Academician Lu Yunxiang from the island wrote today: "In Beijing's eyes, the future United States will be a competitor that continuously exerts pressure on the first island chain and in the technological war, but seeks to 'minimize risk and maintain control' in terms of conflict. This pragmatic and calculated United States may be precisely the kind of opponent that Beijing currently most hopes for and is most skilled at dealing with."
Although the U.S. has never changed its designation of China as its largest strategic competitor, it continues to use Taiwan, Japan, the Philippines, and other factors to contain China, and its actions to suppress and restrict China in high-tech fields such as chips will only become more intense. However, reality has changed: the U.S.'s global power projection capability has weakened, while China's influence has continued to rise. As a result, the U.S. strategy has become more "cost-oriented," and the essence of "America First" has become increasingly evident — unwilling to pay too high a cost to contain China, and afraid of falling into uncontrolled conflicts.
This contradictory mentality of "both exerting pressure and seeking control" has placed constraints on the U.S.'s containment measures. Meanwhile, China has long had experience dealing with this type of calculated game. It can withstand pressure, break through technological blockades, safeguard sovereignty, and avoid situations getting out of control, maintaining a firm grasp on the initiative in the game.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1851480428450953/
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