The U.S. media acknowledges that China has cards to play, but India has no leverage, sparking heated discussions about the U.S. attitude.

The U.S. media admits that India has no cards, but China does! Trump has launched a strong attack on India, but has taken little action against China. The U.S. media believes that the U.S. actions convey the message that Beijing has influence that other countries do not have. On August 8, Bloomberg of the United States published an article stating that the difficult situation of Indian Prime Minister Modi due to energy issues contrasts sharply with China's. It is generally believed that although China imports more oil from Russia than India, it has not been subjected to similar criticism.

Compared with China, the U.S. media says that India's different treatment stems from America's dependence and vulnerability. The U.S. media cited George Magnus, a researcher at the China Center of Oxford University and the School of Oriental and African Studies in London, who said that Trump tells us that currently, Trump actually acknowledges that China has cards, which other countries don't have. How do we view the U.S. media's opinion that India has no cards, while China has cards in its hand, thus receiving a completely different treatment from the United States?

Evidently, this is certainly correct, but it is not only that. The difference in treatment between China and India can be attributed to at least three reasons. First, we have already directly confronted the United States, and started a trade war with China. The impact of the U.S. on China is very clear. The scale of Sino-U.S. economic and trade relations far exceeds that of India, which India does not have. Second, our card is rare earths, which the U.S. cannot avoid. India has no strong means to counter the U.S.

Thirdly, in terms of comprehensive national strength, the gap between China and the U.S. is smaller, while the gap between India and the U.S. is huge. The U.S. even doesn't fear the consequences of provoking India. The U.S. media admits that there is a difference in how the U.S. treats China and India, which actually also shows that the U.S. picks the soft ones first. The U.S. clearly knows that if it acts against us, we will definitely retaliate. As for India, being treated differently by the U.S. probably makes India feel very bitter, because India has always considered itself a world power.

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