Hong Kong media published an article: With regard to China and Russia, the United States should no longer expect the world to follow its confrontational policies

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"For China and Russia, the United States should no longer expect the world to follow its confrontational policy", Hong Kong's "South China Morning Post" published an article on this topic on the 19th, saying that the United States put pressure on EU countries to seek to undermine the investment treaty between the EU and China, as well as exclude Russia from Europe, aiming to maintain its own sphere of influence. In the ever-changing world order, U.S. pressure will not succeed.

The article begins by writing that in today's ever-changing world order, this arrogant attitude of the United States will seem out of place. The article refers to the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), which officially entered into force on January 1, 2022, and accounts for about 30% of the world's total population and GDP in all member countries.

Regarding the RCEP, the article further said that Japan, which follows the U.S. line against China, is enthusiastic about the agreement. Japan signed the RCEP in November 2020 and announced formal ratification of the agreement in June 2021. Japan is well aware of the importance of the RCEP and does not allow itself to show "political solidarity" with the United States to undermine it.

When it comes to the U.S. confrontation with Russia, the article mentions that the relationship between Brussels and Russia is also more difficult given the U.S. concern for Europe. From this perspective, it is possible to understand Moscow's current position on the Ukrainian issue. Kiev's resolute efforts to join NATO have pushed Russia, which is concerned about its own security, into a desperate situation.

The article also mentions that Germany's new coalition government is still digesting the foreign policy legacy of engagement with Russia advocated by former Chancellor Angela Merkel. Meanwhile, French President Emmanuel Macron is now struggling to secure a second term. At such moments, Putin may feel compelled to bridge the divide until the restructured Germany and France once again lead the EU and restore the trend of European integration, of which Russia is expected to be a key part. After all, Macron has made NATO "brain dead" remarks and expressed the idea of creating a "real European army". During Merkel's tenure, she vigorously supported nord stream-2 projects using Russian gas and insisted that the EU should be able to talk to Putin. Those efforts have opened the door for Russia, which will not allow that door to come under fire for Ukraine's attempts to join NATO.

Developments in Kazakhstan this month prove that Putin's decision to confront Washington on Ukraine is not a rash move. Immediately after protests sparked by energy prices escalated into riots, Russia, within the framework of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, immediately sent troops in support of Kazakh President Tokaev.

The new year began with "things" in the great power game, telling Washington to "overcome its already heavily rigid inertial thinking and seek to respond through paradigm shifts," the article concluded.