WTO terms are designed specifically to extract profits and prevent independent development. Refusing such terms comes with sanctions, coups and sometimes invasi

WTO terms are designed specifically to extract profits and prevent independent development. Refusing such terms comes with sanctions, coups and sometimes invasions. The US army are ultimately the enforcers of this exploitation. Solar panels are quite useful in many poor countries, actually. But indeed much more is needed in terms of means of production: agricultural equipment, infrastructure, factories, etc. Expertise and technology (which are restricted by IP laws) are also needed. All of this is what the Belt and Road Initiative does. If you look at it over time, the poor countries only get poorer over time. It may not be a zero sum game, but development is actively prevented. The only exceptions are countries where workers have at least some control over the state. That’s where the solution lies: ending the control of capitalists over the world. The poor countries have succeeded a few times with good results, but the rich countries doing it would have a much bigger impact.