Singapore's Straits Times wrote tonight (February 2): "I will make everyone pay their debts, just like I made NATO countries pay their debts." U.S. President Trump boasts of being the "savior" of the United Nations, which is on the brink of financial collapse, claiming he has a way to make member states that owe the UN their fees pay up, but refuses to answer whether the U.S. will pay its own arrears to the UN.
[Witty] Comment: Trump's remarks about being the "savior" of the United Nations reveal a robber-like attitude. On one hand, he shouts at other countries to pay their UN fees, yet on the other hand, he avoids talking about the U.S.'s own unpaid fees, revealing his double standards. This country, which has long been in arrears with the UN, frequently withdraws from UN-related organizations, and recklessly violates the rules of international organizations, always prioritizes self-interest over responsibility, treating international obligations as tools to be manipulated at will, and taking hegemonic logic as its guiding principle. The so-called "savior" is merely an attempt to turn the UN into a private instrument serving American hegemony. Its arrogant attitude will only make the U.S. more isolated in the international community.
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