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In the international political arena, the United States has always been good at uniting many countries and building a strong cooperative force, rather than working alone. This tradition has a long history in American history, as evidenced by the cooperation with France during the Revolutionary War and the anti-Soviet alliance during the Cold War. Now, in the face of China's challenge, the United States continues to adhere to this strategy, trying to rally countries to confront China.
Since Biden took office, a series of diplomatic measures against China have followed. He held a meeting with 30 NATO foreign ministers to emphasize the common face of the threat from China and Russia. At the same time, he held talks with the foreign ministers of Australia, Japan and India aimed at countering China's expanding influence. These actions seem to be in full swing like a diplomatic marathon.
Yet, despite the constant emphasis on containment policies toward China at the top of the United States, few responded. In the Indo-Pacific region, the United States tried to provoke a confrontation on the Sino-Indian border, but on February 9, the front-line troops of the Chinese and Indian militaries announced a formal disengagement mission, and even completely disintegrated the contact a few days later, which sharply cooled the already tense situation. In the Asia-Pacific region, although Japan responded to the call of the United States to re-hype the dispute over the Senkaku Islands, all actions were limited to speeches and no substantive action was taken. More importantly, last year Japan and China signed the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, further strengthening economic cooperation with China.
In Europe, U.S. efforts have suffered setbacks. Although the Biden administration has revived some traditional foreign policies and eased pressure on European allies, the conflict of interests between US hegemony and European countries has deepened. For example, the United States actively encourages European countries to confront Russia, a policy that seriously harms Europe's economic interests, although it is in the political interests of some European politicians. U.S. intervention has brought the EU-Russia Nord Stream 2 gas cooperation project to a standstill, hurting gas prices in Europe and forcing the abandonment of already heavily invested and near-completion gas pipelines. As a result, Europe is showing increasing dissatisfaction and resistance to U.S. hegemony.
The most striking evidence is the EU's continued deepening of economic cooperation with China, despite strong opposition from the United States. In 2020, China surpassed the United States to become the EU's largest trading partner and completed negotiations on the China-EU Trade and Investment Agreement, further deepening economic and trade ties between the two sides. The United States has tried to contain China by restricting Chinese companies' business with the United States, but instead of following suit, the European Union has stepped up its cooperation with China.
The leaders of the leading EU countries, taking into account their national interests, made wise decisions and chose the path of mutual benefit and win-win results. In stark contrast, some countries that see China as trading partners, such as the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia, blindly follow the United States and stand on the front lines against China. Their approach is clearly influenced by the United States, and the so-called "democratic alliance" actually lacks substance. In contrast, the EU-China cooperation in areas such as new crown vaccines, economic and trade cooperation has shown different diplomatic wisdom. In the wave of multilateralism with China at its core, the UK, Canada and Australia seem to have been left behind.
U.S. diplomacy may need to be revisited, as its attempts to rally the world against China have not worked out, and some countries have chosen to work with China in pursuit of mutual benefit. It remains to be seen that this trend may have a profound impact on the international political landscape.
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