It is not necessary that governments sometimes use the economy as a weapon, as they force societies into extreme poverty, and therefore they are ready to accept any kind of basics as economic successes for the government. In countries, providing a loaf of bread is a political and economic victory for the government, and providing medicine and others.
So it is a weapon in both ends.
So it is a weapon in both ends.
It's been known that the West is financially sanctioning different countries because they own the widely used financial system. But with the existence of economically powerful countries like China, the sanctioned countries already have options to whom they could ask for loans. It is the world we know today.
When a country is able to provide for itself and provide products from its resources like China, it becomes independent. And will start investing in other countries and gain political allies. And just like an individual who has a good steady job and is financially independent, he can think of the welfare of his family.
