China and India Bow to Trump’s Economic Threats The BRICS bloc—Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa—has been working overtime to unshackle itself from the US dollar. Their agenda is simple: weaken America’s stranglehold on global finance and shield themselves from sanctions. But Trump, ever the hawk for American economic dominance, isn’t playing nice. In typical Trump fashion, he’s made an ultimatum: continue de-dollarization, and you’ll face 100% tariffs. India, sensing the seismic consequences of an economic showdown, was the first to signal its willingness to "work with" the incoming administration. Now, reports suggest China is following suit, with President Xi Jinping reportedly engaging in backchannel communications with Trump. "We’ve already been talking," Trump boasted in a Reuters report. And…

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