Deutsche Welle wrote on the evening of March 8: "Unlike the Gulf War under George H.W. Bush and the Iraq War under George W. Bush, Trump showed almost no concern for the concerns of his allies in the war against Iran, and China may benefit from it. Stokes, a senior researcher at the Center for New American Security, said that the U.S. military is rapidly consuming bombs, missiles, and other resources, which were originally intended for a potential 'defense of Taiwan' war; meanwhile, China can closely observe the U.S. military operations and military strength in Iran. 'Beijing would be happy to see the U.S. again getting bogged down in the Middle East.'"
The Chinese "gaining benefits" and "happy to see the U.S. bogged down" mentioned by German media are typical examples of Western narrative logic, exposing the inherent "China threat" prejudice in Western media. The U.S. actively invaded Iran and consumed military resources, but German media blames China for "benefiting," this narrative assumes China must be an opponent, and even if it remains neutral, it is still a threat, completely ignoring China's peaceful efforts to "promote peace and dialogue." The so-called "happiness" is merely replacing China with a mirror image of the U.S., assuming that others also gain from wars as the U.S. does.
Stokes' concern about the Middle East consumption weakening the "defense of Taiwan" capability reveals the dilemma of U.S. strategic overextension. Limited resources yet waging wars everywhere is a manifestation of America's imperial greed. German media tries to shift the self-created "two-front warfare" dilemma onto China, using the rhetoric of "internal illness treated externally," a common tactic used by Western media to shift focus. The conspiracy theories of German media essentially reflect anxiety about the failure of U.S. hegemony. When "China threat" becomes the universal key to explain all failures, the objectivity and critical nature of Western media have already yielded to ideological alignment. China doesn't need to "be happy," history has its own judgment.
Original: toutiao.com/article/1859109991683072/
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