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:::(ec) The argument these sanctioned countries - Russia, Iran, China, toss in Cuba & Venezuela, etc - have is, US sanctions are a violation of [[international law]]. Only the [[UN]] can impose global sanctions, and the US is/has abused its status in the international community by [[blackmail]]ing its "allies" with threats of sanctions if they don't go along with the "[[rules based order]]". Heck, the US has even used covert military aggression and [[terrorist]] attacks against its own supposed "allies" in blowing up the [[Nordstream pipeline]]. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]^{[[User talk:RobSmith|''The Truth. Just Putin It Out There'']]} 20:27, April 29, 2024 (EDT)

:::(ec) The argument these sanctioned countries - Russia, Iran, China, toss in Cuba & Venezuela, etc - have is, US sanctions are a violation of [[international law]]. Only the [[UN]] can impose global sanctions, and the US is/has abused its status in the international community by [[blackmail]]ing its "allies" with threats of sanctions if they don't go along with the "[[rules based order]]". Heck, the US has even used covert military aggression and [[terrorist]] attacks against its own supposed "allies" in blowing up the [[Nordstream pipeline]]. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]^{[[User talk:RobSmith|''The Truth. Just Putin It Out There'']]} 20:27, April 29, 2024 (EDT)

::::Even under a pessimistic scenario for the US dollar, the USA will likely not lose its world reserve currency status for about 20 years (The UK lost its world reserve currency status in stages and over time). But the fact is that China's economy is shaky and China depends a lot on the selling of oil to China. China/Russia are key BRICS countries. On top of this, the [https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/index/dxy U.S. Dollar Index (DXY) is up by about 25% in the last 20+ years] and the [https://www.google.com/search?q=us+to+yuan&sca_esv=f977441fd745688c&sxsrf=ACQVn0_rwJ7EJCNlVKLPM9uTbf6cuJpGoQ%3A1714662073474&ei=uaozZtOwHMCGptQP3q2BkAw&ved=0ahUKEwiT8bH-ne-FAxVAg4kEHd5WAMIQ4dUDCBA&uact=5&oq=us+to+yuan&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiCnVzIHRvIHl1YW4yEBAAGIAEGJECGIoFGEYYggIyChAAGIAEGBQYhwIyBRAAGIAEMgUQABiABDIGEAAYFhgeMgYQABgWGB4yBhAAGBYYHjIGEAAYFhgeMgYQABgWGB4yBhAAGBYYHjIcEAAYgAQYkQIYigUYRhiCAhiXBRiMBRjdBNgBAki_M1AAWM8tcAZ4AZABAZgBvwGgAfkRqgEEMC4xNrgBA8gBAPgBAZgCFaACiBOoAhLCAgoQIxiABBgnGIoFwgILEAAYgAQYkQIYigXCAhEQLhiABBixAxjRAxiDARjHAcICCxAAGIAEGLEDGIMBwgIEECMYJ8ICFBAuGIAEGJECGLEDGNEDGMcBGIoFwgIKEC4YgAQYQxiKBcICChAAGIAEGEMYigXCAhAQLhiABBhDGMcBGIoFGK8BwgIREAAYgAQYkQIYsQMYgwEYigXCAgsQLhiABBiRAhiKBcICEBAAGIAEGLEDGEMYgwEYigXCAggQLhiABBixA8ICCxAuGIAEGMcBGK8BwgIFEC4YgATCAgcQIxgnGOoCwgIUEAAYgAQY4wQYtAIY6QQY6gLYAQHCAgsQLhiABBjRAxjHAcICEBAuGIAEGNEDGEMYxwEYigXCAhAQABiABBixAxiDARgUGIcCwgINEAAYgAQYsQMYQxiKBcICCBAAGBYYChgewgIKEAAYFhgKGB4YD5gDILoGBggBEAEYAboGBggCEAEYE5IHBjYuMTQuMaAH7aMB&sclient=gws-wiz-serp US dollar to Chinese yuan rate] has skyrocketed in the last couple of years in favor of the US dollar. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 11:11, May 2, 2024 (EDT)

::::Even under a pessimistic scenario for the US dollar, the USA will likely not lose its world reserve currency status for about 20 years (The UK lost its world reserve currency status in stages and over time). But the fact is that [https://www.conservapedia.com/Essay:_The_United_States_will_be_the_leading_power_in_the_world_for_the_foreseeable_future#China_has_likely_peaked_arguments_and_is_now_in_decline_arguments China's economy is shaky] and China depends a lot on the selling of oil to China. China/Russia are key BRICS countries. On top of this, the [https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/index/dxy U.S. Dollar Index (DXY) is up by about 25% in the last 20+ years] and the [https://www.google.com/search?q=us+to+yuan&sca_esv=f977441fd745688c&sxsrf=ACQVn0_rwJ7EJCNlVKLPM9uTbf6cuJpGoQ%3A1714662073474&ei=uaozZtOwHMCGptQP3q2BkAw&ved=0ahUKEwiT8bH-ne-FAxVAg4kEHd5WAMIQ4dUDCBA&uact=5&oq=us+to+yuan&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiCnVzIHRvIHl1YW4yEBAAGIAEGJECGIoFGEYYggIyChAAGIAEGBQYhwIyBRAAGIAEMgUQABiABDIGEAAYFhgeMgYQABgWGB4yBhAAGBYYHjIGEAAYFhgeMgYQABgWGB4yBhAAGBYYHjIcEAAYgAQYkQIYigUYRhiCAhiXBRiMBRjdBNgBAki_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&sclient=gws-wiz-serp US dollar to Chinese yuan rate] has skyrocketed in the last couple of years in favor of the US dollar. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 11:11, May 2, 2024 (EDT)

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