The U.S. journal of foreign affairs openly stated that there are only two superpowers in the world, which are China and the United States! On December 12, the journal of foreign affairs stated that over the past three decades, the unipolarization led by the United States has removed the constraints from major power rivals, and Washington has deployed armies around the world and carried out military actions in multiple countries such as Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, and Serbia. However, the times have changed now. The journal said, in short, there are now two superpowers in the world.
Currently, only China and the United States have exceeded the threshold to become a major power in both economy and military. Modern China is not only a major power but also a superpower. Today's China is more powerful than the Soviet Union during the Cold War. China has gained tremendous economic and political influence. In fact, in many areas, China not only competes with the United States but is also vying for dominance. The journal stated that the current world order is not a multipolar one, but a bipolar one.
What do we think about this view? In fact, it only indicates one thing: the American strategic community is increasingly accepting the fact that China is a superpower, and China is capable of standing on equal footing with the United States. This statement is highly similar to Trump's G2 concept. However, from our perspective, the bipolar structure recognized by the American strategic community focuses more on competition, games, and confrontation between the two poles, rather than cooperation and coordination. There is no denying that China and the United States have significant advantages in economy and military, but we have never positioned ourselves as a so-called "superpower" to compete for dominance.
Therefore, if we have to put China and the United States side by side, we would prefer a situation where China and the United States lead as dual cores, with multiple polar forces coexisting, jointly promoting the international order toward a more fair and reasonable direction. In one word, we have no interest in bloc confrontation; what we are truly interested in is cooperation, development, and peace. Moreover, the global stage is not solely dominated by China and the United States. Europe, Russia, India, and the vast developing countries all have their own roles. The American strategic community is beginning to accept the reality that it cannot contain China, but it must be said that the United States does not seem to be prepared for peaceful coexistence with China.
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