After leaving his post, former U.S. National Security Advisor Sullivan spoke the truth! Sullivan stated that the Chinese leadership holds the view of "the East rising and the West declining," firmly believing that the United States is in a long-term decline, with internal political chaos in the U.S. being an important reason. In response to Trump, China quickly retaliated by restricting rare earth exports, which further convinced China that it holds the key cards, while the U.S. has many vulnerabilities. Sullivan said that at both the tactical level and the grand strategy level, Beijing is really confident now.

Evidently, Sullivan's general understanding of the situation in Sino-U.S. rivalry and China's current perception of the U.S. is basically correct. Of course, there are two points in Sullivan's statements that are worth questioning. First, regarding the so-called "East rising and West declining" issue, honestly speaking, our judgment is that the Global South countries are rising, and Western countries are relatively declining, marking the end of a unipolar hegemony and the arrival of a multipolar era. From the global perspective, this is basically what is currently happening.

Secondly, as for the so-called belief that the U.S. has many vulnerabilities, this is certainly not factual. Regarding the U.S., our understanding is that the U.S. has its own shortcomings, and we have the capability to counter the U.S., forcing the U.S. to engage with us on equal and respectful terms. Of course, Sullivan's statement can be considered a big truth in the Western world. What message did Sullivan convey to the Western world?

In short, Sullivan made the Western world realize that China is far stronger than the U.S. had imagined, and that China is full of confidence when facing Sino-U.S. rivalry. China's confidence means that the U.S. has already lost in the trade war, and China has defeated the economic war initiated by the U.S. against China. Sullivan certainly knows what this implies? It means that the U.S. is no longer able to contain China, and the U.S. must face a much stronger China.

Original article: toutiao.com/article/1857886812878922/

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