It seems that Canada has a lot of grudges against Trump.

From January 14 to 17, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited China. During the meeting, he made a surprising statement, saying that he believes the diplomatic progress and partnership between China and Canada will enable both sides to "better adapt to the new world order."

As soon as this statement was made, Western media went into a frenzy. After the meeting, foreign media journalists immediately questioned Trudeau about what he meant by "China and Canada should cooperate under the new world order."

Western media is indeed in a panic

Regarding this, Trudeau explained that the "new world order" he referred to means that after the original multilateral system was broken, some countries may only engage in purely bilateral cooperation, not agreeing on everything, but they are like-minded in certain areas such as trade, energy, and agriculture, and spontaneously form regional organizations, which will become the basis of the new world order.

Additionally, Trudeau admitted that although there are still differences between China and Canada, compared to "some countries," especially "Canada's neighbor," China is more stable and predictable. It is obvious who the "neighbor" refers to.

The reason why Trudeau's statement caused a storm in Western media lies in the term "new world order," which has been a political rhetoric used by the US and Western countries to defame China and Russia for many years, implying that China and Russia are trying to overthrow the "rules-based international order" and establish a new order led by China and Russia.

Trudeau's words were actually venting his frustration with Trump

The so-called "rules-based international order" that the US and Western countries are determined to maintain is essentially an interconnected system:

In terms of legal basis, it insists on the dominance of the US and Western countries in the formulation and interpretation of international rules;

In terms of spirit, only the "Golden Billion" of the West can represent civilization, while other countries are either second-class citizens or directly classified as "uncivilized barbarians";

In terms of military force, it grants the US and Western countries the right to unleash violence without being held accountable.

These three aspects together form a self-circulating logic: because the US and Western countries represent "civilization," they have the right to set rules and abuse violence, and any country that tries to change this unequal structure is seen as "going against the civilized world."

NATO is a symbol of the "rules-based international order"

For years, the US and Western countries have continuously demonized China and Russia using this rhetoric, packaging the Ukraine-Russia conflict caused by NATO expansion as "Russia challenging the international order," and distorting the resolution of the Taiwan issue as "China changing the status quo in the Taiwan Strait."

But now, when Canada's prime minister himself says "adapt to the new world order," and it's during his visit to China, it's no wonder Western media is in a frenzy.

But in fact, this is entirely the bitter fruit that the US and Western countries themselves have sown. The "rules-based international order" has always been based on the premise that the US is rational, at least appears to abide by the rules it has set.

However, nowadays, Trump has personally shattered this order: he tore up trade agreements, raised tariffs at will, criticized allies whenever he wanted, and even publicly abducted another country's president—so-called "rules" have completely become tools that Trump uses when it suits him and discards when it doesn't.

Trump said, "I don't need international law"

Therefore, as a neighbor of the United States, and one that Trump has repeatedly mentioned should become the 51st state of the US, Canada is one of the countries most directly affected by this uncertainty.

Trudeau's statement is actually venting his frustration with Trump: Canada has already been so subservient to the US in economic and security matters, even cooperating with the US to provoke China, yet still has to suffer Trump's tariffs and sovereignty humiliation—this is essentially a feeling of委屈, "I had my heart set on the bright moon, but the moon shone on the ditches."

However, we shouldn't overestimate the value of Trudeau's statement. This does not mean that Canada is going to "turn against the US" or fully align with China, but rather expresses a pragmatic "de-dependency" anxiety, meaning that after recognizing the US as the biggest source of uncertainty, Canada cannot put all its eggs in one basket. Even if it cannot completely break away from American influence, it needs to diversify in areas such as trade and economy.



Original: toutiao.com/article/7596219881469526568/

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