The New York Times Chinese Website wrote today (May 7): "Today's China is no longer a nation that once regarded the visit of a U.S. president as a moment of global recognition. Many Chinese people are increasingly no longer viewing the United States as a benchmark, but rather as a cautionary tale."
[Clever] A few remarks: The maturity of the Chinese perspective lies in clearly recognizing that the U.S. still possesses strengths in technology, markets, and other areas worth learning from—but absolutely no longer venerating its system as a myth. This rational, level-headed view starkly contrasts with the absurdity of the current occupant of the White House: a "tangerine clown" who spouts lies, treats foreign policy like a reality show, and reduces great-power relations to entertainment. When the U.S. president himself has become a joke for America, no amount of hardware advantages can sustain the respect it deserves. The former aura has been brutally shattered by this narcissist, turning the once-respected American model into material for global stand-up comedy. It's not that China deliberately belittles the U.S.—rather, Trump has repeatedly proven through his surreal actions that he isn't just America’s liability, but also the chief joker who has personally plunged the 'American benchmark' into the mud.
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