China's Belt and Road initiative does huge good

At last someone says the obvious: Jeffrey Sachs in this short clip says China's Belt & Road initiative does huge good.

I have been waiting for one person in the newspapers to say this, even in a subordinate clause of a sentence, for years without success. 

Please confine reading the media to quickly skimming, to get important facts and to see how the media are trying to manipulate their readers.


I came across the clip because an American pseudo-conservative called Ben Shapiro retweeted this as evidence that Sachs is not a patriotic American. Sachs is the best sort of patriot, not in any way a stooge of China or Russia. On the other hand, BS is a fervent Zionist and therefore his love of the USA does not prevent him being devoted to another Asian country. 

Here is the whole interview.

Everybody should listen to Jeffrey Sachs on all subjects. That's even more worthwhile than reading Christopher Caldwell or John Mearsheimer (honourable mention to Peter Hitchens and Arnaud Bertrand).

How foolish it is for countries to put their faith in the wisdom of American foreign policy, especially from 1991. 

Let's hope that the new administration marks a new beginning. A complete change in most areas of foreign policy is required.