Inverse Colonization: Move Out of The Himalayas
80% of small businesses in the United States have nothing to do with China.
Of the $438 billion that the US imports from China, big businesses can represent up to $400 billion of that.
Big businesses that are making the eastern exodus must do so now.
Whatever is left is not essential or should be addressed to make nonessential.
In Canada, there are many SKUs that I don’t have in the US. Does it really matter? No, because it is nonessential.
If we can secure the minerals agreement with Ukraine and finalize the first trade deal with India this week or next, it will symbolically mark the shift away from the East.
Stage 1: India
Stage 2: Local Manufacturing
The sequence is as follows - goto India and pivot westward asap.
Be smart.
When Alexander the Great conquered india. He stood at the edge of the Himalayas, considered going more east, and decided to revert back to his empire. Arguably the smartest move for his well-being as a man.
Interestingly, Alexander conquered Babylon.
This has been the case throughout history.
In fact, British colonization of India stands out as more "successful" for the British in terms of territorial acquisition, economic exploitation, and long-term administrative and cultural impact compared to their more limited and fragmented influence in China and Southeast Asia.
In China, British power was always constrained by Chinese sovereignty and competition from other powers, while in Southeast Asia, British control was significant in some areas but never as comprehensive or enduring as in India.