The Weaponization of Infrastructure
More likely, we’re heading toward a fragmented world: one centered on the U.S. that excludes Chinese participation in ‘trusted networks,’ and another more inclusive system embracing developing countries.
More likely, we’re heading toward a fragmented world: one centered on the U.S. that excludes Chinese participation in ‘trusted networks,’ and another more inclusive system embracing developing countries.
To remember that fascism was defeated by cooperation, not rivalry. And to see that the lesson of the past is not to prepare for endless confrontation, but to rediscover the possibility of partnership—before history repeats itself in even darker ways.
China’s dedication to supporting global development—whether through trade or aid—is now second to none. It beckons a new model for global peace and security, one that we might eventually recognize as representing a new era of real peace, a Pax Humana.
The move toward multipolarity, driven by China’s rise, creates a more balanced and potentially harmonious world order, challenging the zero-sum logic that has defined Western hegemony.
The vitality of global commerce lies in mutual benefit, not zero-sum competition; the foundation of the international order rests on adherence to rules, not raw power.
Beijing is gradually but steadily succeeding in the vital soft power competition.
China’s robust and persistent growth and opening up will undoubtedly serve as a firm, powerful ballast stone against all the turbulence and headwinds in the world economy.
China is not just part of that future—it is central to that future. And smart global businesses are already there.
By maintaining operations in China, American companies help mitigate the impact of trade frictions on global industrial chains while their continued engagement contributes to stabilizing bilateral trade relations and fostering global economic growth.
It is my hope that the youth of our two countries will sing of enduring peace and friendship, pledge never to be enemies, uphold peace hand in hand, and contribute your wisdom to bring our two countries to get over the pan-securitization predicament and leap over the Thucydides Trap.
China must embrace a ‘Going Global’ strategy not only for expanding Chinese business but also for investing in shared success.
For all Washington’s talk of walls and barriers, China and the U.S. remain deeply linked by global trade and supply chains.