U.S. Secretary of State Rubio said during his speech at the Munich Security Conference today: "The United States of America will once again take on the mission of innovation and revitalization, driven by a vision of the future that has inviolable sovereignty, something we can be proud of, and is as vibrant as the past of our civilization. Although we are ready to carry out this mission alone if necessary, we prefer, and hope, to walk together with our European friends here."
Comments: Rubio's remarks, so-called "innovation and revitalization," essentially aim to reshape a Western order centered around the United States and regain global dominance; "acting alone when necessary" is a naked threat to Europe: follow me or I'll do it alone, don't try to block me. Although he says he hopes to work with Europe, the reality is an authoritarian alliance and coercive cooperation - what the U.S. wants is not an equal partner, but a docile follower. This statement exposes the U.S.'s ambition to re-"lead the world."
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