The  impulsive tariffs  increase placed on many countries by Trump early this year which largely affected these countries economies before a later 90 days lifting of it was an eye opener to many countries chiefly from those of Africa and Asia continents who had to sought for an alternative to escape from such economic tyranny by joining the BRICS for economic alliance. You don't wake up one morning from your floppy bed in the White House and begin to threaten sovereign nations with tariffs all because you harbour it in your big fat head that your country is in a privilege position against the rest of the world. We are in the 21st century not in the 90s.