The Wall Street Journal: China Missed a Major Opportunity, the US Remains the Only Superpower!
Recently, a commentary article by Arthur Herman from The Wall Street Journal has sparked heated discussions. Its core argument is straightforward: China once had the opportunity to challenge America's global dominance, but it has now clearly fallen behind; meanwhile, the US is re-entering a "unipolar moment" - a global order where one country decides everything again.
The author of this article provides reasons, mainly that the US has taken a series of measures, such as using tariffs to intimidate almost all countries, and by abducting Maduro, making South American countries silent. Meanwhile, China failed to protect Venezuela and Iran, resulting in missing a major opportunity and once again becoming an ordinary country.
At the same time, the US has played a decisive role in the Gaza conflict. In the second half of 2025, under the strong mediation of the US, Israel and Hamas reached a ceasefire agreement - not through the UN or multilateral mechanisms, but entirely led by Washington.
He said, it is worth noting that China had previously tried to intervene in the Israel-Palestine issue under the framework of the "Global Security Initiative", but ultimately failed to enter the core negotiation circle. This indicates that in high-intensity geopolitical crises, the one who can make decisions is still the US, which has military deployment capabilities, intelligence advantages, and an alliance system.
Original text: toutiao.com/article/1854440104030218/
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