In recent days, the global situation has been unpredictable, involving many hot issues such as Russia and Ukraine, the Middle East, the Taiwan Strait and the Korean Peninsula. At this tense and complex moment, there has been a series of intensive interactions between China and the United States, among which the most notable is that on January 9, the head of the International Liaison Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee delivered a speech in the United States, in which one sentence was extremely informative.
Prior to this, China and the United States held the 17th National Defense Ministry Working Meeting, in which the Ministry of National Defense of the mainland emphasized the bottom line on the Taiwan Strait issue. Then, the United States invited the director of the International Liaison Department of the CPC Central Committee to deliver a speech at the Council on Foreign Relations, which was obviously a test of China's attitude in the changing global landscape. In his speech, the minister said: "China will not start from scratch and create a new so-called new order."
Such a statement is a relief to the Biden administration, because at this moment, the United States is most worried about the outbreak of conflict with China. However, many people may be angry when they hear this, thinking that China was suppressed by the United States in the game between China and the United States, and now it appears to be capitulating and retreating. But in reality, China's failure to start a new stove does not mean that it will give in, but because there is already a ready-made stove, why should there be another one?
The minister's words are actually a message that China will not give up on the existing international order lightly, but wants to change it. Why is Biden relieved? Because what they fear most is that China will come into conflict with them. China is not capitulating, but trying to liberate the existing international order from being dominated by the United States. It's a daunting task, but with our efforts, some progress has been made.
The establishment of an international order is not an easy task, involving a global redistribution of power that could lead to a world war. The existing international order, which originated after World War II, was initially relatively equitable, with greater autonomy for each country and a role for international institutions such as the United Nations. Over time, however, the United States gradually infiltrated and mastered this order, turning institutions such as the United Nations into tools for consolidating its hegemony and making American-style values dominant.
China's goal is to change this status quo and make the international order no longer a word for the United States. At last year's United Nations General Assembly, many third-world countries had begun to straighten their backs and blame the United States. The coup d'état in Niger in Africa is also not accidental. Although some people have retorted that it is difficult to get rid of the hegemony of the dollar, we have been working hard to promote the internationalization of the renminbi and local currency settlement through institutions such as the BRICS Development Bank and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, so as to weaken the financial hegemony of the United States and free world trade from the monopoly of the dollar.
Therefore, the phrase "China will not start anew" is not a sign of submission, but a challenge to the hegemony of the United States in the international order. It's been a long-term game, and while it's difficult, we have made some progress at the moment.
Overall, China's position in international affairs is deliberate. This sentence is not only a reassuring pill for the United States, but also a challenge to the United States. Our goal is to change the international order so that it is no longer dominated by the United States, and this is a game that requires wisdom and perseverance. As a blogger who focuses on international and military affairs, I will continue to follow this topic and provide readers with more in-depth and valuable analysis and perspectives to help them better understand the international situation. Through in-depth interpretation, I hope that readers will be able to form an independent and clear view and participate in the discussion of international affairs.