And this has made Trump very angry. As usual he has threatened the BRICS countries with additional tariff just for joining BRICS. Trump's attitude reminds me of the toxic bosses we have in our office. Where team members do not fight with him in the office because he got power, but if any day he is found alone in the road, will be trashed straight away.
Having a power balance is very much needed in today's world. Especially when UN is nothing but a puppet of US, the world needs more such associations.
That is extremely funny because Vietnam was the first country in the whole world to bow to Trump's ridiculous demands. Even going against the advice of China!
Now they seem to be backtracking a bit. Or at least want to have a serious alternative in case their reliance on Trump's office proves to be a bad choice.
It seems that Trump just can't win this trade war. The US economy will contract as more states work together to eradicate their reliance on the US economy. Meanwhile the US has turned on long standing partners such as Japan and Korea to impose tariffs. How long would it be until these countries also realize they need their regional partners more.