The United States, even if we don't want to admit it, is the world's fastest-growing legendary country.
It has only been established for more than 200 years, not only standing on the pinnacle of the world, but also successfully defeating 4 "world second" during this period.
With the development of the continent and its increasing importance in the international community, the Americans have begun to use their previous methods against the four countries against China again.
What did the 4 "second in the world" go through?
The United States has experienced the initial multi-ethnic integration, and is now in a leading position in the world in terms of economic development and scientific and technological innovation capabilities. After World War II, the United States gradually established its own unshakable imperial status, and in some respects it was even able to cover the sky single-handedly.
In the 100 years or so that it has stood at the top of the world, the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, Japan, and the European Union, the four former "second leaders in the world", have been crushed by the United States.
The first to be crushed was the British. Britain once relied on the industrial revolution and was known as the "empire on which the sun never sets", and at that time, Britain established colonies around the world, so that it had the capital of economic internal circulation, and it can be said that Britain at that time was really a myth that never fell.
But soon, the First World War began, although Britain was the victorious country in the First World War, but because it was the British homeland, the British colonies were also blocked, Britain had no support, the economy quickly declined, and began to decline.
After World War II, Britain's "myth that the sun never sets" was once again struck. However, at the same time as one side fell, the other side also rose, that is, the United States on the other side of the ocean. Relying on its superior geographical advantage, the United States has made a lot of war money, and there is already a tendency to surpass Britain.
After World War II, the United States relied on the Brinton Woods system to pegged the dollar to gold, and the United Kingdom had to sign a number of unequal treaties with it with its economic advantage. In order to completely defeat Britain and dismantle its colonies, the United States also developed international public opinion and advocated freedom and liberation. In fact, "flies don't bite seamless eggs", because of its small area, population and resource advantages, it is indeed difficult for the UK to keep up with the continuous update of the times.
The Soviet Union was then defeated. The Soviet Union, like the United States, profited from World War II and rapidly rose in economic and military power. In the past, the Soviet Union was another superpower in a bipolar struggle for hegemony, and it was on an equal footing with the United States, and even in the 70s, it destroyed the "Brinton Woods system" that the United States had relied on, and the United States felt deeply threatened.
The United States knew that it was not the best policy to be "rigid" head-on, so the United States actively changed its strategic approach and set its sights on the 14 republics of the Soviet Union.
These member states are made up of different ethnic groups, and because of the economic development and political ideological elements, they have been tied to Russia for hundreds of years. The United States then intensified the ideological contradictions within the Soviet Union, and caused the Soviet Union to collapse by launching a "peaceful evolution" of the Soviet Union, while the United States used the peg between the dollar and oil to suppress the economy, which eventually led to the final collapse of the Soviet Union.
And then there's Japan. Japan was a defeated country in World War II, and after the war, with the support of the United States, not only did it not slump, but lived a very nourishing life, and created various economic miracles in the 50s of the last century, and became the world's second largest economy after the United States in the 70s.
However, this rapid development made Japan begin to swell and have the ambition to become "first", and at the same time, the United States had a serious stagflation problem in the 80s, and in order to eliminate the Japanese threat and restore its own economy, the United States crushed Japan's bubble economy through the Plaza Accord in 1985. From the 90 years of the 20th century to the present, Japan's economy has not recovered but has stagnated, and social contradictions have begun to become prominent.
Finally, there is the European Union. After Japan was "cleaned up" by the United States, the European Union became the new adversary of the United States. In the new century, the European Union, a dynamic Western economic organization, can be said to be shining brightly on the world stage.
The European Union includes the developed countries of Europe, and it also has enough population, resources and other resources to constitute the capital to compete with the United States. In particular, after the European Union introduced the euro in 1998, the United States was extremely uneasy.
So, the United States struck again. On the one hand, the United States launched wars and conflicts such as the Kosovo War and the Iraq War, and on the other hand, it still imposed familiar economic sanctions, and created crises such as the Greek debt crisis through economic means, and planted mines. After this set of combination punches, the EU has also been hit hard. The recent Russia-Ukraine conflict has dealt a big blow to the European Union.
Will we be defeated?
Today, in the face of China's growing strength, the United States is unrelenting.
Economically, the United States is still the familiar sanctions, it not only fights a trade war with the mainland, "stuck" in key technologies, and prevents the mainland's high-quality development in the field of high-end science and technology, but also the United States, which has fallen into the dilemma of "industrial hollowing", also suppresses the mainland's dominant manufacturing industry, trying to lower the level of the mainland's manufacturing industry.
Militarily, the United States is constantly creating internal contradictions. The United States once created disputes and stirred up ethnic contradictions in minority areas on the mainland. The United States has never given up provoking contradictions in the Taiwan Strait; it supports "Taiwan independence" and sells weapons to Taiwan's military spending on the mainland; on the South China Sea issue, the United States speaks for the Philippines and seriously threatens the mainland's reunification and security.
In terms of public opinion, the United States has never relaxed, not only mobilizing public knowledge to wantonly smear the mainland and preach how beautiful the capitalist countries are, but also not giving up trying to dig out our hearts from within.
Will we be defeated?
As the second largest economy, will we be able to withstand this wave of pressure from the United States?
In the face of various threats from the United States, China will certainly not be afraid. We will learn the lessons of the four "second in the world". Britain and Japan are too trusting of the United States, and this dependence makes them listen to the United States, and they do not develop an independent path of their own, and eventually their economies collapse.
But our development is not dependent on any country, we have our own way to go. We have explored our own path of reform and opening up, and in recent years, we have put forward the "Belt and Road" plan in order to further go out.
The problem with the collapse of the Soviet Union was the instability within the Soviet polity, but we are different. The mainland is the Chinese nation and has a stable internal environment. Not only are we united and patriotic, but we also have a stable social, economic, and military environment. These obvious characteristics are not possessed by the former "second in the world".
In the face of the threat and provocation of the United States against us and the damage to our national interests, our attitude is resolute and cannot be denied; over the past few years, the mainland has not only developed rapidly economically, but has also made continuous innovations in the field of science and technology, and its overall strength has been greatly enhanced, which has also enhanced our status and voice on the world stage.
Although the changes in the international situation are unpredictable, we can be sure that we have the confidence and ability to protect ourselves.
How to resist?
As a country with a history of 5,000 years, the mainland has traveled all the way, although it has been brilliant, has been bullied by the West, and has risen again after falling, no matter what, we will not give up our independence and self-improvement, and we will still learn a lesson, and remember the truth that "if you fall behind, you will be beaten."
We are resolute in our attitude. Economically, the mainland has made efforts to combine opening up with internal circulation to develop a complete industrial chain. Militarily, the mainland is working hard to develop science and technology and strength to maintain regional peace and stability, so that other countries will not dare to jump on our territory.
Politically, the mainland is constantly increasing its influence and voice in the international community, cooperating with countries that are also suppressed by the United States and seeking common support. In the face of the "stuck" problem of the United States, we must break through the restrictions, develop our own advantages, and firmly grasp the initiative in our scientific and technological development.
At the same time, we must also realize that the times are always developing and changing, and we must keep pace with the times in order to have more strength and progress and advantages on the basis of the times. We must stabilize our own development, only in this way can we create advantages and possibilities.
In order to suppress us, the United States has never given up its unfair competitive behavior, and we must condemn and oppose such behavior, and their plan will not succeed. Although the outside world has commented that we will be the next "second in the world", no one can say what will happen in the future, we can't be sure of this conclusion, only focusing on our own development is the last word.
In short, in the face of "great changes unseen in a century", the mainland, as one of the world's most powerful economies, is also facing challenges and problems. Standing at such a new starting point where risks and challenges coexist, we must bravely respond to the complex situation in the world, and strive to give full play to our own advantages and walk on a steady and sustainable path forward.
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