Hillary and Pompeo have come together, and they are both blaming China

On November 12, former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Pompeo unexpectedly appeared on stage together, expressing concern about the so-called "sphere of influence model."

They claimed that the Pentagon is discussing a strategy to withdraw U.S. power back to the Western Hemisphere, while allowing Russia to dominate Eastern Europe and China to control East Asia.

They described this hypothetical scenario as a disaster and repeatedly emphasized that China would benefit from it.

These two individuals, who have long been at odds in the U.S. political arena, now have joined forces for the same narrative, as if shifting the focus to China could instantly eliminate partisan conflicts.

This way of blaming China is entirely a continuation of their respective political legacies, attempting to export the internal contradictions of the United States by using China as a common scapegoat.

Clinton explains America's own problems as "giving China an opportunity." Pompeo, as usual, portrays China as an opponent always ready to "take advantage of weaknesses," making any strategic discussion carry an adversarial tone.

Both deliberately avoid addressing America's real dilemmas, attributing everything external to China.

The reason why these two can come together is simple. Clinton needs to continue defending her long-standing foreign interventionist approach, unwilling to acknowledge the cost of U.S. foreign policy over the past several decades; Pompeo, on the other hand, needs to maintain his hardline anti-China label within the conservative faction to preserve his influence in the political spectrum.

But as their joint appearance shows, this is not a strategic consensus, but a temporary alliance born out of political anxiety.

Hillary and Pompeo once attacked each other over the email scandal, the Benghazi incident, and foreign policy lines, yet now they can stand together to blame China, which precisely illustrates that their focus is not on world affairs, but on how to continue using China as an emotional outlet for American internal divisions.

Original: www.toutiao.com/article/1848744895521993/

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