So maybe NZ will jump on the Brics wagon. It makes sense.
It will be a divisive process as a majority of NZs law and culture and political heritage is as a western imperial tribute state. There are growing Chinese links but the transition is unlikely to be as easy and smooth as the transition from British Empire to US hegemony was. NZ with its commodity based exports is best trading with countries with a need for those commodities and the ability to provide manufactured goods at a good price. This difficulty of transition from a US empire to Chinese dominance with some variations in character can probably be applied to many other countries like Australia, Canada, the EU, S.Korea and Japan. It is time of vulnerability and uncertainty for not just the US, but also its historical allies.
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NZ is already part of the US intelligence apparatus, all the 5 eyes countries are.
That was step 1.
Brexit was step 2.
Step 3 is just a formality/disclosure at this point. China will be used to justify the 5-eyes countries becoming US protectorates in the next few years. Book it.
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Very unlikely NZ would accept that.
Especially if Trump or similar leadership holds power in the US.
Brexit had little effect on NZ except reviving interest from Britain in redeveloping traditional trade ties and freeing Britain from some EU constraints. The US is abandoning its traditional allies as it displays more insular and isolationist tendencies.
The US is increasingly seen as an unreliable 'protector' and Trump re-election would substantially accelerate that decline in relationships. China already offers NZ and many other western economies far more value added than the US does.
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It's already the fact on the ground, there's no debating it. NZ isn't a self-sufficient country and thus depends on the US for intelligence and defense matters... Australia rolling out US nuclear boats made it official, the Pacific is consolidating.
All that's remaining is the optics.
US is abandoning its traditional allies
You clearly have no idea wtf is going on, wake up its WW3
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