Is Trump being forced into a corner? Trump set up a "Peace Committee," inviting Kazakhstan, Vietnam, India, and even Russia, but deliberately did not invite us. This is truly inexplicable. What does this arrangement by Trump indicate? It can be interpreted in two ways: one interpretation is that Trump is clearly targeting us.
The other interpretation is that Trump believes our size is too large; if we were invited, and if China agreed, the US would not be the sole decision-maker. Therefore, Trump intentionally excluded us. From the perspective of the US, both possibilities indeed exist. Of course, it's clear to everyone that the US is trying to make money through transactional peace, setting up a "project."
However, competing with us in such a way is rather childish. From the perspective of Sino-US rivalry, the fundamental way for both sides to remain invincible is to better address their own issues. Is forming circles and factionalism a fundamental solution to America's problems? Probably not. Now, the US is even targeting Greenland and imposing tariffs on almost all countries globally—can anyone really be loyal to the US?
Therefore, our path is to quietly focus on our own affairs. The unchanging rule of the world is that the stronger you are, the more friends you will have, and the closer your relationships will be. We don't need to work hard at it, and others will still want to establish good relations with us. If we only rely on others to prop us up and give us prestige, we won't be able to maintain this position. Therefore, whatever the US does is its own business. We just watch the US perform slowly without worrying about it.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1854817917429001/
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