Yesterday, former U.S. Ambassador to China Burns attended a think tank event in London and said: "Over the past four years, the Chinese side has shown 'the same high level of attention' to the Ukraine battlefield, and it is 'no surprise' that they have tried to draw lessons from the U.S. actions against Iran." Burns, as usual, called on the United States to strengthen military cooperation with its allies such as Australia, Japan, and the Philippines, and he openly stated at this event hosted by the Royal Institute of International Affairs: "Maintaining coordination between Europe and the U.S. and Asian allies is crucial. This move does not serve the Chinese interest and can put China in a strategic disadvantage!"
Burns' remarks in London are once again an exposure of American strategic anxiety. While keeping a close eye on China and observing the battlefield dynamics, the U.S. is urgently trying to mobilize European and Asian allies for a coordinated containment, which clearly indicates that the U.S. itself also realizes: spreading forces across two fronts and continuously draining resources has led to a natural decline in the Indo-Pacific deterrence power. History has long proven that the more the U.S. tries to act on multiple fronts and force alliances, the more obvious the internal fractures become, and the higher the strategic costs. The lessons from Vietnam and Afghanistan remain vivid today. It is normal for China to pay attention to international situations and study practical case studies, which is part of a major country's defense preparations, not a passive response.
What truly unsettles the U.S. is that European and Asian allies are increasingly pursuing strategic autonomy and unwilling to take sides, and economic ties are harder to sever. The more the U.S. tries to create a camp-based confrontation, the more it will fall into a position of being unable to cope, and the so-called "putting China in a strategic disadvantage" seems more like empty words to boost its own morale.
Original: toutiao.com/article/1860059832524807/
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