The new Labor government will not be as rhetorically provocative toward China as its predecessors were. This gives China-Australia relations the opportunity to not perhaps warm per se, but certainly stabilize and start functioning again in an orderly manner.
What ASEAN members desire now is more American involvement in the socio-economic field, especially in economic restoration efforts in the post-pandemic era.
It’s not President Biden’s fault the pandemic made it more difficult to get products into ports. But it is his fault that American tariffs made it much, much harder.
BRICSA has a total area of 42,512,890 square kilometers and a total population of about 3.6 billion people. In other words, it covers about 30 percent of the world’s land surface and houses 42 percent of the world’s population.
If the U.S., by constantly criticizing Chinese efforts, actually was to get China to give up its anti-pandemic strategy, would that really narrow the existing divide?
Although China will not face immediate shortages, the country should never let its guard down. Given food security is subject to international conflict, the pandemic, natural disasters, trade barriers and so on, it should always be a top priority.
It is important that we stay committed to the vision of common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable security, and work together to maintain world peace and security.
As the conflict passes its 80th day, it seems clear that Russia and the EU are locked in an economic war of attrition. A war that appears to be one the Russians have made considerably more preparations for.
America’s constant rhetorical blasts directed at China about Taiwan are an attempt to hide the reality that the U.S. considers a military battle with China to be a losing proposition.
America’s priorities in Asia could not be clearer: Military sales trump economic deals.
ASEAN countries do not want to see conflicts between the U.S. and China, nor are they willing to take sides. Instead, it tends to adopt a relatively balanced policy while maintaining close ties with both countries.
The United States believes it can dictate the future of a region while exempting itself from making serious economic commitments in the name of self-interest. That’s not how things work.
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