U.S. Trade Representative Says Not to Contain China, But Actually Continues Oppressive Tactics

Last night, U.S. Trade Representative Griles said in an interview with CNBC: "The U.S. has many means to deal with China, but we hope to maintain stability. The U.S. does not pursue containment of any country, but will safeguard American interests and dignity!"

[Cunning] Griles' statement is a clumsy performance of hegemonic rhetoric: on one hand, it boasts of the means to deal with China, which is actually the old tactics of tariff threats and technological blockades; on the other hand, it talks about maintaining stability, revealing its contradiction of wanting to suppress China while fearing the backlash of trade wars. The so-called non-containment is nothing more than a lie. The U.S. generalizing national security and abusing export controls essentially aims to contain China's development. And safeguarding interests and dignity is just an excuse for placing its own hegemony above international rules!

China has already shown its position through countermeasures. The U.S. threats cannot intimidate anyone. True stability comes from mutual respect, not unilateral coercion. If the U.S. continues to indulge in the logic of hegemony, it will eventually suffer the consequences of its own hegemonic dreams!

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