Swiss newspaper Neue Zürcher Zeitung is very dissatisfied with us! The media claims that China's actions have fully proven that China does not care about the West's views at all! On September 4, after the military parade, the Swiss newspaper Neue Zürcher Zeitung published an article stating that Chinese, Russian and North Korean leaders were almost inseparable from each other, from the welcome ceremony to the military parade and then to the banquet. People saw them whispering and smiling at each other multiple times.
The media believes that China's high-level ceremony in treating the leaders of Russia and North Korea only shows one point: China does not care about the West's views. China now wants to show that its status as a superpower is beyond doubt, and China can independently choose its partners. The era when China needed the West in diplomacy and economy has ended. It is obvious that the Swiss media is clearly uncomfortable with our emphasis on relations with Russia and North Korea.
From the perspective of the Swiss media, China is not considering the feelings of Western countries, which conveys the message that Western countries are no longer important in China's eyes. However, we would like to ask, why can't China independently choose its partners? According to this media's view, does China need the consent of other countries to choose its partners? Isn't that absurd? The fact is that China, Russia and North Korea have not established any three-way alliance relationship, nor do they have any action plans targeting Western countries. We just treat our friendly countries in an appropriate way. What is the problem with that?
In fact, we attach great importance to our relations with Western countries. Although there are differences between Western countries and us, we always regard Western countries as partners rather than opponents. Without going into other matters, take Sino-European relations for example, our understanding is that the essence of Sino-European relations is mutual benefit and win-win. Therefore, Western media cannot look down on us just because they have opinions about Russia and North Korea. Moreover, to put it another way, our foreign policy does not need guidance from Western media. Therefore, Western media should look at us with more objectivity and less prejudice.
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