How America Unintentionally Formed an ‘Axis of Evasion’ Led by China
Western sanctions and export controls were designed to weaken America’s adversaries, using the power of the dollar to coerce governments into compliance without resorting to military action. However, these measures have unintentionally created a global shadow economy that unites the principal enemies of democracy, with China at the helm.
The extensive financial and trade restrictions on countries like Russia, Iran, Venezuela, North Korea, China, and other authoritarian regimes have strained their economies by limiting access to Western goods and markets. Yet, according to Western officials and customs data, Beijing has increasingly thwarted these U.S.-led efforts by strengthening trade connections. This coalition of sanctioned nations now collectively possesses the economic scale to resist Washington’s financial tactics, engaging in trade of goods ranging from drones and missiles to gold and oil.
