India, China, Japan, America -- all in a row

Four global pillars: all on different points on the same developmental timeline

Atlantic Council: The US Steel deal is a test of friendshoring—and the US is failing

Bloomberg: Xi’s Solution for China’s Economy Risks Triggering New Trade War

CGTN America: Global Business: China's Auto Industry has become Number One Overseas Exporter

WSJ: India Wanted a Manufacturing Boom. Its Workers Are Back on the Farm Instead.

This is how I put it in America’s New Map:

Our superpower competitors occupy different strands in this timeline: America retreating; the EU regrouping in the face of Russian aggression; Moscow inexorably falling under Beijing’s economic thrall; China methodically laying down markers worldwide, while eyeing Taiwan; and India beginning its internal dialogue on becoming a full-spectrum superpower. As none are on the same wavelength right now, too many experts feel compelled to declare a world in chaos!

Instead of chaos, I would argue that we’re just watching all such great powers moving along the same developmental path but occupying different points.

Of the four cited here (India, China, Japan, US), we are the most post-industrial (okay, Japan is a close second), so, no great surprise to hear Nippon Steel is interested in buying out US Steel, which, it so happens, is interested in selling out to Nippon Steel.