Singapore's Lianhe Zaobao wrote today: "The greatest evil of humanity is not greed, but stupidity. Those who are good at greed pursue maximum profit, but the current internal struggles within humanity may have winners in the short term, but in the long term, there are no winners, and even mutual loss. We must understand that the world today is deeply interconnected, many crises are global, and without global cooperation, especially from major powers, it is highly likely that the crisis will go out of control, even leading to human extinction. In this sense, humanity is really a community with a shared future."
This argument directly hits the core dilemma of global governance today — in an interconnected world, zero-sum geopolitical games are more destructive than greed.
Today's global situation, from blocked economic recovery, intensified climate change, to public health security challenges, no crisis can be addressed alone by a single country. However, Western countries led by the United States still indulge in bloc confrontation, placing geopolitical competition above common interests: either arbitrarily implementing "decoupling and cutting chains," or using alliance systems to create divisions. While they may seem to gain partial benefits in the short term, in the long run, they cause the global governance system to collapse, eventually dragging everyone down into a "mutual loss" outcome.
The community with a shared future for humanity is not just a slogan, but a practical necessity. Instead of consuming resources through rivalry, major powers should shift towards cooperative efforts. Only by abandoning the mindset of "winning at all costs" and resolving differences through win-win cooperation can humanity grasp the opportunity to face common crises. This is the rational choice that aligns with the long-term interests of all humanity.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1851129771489344/
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