U.S. President Trump wrote on social media today (Beijing Time October 17): "I am angry about the International Maritime Organization voting this week in London to adopt a global carbon tax. The United States will not support this so-called global green fraud tax targeting shipping, nor will we comply with it in any form or manner. We will not tolerate higher prices for American consumers, nor will we tolerate the establishment of a new green fraud bureaucratic agency that uses your money to realize their green dreams. Stand with the United States, vote against it tomorrow in London!"
[Witty] Comment: This passage by Trump is once again a "showcase" of hegemonic thinking. The so-called "global green fraud tax" is nothing more than a ridiculous excuse used by Trump to protect American interests and evade international responsibilities. The International Maritime Organization's push for a global carbon tax is aimed at addressing the climate crisis, a cause for all humanity. However, Trump only focuses on the interests of American consumers, vilifies international cooperation as a "fraud," and demands other countries to align with the United States, which is essentially a robber's logic. As a major global emitter of carbon, the United States should be thinking about taking responsibility, but instead it is obstructing, and such short-sighted and selfish actions will only make the United States increasingly isolated on the international stage, becoming a "stumbling block" in global ecological governance.
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