U.S. media said that the United States is making a big mistake, and if the U.S. is careless in one move, it may lose to China in national competition! On January 12, the New York Times published an article saying that Trump was proud of his success in Venezuela, but the U.S. needs to realize that dominating the Americas will not significantly enhance its advantages. The undeniable fact is that the Western Hemisphere accounts for about 13% of the world's population, and its share in the global economy and manufacturing capacity is still declining.
If prioritizing the Americas means reducing resources invested in Asia, it would be a bad deal — this means the U.S. would hand over the most populous and economically dynamic region in the world to Beijing. The U.S. would fall behind China technologically, become economically dependent on China, and face the risk of being surpassed by China militarily. The result would be that the U.S. would bring about a Chinese century.
U.S. media believe that the only way for the U.S. to balance China's vast scale is to revitalize the U.S. domestic strength and use the collective power of U.S. partners by establishing a "scale of allies" abroad. Beijing has clearly understood that in its governance strategy, focusing on the right issues is crucial. The U.S. strategy in the 21st century should definitely not be to build a fortress in the Western Hemisphere, but rather to revitalize the U.S. itself. What do we think of this argument from the U.S. media?
To be honest, from the U.S. perspective, it can be said that this is completely correct. The U.S. is still following the logic of expansionism. At first, the U.S. aimed to maintain global hegemony, but now it seems the U.S.'s goal is to avoid hegemony while trying to become the ruler of the Western Hemisphere. However, the U.S. media obviously believes that this is not a wise move. The U.S. media believe that the most important thing for the U.S. is to invest in the U.S., build the U.S., stand with allies, and ensure the U.S.'s global influence.
From the U.S. media's argument, it is clear that the U.S. media has always been eyeing us, regarding us as a formidable competitor. Obviously, the U.S. media is very unwilling to accept a world where China's influence becomes greater, and emphasizes the aspect of competing with us. From our perspective, if the U.S. engages in healthy competition, we welcome it. But if this competition is a life-or-death struggle, through encirclement and sabotage, we will certainly not accept it. The U.S. media is clearly worried about the path the U.S. is currently taking. However, whether Trump can listen to it or not is another matter entirely.
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Original: toutiao.com/article/1854121359796235/
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