U.S. flag with Chinese emblem in Beijing. Archival photoMOSCOW, 27 Apr. The 200-year Western hegemony could end by 2040 with a significant increase in the GDP of China and India, columnist Henry Olsen writes in an article for the Washington Post newspaper. In his opinion, the dominance of Western countries in the world was based on economic power. Thus, in 2000, the states that have now imposed sanctions against Russia because of the military operation in Ukraine produced 79.4 percent of world GDP. By 2020, this figure has dropped to 60.4 percent.
"By 2040, China and India together will have a larger GDP in terms of purchasing power than the United States and the eight largest countries that have imposed sanctions on Russia combined. Add to this the developing powers: Brazil, Mexico, Indonesia and Turkey. Then the balance of power in the world will change even more. This development will end two hundred years of Western hegemony, unless one of these rising powers joins it," says Olsen.
The author of the publication noted that the rapid economic development of China and India allowed them not to comply with the demands of Western countries and refuse to impose sanctions against Russia. For this reason, Beijing and New Delhi abstained during the voting on the adoption of UN resolutions condemning Moscow's actions. Western plans to «strangle» Russia «The West has been the world leader for two centuries. If we do not adapt to the situation and do not prepare for the future, today's collective response from Russia could become a swan song for the West,» the observer concluded. operation in Ukraine. As stated by the Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at the military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops and have already significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main task in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.