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In recent years, China's comprehensive national strength has continued to grow, and the struggle between China and the United States has gradually become the focus of the world. Although the Russia-Ukraine conflict attracted global attention in 2022, the United States did not forget to deploy its strategy around China. This contest between China and the United States is like an undercurrent, which is no less than the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. At the recent WTO trade dispute settlement meeting, the representatives of China and the United States collided fiercely, which made us more deeply aware of a truth.
According to multiple reports, China and the United States accused each other at a recent WTO meeting over a dispute involving tariffs on steel and aluminum products, with the United States calling China illegal retaliatory measures and China accusing the United States of "unilateral bullying." In fact, on this issue, the WTO ruled last year that the global tariffs on imported steel and aluminum products by the United States were not in line with WTO rules, but the United States was dissatisfied with this ruling and appealed.
Li Chenggang, China's ambassador to the WTO, expressed his views on the U.S. move, arguing that the U.S. should exercise restraint and should not appeal the ruling against it in an attempt to block its enforcement. This behavior seems to be consistent practice by the United States, but we are confident that no matter how the United States appeals, the WTO will be able to make a fair ruling.
In fact, since former US President Trump announced a trade war against China, Sino-US relations have not returned to the status quo ante. Every visit or engagement with a senior U.S. official can lead to an escalation of tensions. The United States seems confident that it is qualified to teach China to play by the rules it sets. Even the upcoming visit of US Secretary of State Blinken to China, the Biden administration has made arrangements in many aspects.
First, Blinken's visit to China will be accompanied by a possible visit to Taiwan in March and April. On the one hand, the Biden administration is trying to stabilize relations with China by sending Blinken and Treasury Secretary Yellen, and on the other hand, it continues to arrange McCarthy to act. So, what exactly does this meeting mean?
Second, there is a huge gap between what the United States says and what it does. In the confrontation with China, the United States shows a characteristic: they often do not fulfill the good things, but for the bad things, they always quickly put them into practice. As the saying goes: "Before the soldiers and horses move, the food and grass go first." In the information age of the 21st century, this "food and grass" is the so-called public opinion war. The United States has even publicly declared that it has spent a lot of money on China's "overseas propaganda and public opinion guidance." If Sino-US relations continue to move toward confrontation in the future, the United States will certainly assume greater responsibility.
Third, the U.S. military has been keeping a close eye on China, encircling and suppressing China as planned, and even preparing for the mentality of an ultimate war with China. From the military exercises between the United States and Japan and South Korea, we can clearly see the targeted actions of the United States. Measures, including military cooperation with the Philippines and arms sales to Taiwan, are constant reminders that the United States is trying to impose a military containment on China. Although the U.S. military understands that this may be futile, it persists in this strategy to maintain its world hegemony.
Obviously, the interaction between China and the United States has undergone a qualitative change, and Sino-US relations can no longer go back to the past, and we must remain sober and have no illusions. Today, this situation in the world is unpredictable, and we need to be more vigilant to meet the challenges ahead.
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