In recent years, some people believe that the United States is declining, and China will surpass the United States to become the world’s largest economy. Therefore, many people worry that conflicts between the United States and China will inevitably break out… The narrative of American decline has been around for decades, but it has always been proven wrong. — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen
U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen. AP pictures
Whether the United States is declining or not is irrelevant. What is most worthy of discussion at present is how big China is. In a speech yesterday at Johns Hopkins University on US-China economic relations, Yellen said, “The United States is moving forward with confidence in its long-term economic strength. We remain the largest and most dynamic economy and a strong belief in the defense of our values and national security.”
What is the role of the United States? China is big enough to ignore your existence, which shows that China has climbed to a condescending position; whether the United States sinks or rises has little impact on the world, unless the United States tries to change this reality. But can America do it? 11 expired aircraft carrier, forget it.
Before Yellen’s speech, the official media “Global Times” published an article titled “China’s diplomacy is very busy and has no time to receive people who are insincere”. Secretary of State Blinken, at the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, he openly stated that China “must show its willingness to continue engaging with the United States” and put pressure on China in the name of the world; the second is US Secretary of Defense Austin, “The United States has not canceled its The illegal sanctions imposed by China’s new Defense Minister Li Shangfu” show the lack of basic atmosphere for Sino-US military dialogue.
The official media did not name Yellen, but the U.S. trade and technology policies toward China are very problematic. The Voice of America said: “The Biden administration has adopted a series of measures, including export controls on certain high-tech products and technologies. , adding entities and individuals that provide support to the Chinese military to the Entity List, imposing sanctions in response to threats related to cybersecurity and China’s military-civilian integration, and conducting national security risk reviews of foreign investment in the United States, among other things.” Not enough. It is reported that the Biden administration is considering a plan to restrict certain foreign investments of the United States in certain sensitive technology fields involving major national security. The outside world predicts that this will be an unprecedented sanction against China.
In 2021, China proposes three waivers to the US: “Give up imposing unreasonable tariffs on Chinese products, renounce various unilateral sanctions on Chinese companies and scientific research and education institutions, and renounce unreasonable suppression of China’s scientific and technological progress. “Necessary conditions”, today, the United States does not improve, but it has to be more spicy. When Yellen spoke at the university, she even bluntly said that China uses technology to suppress human rights and monitor people. As a high-level US official who is a world surveillance power, he can say this. If so, I would rather believe that she is insincere than that she has a problem with IQ.
China’s diplomacy, national defense, and the cold treatment of the United States in the financial and economic fields have a certain degree of confidence and rational thinking. The official media said: “While the United States continues to take actions full of hostility towards China, it also wants to stabilize China through “contact” to control risks. It’s convenient for me to hit you better.” The abacus is crackling, can’t China play with you?” In addition to kicking the tricks of the United States in one breath, the most important sentence of the article is: “China is a big country. I won’t get used to this problem. China’s diplomacy is very busy.”
The official media is always the official media, and they did not completely blame the United States. They said: “China’s door is always open. When the Americans show sincerity and show relevant practical actions, China and the United States will strengthen communication in various fields.” Exchanges will naturally take place, and this is what the international community expects to see.”
Could the U.S. policy toward China be changed in an instant? No such thing, China and the United States continue to compete, but the problem is that in this contest, it is difficult for the United States to gain the upper hand. To put it clearly, China has the ability to join hands with other major powers to change the international order that has not changed for a century. China is not isolated, and the United States and the West are not united, you know!
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