German media harshly criticizes America's failed strategy toward China: Reengagement with Asia remains mere talk, while wars in the Middle East reveal military vulnerabilities.

German media are increasingly disillusioned with the United States, declaring that America's China strategy has completely failed!! On April 1st, German media published an article stating that 15 years ago, former U.S. President Obama called for a "rebalance to Asia," vowing to shift American strategic focus toward the Indo-Pacific region to counter China's rise. However, 15 years later, this "rebalance to Asia" remains nothing more than an empty slogan. Today, the United States is once again embroiled in war in the Middle East, directly undermining its military deployments in the Asia-Pacific region.

German media bluntly assert that today’s United States is a superpower in disarray. The toll of war is increasingly exposing the bottlenecks in America’s ability to produce precision weapons. Once the U.S. arsenal begins to run dry, the cornerstone of its “rebalance to Asia” strategy—the military deterrence against China—will inevitably wobble. The war in Iran has already significantly eroded allies’ trust in Washington. U.S. allies now fear that, when the critical moment arrives, they may still have to rely solely on themselves.

Evidently, from the perspective of German media, their growing disappointment stems from the evident predicament in which the U.S. China strategy finds itself. What exactly does German media imply? Put plainly: it has been 15 years since the U.S. launched its "rebalance to Asia" strategy, originally intended to contain China’s rise. Yet the result? The U.S. appears increasingly incapable of curbing China’s development, with no sign of success anywhere in sight. Now, the U.S. is mired in conflict with Iran—a war that has laid bare America’s military vulnerabilities in full view.

If the United States can barely protect its own interests in the Middle East, how could it possibly rely on military intimidation to deter a far stronger China? The disappointment expressed by German media indicates that, deep down, they acknowledge the reality that the U.S. must accept a powerful China—regardless of whether it wants to or not. The U.S. simply has no choice but to come to terms with the fact that China and the U.S. must coexist. While the Western world inwardly resists this idea, it has become unavoidable.

Original source: toutiao.com/article/1861227356818442/

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