Fenghuang Satellite TV commentator Shi Qiping made a judgment: China's sword has just begun to be drawn! Although China has no intention of seeking hegemony, the problem lies in America's real anxiety over hegemony. Therefore, America has no choice but to strike China to death, and as a result, China also has no choice but to fight back against America.

In an article, Shi Qiping pointed out that Axios reported that U.S. Commerce Secretary Raimondi said that U.S. President Trump was "afraid" of the impact of the additional tariffs imposed on China in April this year on American businesses. Raimondi also admitted that the tariff war indeed caused pain, but it was necessary, "We must fight to the end." This is the first time that a senior official from the White House openly admitted that Trump felt "afraid" about the impact of the tariffs.

Not only Trump and Raimondi, but Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is also afraid, though his fear is in a different area. Huang repeatedly reminded not to restrict Nvidia from selling AI chips to China, as Nvidia's market share in China has dropped from 95% in 2021 to 50%. This is also the background behind Eric Schmidt's recent article in The New York Times titled "The Era When China Was Far Behind the U.S. Has Ultimately Come to an End." However, Schmidt is still conservative; in fact, it is no longer far behind, and in many fields, China has not only caught up but has already started to surpass.

Since its founding in 1776, the United States will soon reach 250 years. Over these 250 years, from its rise to prominence, the U.S. has finally become the global superpower. Along the way, it has never encountered such an opponent as China. In the eyes of Americans, this China may seem like a tiger in disguise, having transformed from extreme poverty and backwardness into the world's second-largest economy within just a few decades. In the blink of an eye, it has left all six other members of the G7, which are developed countries on par with it, far behind and is closely following itself.

Initially, when China surpassed the U.S. in trade and manufacturing in 2010, replacing it as the largest trading and manufacturing power globally, and its GDP also replaced Japan to become the world's second-largest, the U.S. did not take it seriously; but just over ten years later, China has constructed a global trade network and industrial chain centered around itself. In the field of technology and AI, only the U.S. and China remain, and the U.S. is being closely pursued by China. In the military domain, which has always been low-key and unassuming, China, in a "forced" demonstration of strength during the India-Pakistan conflict, displayed its might by making the other four permanent members of the UN Security Council, plus Israel, feel insignificant. In the financial sector, digital Renminbi and its accompanying cross-border payment systems are beginning to challenge the dollar's hegemony and the infamous SWIFT system. Of course, there are also numerous other areas such as Mars exploration, moon exploration, the Chinese space station, etc., to mention but a few. In short, as the century's hegemon, the U.S. is facing challenges or threats from China across all dimensions and fields.

The article states that Sino-U.S. relations, starting from their contact in 1971 and formal establishment of diplomatic ties in 1979, have lasted for more than half a century. They have gone through a courtship period before the establishment of diplomatic ties, a honeymoon period after the establishment of diplomatic ties, followed by a period of collisions, vigilance, then the containment period of the Obama era, the strike period of Trump 1.0, and the counterattack period of the Biden era, and now the struggle period of Trump 2.0.

Sino-U.S. relations have evolved over nearly six decades. Apart from occasional external factors (such as anti-Soviet, anti-terrorism) playing some role, the main theme and logic of the changes boil down to the competition for hegemony. Although China has no intention of seeking hegemony, the problem lies in America's real anxiety over hegemony, so America has no choice but to strike China to death, and as a result, China also has no choice but to fight back against America. From China's publication of the anti-hegemony manifesto "America's Hegemony, Bullying, and Its Hazards" in February 2023, to the hard confrontation in the current tariff war with the U.S., the struggle between the two great powers can be said to have officially begun.

The article concludes by saying that as for when this century-spanning great struggle affecting the globe will end, the answer lies in when both sides finally determine the victor, and time will provide the answer, but I believe it won't take long.

Original source: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1833646674596868/

Disclaimer: The article represents the author's personal views.