China: The new vanguard of 21st century exploitation of poor countries’ resources

From G7 to G20

The shift in the authority for superintending the international economy from the G7 club of rich nations to the G20 grouping, which includes the emerging economies of China, India, Brazil and Russia, was initiated by United States President Bush in 2008 when both the US and the global economy were engulfed in an economic recession, financial crisis and credit crunch, such as the world had not witnessed,