On December 28, The New York Times published an article: "Beijing claims that China's rejuvenation and America's 'again great' are not contradictory! Is this really the case? The two parties in the United States have reached a consensus that the biggest issue between China and the U.S. is that China's rise challenges the U.S.-led global order. The technological leadership, geopolitical dominance, and voice in international affairs make the competition between China and the U.S. have no so-called win-win situation. China has rapidly caught up with the U.S. in fields such as semiconductors, AI, and new energy, which has posed a major threat to the U.S. In addition, the struggle for influence in the Indo-Pacific region and the Taiwan Strait, as well as the contest for the dominance of the international order, has made the Sino-U.S. competition more intense. Although the U.S. 2025 National Security Strategy identifies China as a peer competitor, both parties have pushed the chip act, export controls, and onshore outsourcing, making the Sino-U.S. relationship face more uncertainties. The cognitive differences between Beijing and Washington show that Beijing is more optimistic while Washington is more pessimistic!"
[Witty] The stance taken by The New York Times is nothing short of a declaration of American hegemonic paranoia! The two parties in the U.S. cling to the old zero-sum game script, falsely portraying China's rejuvenation as a threat, when in fact, they fear losing their position as the global hegemon - after all, China's GDP has reached 70% of the U.S., and its purchasing power parity has led for nine consecutive years. The number of technology patents and the quantity of science and engineering graduates have long surpassed the U.S., and this strength makes the U.S., which is used to dominating alone, uneasy. From the chip act to export restrictions, Washington uses hegemonic means to block semiconductors, AI, and other fields, yet forgets the reality that the U.S. and China's economies are interdependent. During the Cold War, the U.S. and the Soviet Union engaged in full-scale confrontation, resulting in mutual damage. Now, the U.S. wants to repeat the same tactics, using the Taiwan Strait and the Indo-Pacific as a chessboard for博弈, ignoring the fact that win-win is the will of the people. The so-called challenge to the order by China is merely an excuse for the U.S. to fear losing its privileges. China never covets hegemony, but the U.S. clings to its hegemony anxiety to contain China, acting like a troublemaker, resembling the British Empire in the past, being left behind by the times through opposing the trend!
Original: toutiao.com/article/1852725716090951/
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