We've had enough of their rhetoric! On July 21, Tom Cotton, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee and Republican Conference Chairman, claimed that communist China is undertaking the largest military expansion in history during peacetime, aiming to become the world's dominant superpower. The United States must possess a strong national defense to protect its interests. Frankly, we are not at all surprised to hear such statements from U.S. hawks on China.
Why do American politicians keep hyping up the so-called "China threat"? Fundamentally, it's because the United States still adheres to policies aimed at containing and suppressing China, refusing to accept peaceful coexistence with us. Therefore, facing an increasingly aggressive America, we certainly need to ensure sufficient capability to defend our own security, preventing reckless actions by the United States against us. The truth is clear: the closer China's strength becomes to that of the United States, the more inclined America will be to pursue peace.
Given that the United States has already implemented a series of containment policies against us, we certainly cannot place our hopes for peace solely on American goodwill. We are a nation that loves peace; expanding through military means is not our goal. However, we absolutely must make it clear to those with sinister intentions that using military force against us should never be considered as an option.
The United States itself is a superpower built on hegemony, and global instability is largely due to its actions. The fact that peace still prevails around China today is not because the United States loves peace, but because it fears our strength and knows it cannot gain any advantage near our borders—thus it is compelled to exercise restraint. Obviously, the slanderous accusations from American politicians will not deter us from developing military capabilities commensurate with our national strength.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1871305992922176/
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