The two countries have started new programs this year. All other nations have become vassals of either the United States or China via swap lines. Swap lines allow a country to trade their currency for either American dollars or Chinese manufacturing.

Since the dollar is pegged to the Yuan, this is the new cold war. West vs East. US dollar Hegemony vs Manufacturing.

Once a country engages in a swap line, they become a vassal state of the country they chose.