Instead of pointing the finger elsewhere, the U.S. must take a long look in the mirror and begin resolving the historic contradictions of a system that weaponizes democracy for the sake of hegemony and economic domination.
European countries must therefore push to conduct their foreign policies with China independently, free of third-party interference, and with a view to the continent’s long-term interests.
Chew’s testimony and the questions he was asked show how the clock is TikToking for American politicians to get their facts straight as anxiety over the app blends across cultural, geopolitical and cybersecurity realms in uneasy and unresolved ways.
Ultimately mistrust can be lessened to a degree by more communication and reinvigorating people-to-people exchanges. Hopefully, we can still imagine a restart as we emerge from this period of darkness.
U.S. Congress stands intent on blocking TikTok and if they succeed the country will take another step forward on trade protectionism and increasing censorship on the American public.
China and the United States have contributed two types of democracies to humanity. It’s utterly wrong to insist that Western democracy is the only right democracy model and willingly impose such democracy on other countries.
For the international community, the AUKUS submarine deal sets a very dangerous precedent. Once this Pandora’s box is opened, it will seriously impact regional and global peace and security.
The U.S. and China would never be allies. But that didn’t mean they had to be enemies. If managed well, they’d be strong competitors, but it would not move from adversarial to hostilities.
At a time when geopolitical friction and deglobalization are making a lot of noise, China, guided by its open development concept, stands by a multilateral trade regime—i.e., the true definition of an opening-up policy.
The U.S. has devoted a lot of resources to foreign wars over the past 20 years. Just think about its invasion of Afghanistan or the proxy wars it launched in Libya and Syria, or its deep involvement in the ongoing Ukraine crisis.
China’s fundamental goals revolve around protecting its own development and its critical national interests in the form of national sovereignty and territorial integrity. To do this, it will seek to avoid cycles of conflict and escalation wherever possible.
Americans continue to pay more for items produced in China, and they do so for accepting the false narrative that China seeks to undermine the trade and technology advantages the U.S. has had for decades.
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