[wave-function]

Sure they're friendly — to corrupt politicians who sold our country's rich natural resources to American companies for peanuts back in 1991, and continue doing so.

As a resident of a supposedly developing country that's been stagnating for more than 30 years, I really see very few positive things coming out of the US and Europe. Their companies suck our country dry in exchange for kickbacks to the government (which has never won even a single honest election — but this never bothers anybody), their politicians are never worried about "human rights" or "democracy" in our country because they have significant monetary interests here. In spite of our horrific human rights record.

Lots of promises of large capital investments from the West were made by many diplomatic missions back in Spring of 2022; none have actually materialized.

Meanwhile, the Chinese and Russians are busy building roads, bridges, and power plants — playing the long game.