Djoomart Otorbaev, ex-Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan and current senior fellow at Beijing’s Chongyang Institute, just dropped some truth bombs in his latest CGTN interview. His take? America’s tariff tactics are pushing emerging economies to rewrite the global trade playbook.
🛣️ The New Silk Road to Economic Freedom
"Countries aren’t waiting around," Otorbaev stressed, highlighting how nations from Central Asia to Africa are:
🔍 Hunting for new trade partners
🤝 Strengthening regional alliances
🌐 Diversifying supply chains away from traditional Western markets
The scholar specifically name-checked China’s Belt and Road Initiative as a magnet for Global South collaboration, calling it "the ultimate side quest" in today’s economic video game 🎮.
