colonialism. And he doesn’t want those countries to ever gain any advantage.