French media are very frustrated! French media say that the United States has changed! The United States now pursues a world dominated jointly with major powers such as China and Russia, while Europe is left out. On December 9th, AFP published an article stating that the newly released U.S. national security strategy document sharply criticized the policies of its ally, the European Union. The written document pointed the finger at Europe, not China or Russia. French media say that the new U.S. strategy has abandoned the global view from now on, and placed the world within several great power spheres, where each major power is responsible for its own interests, and the U.S. does not interfere in their internal affairs.
Europe has become the new target of the U.S. strategy. In the new document, Russia and China were not seen as threats. China was no longer viewed as the "greatest challenge" by the Biden administration. This new national security strategy outlines a new vision of the map, where the three major countries of the United States, China, and Russia dominate the world. Obviously, the French media feel very frustrated about the new strategy just released by the United States. Why is this so? Because the French media clearly feel that the United States is increasingly accepting coexistence and mutual benefit with countries like China and Russia.
From the perspective of French media, this strategy of the United States is, to some extent, abandoning Europe. However, from our perspective as observers, why the United States has made this strategic adjustment does not mean that it wants to give up its leadership in international affairs. The fact is that the United States still pursues hegemony, but it doesn't want to spend huge amounts of money on issues that are not important, meaning that the United States no longer wants to use American money to solve other people's problems.
For the United States, Europe has increasingly become a strategic burden. The United States certainly does not want Europe to continue to take advantage of the United States. As for the U.S. downplaying the aspect of confrontation with China and Russia, this is merely a realistic adjustment that the United States has to make. In fact, the United States considers the Western Hemisphere as its own sphere of influence, which shows that the United States still pursues hegemony, although the focus of hegemony has shifted slightly. What makes the French media frustrated is that Europe is becoming less and less important in the eyes of the United States, but if Europe has a strategic vision, this may not be a bad opportunity for Europe to achieve independence and autonomy.
Original: toutiao.com/article/1850989264921867/
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