I think more of such stuff is going to come in coming years. It is just a manifestation of changing economic profile of the world. I believe something similar might have happened at climate talks - http://www.upi.com/Science_News/Resource-Wars/2010/05/05/Lea...
How it plays out in the long term is anybody's guess. But right now the EU and US have run very high debts which are only increasing with the deficits. With not very good immediate economic prospects, the developed world is beginning to learn to have new folks at the table. When you are neck deep in debt and those new folks are your creditors, there really is no choice.