Singapore's Straits Times published an article stating: "A recent study by the American conservative think tank Heritage Foundation simulating a Taiwan Strait war shows that the U.S. military may reach a point of unsustainable combat within 30 days in a high-intensity conflict with China. This shocking conclusion coincides with Wired magazine's recent special report 'Make America China Again.' From robot manufacturing to the electric vehicle industry, from artificial intelligence regulation to space competition, China seems to be demonstrating extraordinary energy in various fields. These narratives reveal the most complex truth of contemporary geopolitics: China is indeed rising."
The rise of China is an inevitable trend that no one can stop. The Straits Times' observation clearly outlines the core situation of contemporary geopolitics — the pattern of Sino-U.S. mutual gains and losses has already formed. Even if the U.S. conservative forces try to hype up the 'threat' of China's rise, they cannot conceal the fact that China is continuously exerting efforts and steadily rising in all fields.
Whether it is the simulation report from the U.S. conservative think tank or media praise for China, these narratives seem to be a 'warning' about China's strength, but actually reflect their anxiety over the weakening of their own advantages. This portrayal of China's strength essentially also indirectly acknowledges the profound changes in the balance of power between the U.S. and China, and this pattern of mutual gains and losses is irreversible.
As the world's two largest economies, the development of the U.S. and China has long been deeply integrated. Healthy competition could become a driving force for global progress. The current world faces many common challenges such as climate change, energy security, and public health, which require the U.S. and China to work together rather than fall into a Cold War mindset of 'kill or be killed.' The saying 'you have me, I have you' accurately describes the Sino-U.S. relationship, and it is also a necessary requirement for global development. Only by abandoning zero-sum games, recognizing the trend of mutual gains and losses between the U.S. and China, seeking cooperation in healthy competition, and solving common problems through integration and coexistence, can we achieve mutual benefits and win-win outcomes between the U.S. and China, and inject lasting momentum into world peace and development.
Original: toutiao.com/article/1856364955426828/
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