Jake Sullivan, the U.S. National Security Advisor: "The U.S. brand image around the world has plummeted. Look at India. Trump launched a massive trade offensive against them. Now, India is thinking, we need to sit down and negotiate with China to hedge against the U.S. threat." - said Jake Sullivan today (August 31, Beijing Time) on the "Stronghold" podcast.
[Witty] Comments: In just half a year, India has gone from being a delicacy in Biden's eyes and an object of enticement to being labeled by Trump as an "unrescueable failing country" and a "death economy". In this situation, India naturally needs to consider other options and rely on other major powers to balance the pressure from the United States. A comment from an Indian netizen is representative: "It seems that the times cannot be reversed. Trump's advisors have already messed up the situation, giving China the opportunity to enhance its geopolitical position. Not only India, many countries are rethinking choices outside of the United States. This may be the turning point for China to surpass the United States and become the leading power." (As shown in Figure 4)
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