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Spite the European Union's goal to show more united strength in the global power game, it remained a paper tiger compared to other super powers. The member states were constantly quarreling over domestic and foreign policy with no clear vision for their own position in the world. This "organized chaos", and the poor status of digitization in general and the missing ownership of companies for the digital economy (hence even more dependency to USA) were all hampering factors which made it very easy for China to pass the EU in power. | Spite the European Union's goal to show more united strength in the global power game, it remained a paper tiger compared to other super powers. The member states were constantly quarreling over domestic and foreign policy with no clear vision for their own position in the world. This "organized chaos", and the poor status of digitization in general and the missing ownership of companies for the digital economy (hence even more dependency to USA) were all hampering factors which made it very easy for China to pass the EU in power. | ||
China's ambitions are basically everywhere. They reached '''economic dominance'''. Ultimately China had created strong dependencies in the [https://edition.cnn.com/2020/11/16/economy/rcep-trade-agreement-intl-hnk/index.html Asian-Pacific region], in [[wp:China%E2%80%93Latin_America_relations|South America]], in the EU by having build a new silk road, dupe them in trade contracts, getting shares in key industries/companies [[wp:Desertec_industrial_initiative#High-voltage_direct_current_(HVDC)|including energy production]], farming their know-how for their own [[wp:de:Made_in_China_2025#Strategische_Zielsetzung_bis_2049|technological development]], in the end turning EU into just another export market. Also, [[wp:Africa–China_economic_relations|China invested]] | China's ambitions are basically everywhere. They reached '''economic dominance'''. Ultimately China had created strong dependencies in the [https://edition.cnn.com/2020/11/16/economy/rcep-trade-agreement-intl-hnk/index.html Asian-Pacific region], in [[wp:China%E2%80%93Latin_America_relations|South America]], in the EU by having build a new silk road, dupe them in trade contracts, getting shares in key industries/companies [[wp:Desertec_industrial_initiative#High-voltage_direct_current_(HVDC)|including energy production]], farming their know-how for their own [[wp:de:Made_in_China_2025#Strategische_Zielsetzung_bis_2049|technological development]], in the end turning EU into just another export market. Also, [[wp:Africa–China_economic_relations|China invested]] so much into African companies, infrastructure, and military goods that they trapped [https://www.forbes.com/sites/wadeshepard/2019/10/03/what-china-is-really-up-to-in-africa/ Africa in debts] or shares and mostly removed European's and American's influence from the continent. China needed Africa also to outsource the production of low-value goods and get cheep raw materials. (For this reason later renegade US states and their military (New Confederations) had chosen Africa territory for their proxy wars. They wanted to thwart China's growth strategy and hinder the installation of an all-enclosing WCG. The African states still remember [[wp:Scramble_for_Africa|Europe's phase of colonialism]] and hence have a somewhat open ear the NC's actual pretextual arguments but see it difficult not to continue trade with China.) | ||
The strongest dependencies China has created can be found within their new "domestic" Asian-Pacific market. One state after another became lost in China's economic and '''therefore political gravity'''. | The strongest dependencies China has created can be found within their new "domestic" Asian-Pacific market. One state after another became lost in China's economic and '''therefore political gravity'''. | ||
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--> For a long time Russia had intended to stay an independent player but given enough push and pull factors they very silently accepted being China's '''junior partner against their common enemy''' USA. Meanwhile Russia kept delivering oil, natural gas, | --> For a long time Russia had intended to stay an independent player but given enough push and pull factors they very silently accepted being China's '''junior partner against their common enemy''' USA. Meanwhile Russia kept delivering oil, natural gas, Thorium reactor ships and military goods. [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/262485473_The_Russia-China_Security_Partnership_in_the_Asia-Pacific_Region_Conjectural_and_Structural_Dimensions Russia helped out in securing the Asian Pacific region] against USA's "return to Asia" policy which in turn forced Washington to focus less on Eastern Europe - especially the Caucasus region. | ||
Meanwhile Kusnezow Feng, China's renowned and respected star philosopher, wrote a number of scenarios in which the world would turn upside down in best case or witness great filters in worst case within the next century unless mankind would act in unison. | Meanwhile Kusnezow Feng, China's renowned and respected star philosopher, wrote a number of scenarios in which the world would turn upside down in best case or witness great filters in worst case within the next century unless mankind would act in unison. | ||
The latest pandemic posed a potential '''hypercrisis''' which made it '''easy for Feng to promote his warnings'''. In a time of new trade wars and arms races, while there were so many global debts, fighting climate change and other problems – one crisis starting or reinforcing another – seemed a very likely threat to everyone. | The latest '''pandemic''' posed a potential '''hypercrisis''' which made it '''easy for Feng to promote his warnings'''. In a time of new trade wars and arms races, while there were so many global debts, fighting climate change and other problems – one crisis starting or reinforcing another – seemed a very likely threat to everyone. | ||
Fully trusting Feng and having "waked up" the Chinese government wanted to counter these scenarios. Using their economic power they forced the other super powers to establish a global federal super state. Officially, it was supposed to be a massive revamp up version of the United Nations which China – [[wp:United_Nations#Funding|with the guaranteed US shares – had already under its control]]. | Fully trusting Feng and having "waked up" the Chinese government wanted to counter these scenarios. Using their economic power they forced the other super powers to establish a global federal super state. Officially, it was supposed to be a massive revamp up version of the United Nations which China – [[wp:United_Nations#Funding|with the guaranteed US shares – had already under its control]]. | ||
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Critics doubt WCG's good will in their Regional Enhancing Act - making it a mere lip service - while conspiracy adherents over-interpretate the (yet cold) war between Syndicate and WCG as fully intended. | Critics doubt WCG's good will in their Regional Enhancing Act - making it a mere lip service - while conspiracy adherents over-interpretate the (yet cold) war between Syndicate and WCG as fully intended. | ||
===Tianxia=== | |||
Pensatore challenged Feng's therefor China's philosophy. | |||
The discussion with Feng inspired Pensatore to create a globally acting AI named Gaia to support a new democratic system, a Biocracy. | |||
This Feng-Pensatore connection is the reason why Avatara later shows up at Green Village asking Feng about Pensatore's whereabouts. | |||
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Pensatore (mirroring Italian, therefor European/Western thinking) and Feng (mirroring Russian/Chinese thinking) have a friendly rivalship - but more friendly than rival. Their discussions and results are meant to mirror the necessary reconciliation between political systems to effectively fight against the threat of global killers ("great filter" events). | |||
Pensatory once asked by wary authorities about preventing global threats being just a pretextual argument to "improve" WCG, he half-seriously replies that ensuring human survival is a nice "bonus". | |||
Recherche: | |||
* Xi's "Mao trauma" and therefor motivations? | |||
* Are there any story-relevant Russian philosophers that add to Feng's worldview? | |||
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