They (the US) already have Chevron, ExxonMobil, Freeport, and Newmont, who have been extracting my country's resources for decades without any major return to the country's economy. Yet they still want more from my country... it's like they are trying to extort more by using their power. It's a clear abuse of power against developing countries.
And not only that, until now they have also sent proposals to use my country's military bases to maintain the stability of the Southeast Asian region. Even now they continue to increase co-operation exercises, but the funny thing is that when my country wants to buy fighter aircraft from Russia, they come up with new sanctions threats if the agreement is still carried out. They offered a solution to cancel the sanctions only if my country buys F-15EX & Rafale.
So by looking at this fact, it is clear that this is not just a threat anymore, but America really wants to intervene in my country's economy, politics, and military. So my country's decision to become a full member of BRICS was right because America's intention to control my country was obvious.
If the current government of your country resists the US push to control the economy of your country, they might end up sponsoring opposition political parties to take over power. If this plot fails, your country should be ready for a coup or internal political conflict.
It happened in my country when a leader decided to nationalise all the multinational corporations that were used to exploit our resources. It is on record that a developed country sponsored a coup that led to the death of our political leader. To date, we are still mourning his death because he was not corrupt and had good plans for my nation.
The US wants political leader who are their puppets to take over power in developing nations to enable them to exploit their resources.