Recently, in one of Dragon TV's "This is China" program, the theme of the discussion was "how to view Sweden, a former neutral country, joining NATO", and Zhang Weiwei, dean of the Institute of China Studies of Fudan University, participated in the program.
A young man asked: "On March 8 this year, Sweden, which has maintained its status as a neutral country for more than 200 years, officially joined NATO.
Zhang Weiwei was the first to reply: "On the surface, it seems that NATO is stronger. Well, the threat to Russia is even greater. But, personally, I think, in fact NATO is weaker!"
"Because, after this Russia-Ukraine conflict, really, many people have questioned how much significance is the existence of NATO? Therefore, I think it is unwise for Sweden to make such a decision and give up its 200-year neutral position."
"The Chinese government's consistent position is that Europe's security must be inclusive, and Russia must be included, otherwise it will be unrealistic."
"However, the current leaders of Europe, I dare not say, were cultivated by the United States, but they were greatly influenced by the United States, which led to more identification with American values, and then they were fooled by the United States very much, but the result is, you look at today's Europe - we used to say, whether Europe can become a pole or not, now it is getting more and more difficult, and that's it, making people look down on you."
The moderator said: "Sweden's immigration problem is very serious...... The election campaign is only about solving the immediate problems of the moment, not for the long-term thinking of the country."
Zhang Weiwei also said: "There is a 'Chinese word', which is now very widespread in the West, Europe, and the United States, called "white left", which is Biden's policy, including immigration policy and so on. Now you look at Sweden, you think about how good the Nordic countries are, in the past they were blown out of the sky, but if you look at it a little, even if you watch the video, you can watch the material, the crime rate is now one of the highest in Europe, and many people in Europe will say that it is all the fault of the 'white left'."
After reading the words of these well-known experts, one first had a big doubt: "This is China" - is there no basic logic here?
First, the questioner asked, "What will be the impact on Russia and China for Sweden, which has given up its neutrality, to join NATO?"
However, the questions and answers between the experts and the moderator were basically answering what they were asking! There was almost no question of "what is the impact on China and Russia" -- could it be that Sweden's accession to NATO, in fact, has obviously increased NATO's influence, and it should be said that it has a huge impact on China and Russia, mainly as a neighboring country, but the two experts do not dare, do not want to, and are unwilling to face this fact of "shallots mixed with tofu -- it is clear and clear"?
In fact, as long as you think about it, Ukraine, which is also Russia's neighbor, is considered by Russia to be a great threat to its strategic space precisely because it wants to join NATO, so there is the current Russian-Ukrainian war - which is the biggest reason for war that Russia itself has always claimed.
So, Sweden, which is also adjacent to Russia, has now given up its 200-year-old neutral status and suddenly joined NATO, doesn't this mean that Sweden's accession to NATO, just like Ukraine's accession to NATO, will have a great adverse impact on Russia?
From this point of view, Zhang Weiwei is afraid that he will not be able to justify himself?—— his eloquent argument: "Sweden's accession will make NATO weaker", this is like the "spear" held by his left hand, and in fact, Sweden, like Ukraine, will pose a great threat to Russia after joining NATO, but it is like a "shield" in the right hand, such a "contradiction" between the left and right, if it is clearly said, it will make Zhang Wei stumble, smile bitterly and cry and laugh!
Second, the problems of Swedish immigration, insecurity, and loss of independence, which Zhang Weiwei talked about next, are more or less existing, but I would like to ask these experts: Are these questions that the questioner wants to hear, "Does Sweden's accession to NATO have an impact on China and Russia?" Or can Zhang Weiwei's argument -- "This makes NATO weaker" -- supported by logical arguments? Obviously, these two are things that are incompatible, right?
Even people who no longer have the knowledge and level will at least understand a simple truth: "There is great strength in numbers," and "a pair of chopsticks is easy to break, but ten pairs of chopsticks cannot be bent" -- but why, Zhang Weiwei only threw out an astonishing viewpoint: "Sweden's accession will make NATO weaker"?
NATO, which is not equal to Europe or the European Union-North Atlantic Treaty Organization, is primarily a military alliance, and now, not only during the Cold War, the countries involved in the confrontation between the two major blocs of the Soviet Union and the United States, and almost the former Eastern European countries, which were the little brothers of the former Soviet Union, basically joined the EU and NATO, and now even Sweden and Finland, which are neutral countries, have also joined NATO.
In a word, NATO includes almost all the major European countries, plus the United States, which is the world's dominant pole - then, Zhang Da expert swears to the conclusion: "Sweden's accession has made NATO weaker", but he does not see your argument under the organic connection, let alone the presentation of any arguments and logical chains.
If it's not the "actor" who was found in advance by the show, or a primary school student, I believe you can roughly see the logical problems in it, right?
For example, in the logical argument, there is a clause called "counter-evidence" - then, please ask Mr. Zhang Weiwei:
First, including Russia, as well as Mr. Zhang Weiwei, have repeatedly stated that "the big goose launched the war this time, purportedly to prevent Ukraine from joining NATO and resist the pressure of NATO's eastward expansion -- since the more countries join, the weaker NATO will be, according to this logic, Russia will still prevent Ukraine from wool? According to Mr. Zhang's logic, let it join, NATO will become weaker, isn't this the result that the Russians want most?"
Second, according to Zhang Weiwei's logic, is it possible that if China takes the initiative to join NATO, it will make NATO weaker?
Not to mention, it's really possible, because if China joins NATO, it is estimated that NATO will not only become weaker, but will soon stir up the yellow and break up - under such a strange brain circuit and logical thinking, it seems that Zhang Wei can be proved to be a magical brain.
Or, you can also ask Mr. Zhang Weiwei like this: We should push China's neighbors Japan and South Korea to join NATO -- because this will weaken NATO even more, isn't it? Actually, it's a fart!
Just like Mr. Zhang Weiwei's previous view - "China has cleared the field and is far ahead", what experts need is how to prove the correctness of their arguments, which requires facts and reasoning: come up with realistic examples and evidence, and through a strict chain of logical argumentation, in order to get convincing results, otherwise, this is not just a question of lying, but a question of whether a person still speaks human words!
If our experts and think tanks, facing the public and the corresponding interest groups, only think about their intentions - only say some things they want to hear, and then play "bragging, nonsense and no taxes" to play a fresh and refined realm, it is obvious that there will be strange theories like "Sweden's accession to make NATO weaker", constantly challenging people's cognitive bottom line and challenging the bottom line of human basic logical knowledge.
This can't help but remind people of a joke: "Once, a person carried 10,000 yuan home, and along the way, he kept thinking about it, for fear of losing it." When I was crowding the bus, I was still snatched by the thief, but this person became very happy because of it: now I am relieved, and I don't have to worry about it anymore."
On the matter of Sweden's accession to NATO, the expert's argument that "Sweden's accession will make NATO weaker" has solved "all the problems" that do not need to be thought about logically -- those who love to listen will become happy from now on when they listen to it; and the experts are even more invincible with the bricks in their hands......
However, in the face of the increasing number of countries joining NATO, should we be like Zhang Tianshi, and have to take the initiative to persuade our neighbors -- Japan, South Korea, India, the Philippines, Vietnam, Burma, Laos, Mongolia, and so on, to join NATO as soon as possible! In this case, the US-led NATO will inevitably weaken, right?
But in fact, in the Chinese language, there are still some words called: "Great foolishness is like wisdom, great treachery is like loyalty——"; are you really patriotic to those "brick families" who ignore the existence of basic human logic and engage in "strategic deception"? Or are you treating patriotism as a business, and you don't care about national interests at all, but only think about your own pockets of "traffic patriotic business"?
Seeing Mr. Zhang Weiwei like this, in fact, the most important sentence I want to ask is: "This is China", is the most lacking is a book of "logic"?
It can be said that a nation that does not study "logic" will certainly not become a nation that is truly ideologically and culturally independent; of course, a nation without "logic" will inevitably be the nation that is best deceived!
Thinking about it this way, I suddenly understand: it turns out that MLM, which originated in the West, has finally become the largest country in China where the number of deceives and deceives is the most, and telecommunications fraud is also the country with the largest number of deceitful people and deceived—— because we seriously lack knowledge of logic!
Zhang Weiwei, including all Chinese, should learn some basic "logic" - otherwise, it will only increase the number of people who study "psychiatry and neuroscience" in an infinite loop! [Original Comment: Yu said that he was still resting]