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Bill Gates has repeatedly warned the United States that continuing to contain China's development will only make China more energetic and accelerate its development.
Now this prophecy can be said to have come true in all aspects, China's dependence on United States is decreasing, whether it is the economy, science and technology, China is constantly developing in all fields.
The most striking trend is the development of China's high-tech technology and China's reduction of its holdings of US debt by 546 billion yuan in recent years.
In addition, the renminbi's international status is also rising, and many investors believe that the renminbi will surpass the US dollar in the near future.
Generally speaking, in the context of United States' increasing targeting of China, China has made great progress and development in all aspects.
External pressures often bring internal dynamics, and China's growth will naturally bring about changes in the relationship between China and the United States, and we may face even greater external pressures in the future.
1. China's development
In recent years, China's development speed has been obvious to all.
With the whole world paying attention, it is natural that many countries have tried crookedly to contain China's development.
And United States is the largest country among them, and we can understand that United States has this idea, after all, they are the world's number one economic power.
If China's development surpasses them, it will squeeze the development of their industry, so this is something that United States cannot tolerate.
Therefore, in recent years, the United States has continuously restricted China's development, such as restricting the development of high-end technologies such as new energy and chips.
It is undeniable that the early United States restrictions had a greater impact on China's scientific and technological progress, but when China eased up, the United States restrictions became their shackles.
Because if United States does not restrict, similar industries in China may not be taken seriously, and thus continue to be suppressed by the United States.
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But United States restrictions have made China realize the importance of these industries, and they have made a big push for the industry.
This situation is also as Bill Gates said before, lifting a stone and shooting himself in the foot.
For the United States, after doing this, they have no choice but to constantly escalate their containment of China.
Because they know that if they stop, they will lose their efforts.
China will not stop its own development because of their stoppage.
Therefore, the next United States' containment of China may be more intense, and the mainland also deeply understands this truth.
Therefore, in recent years, it has been constantly improving itself, striving to reduce the impact of United States economic restrictions on China.
So in what areas has China made efforts?
Second, China reduced its holdings of United States Treasury bonds
First, China's first effort was to reduce its holdings of United States Treasuries.
According to data released by the United States Treasury Department on July 18, foreign investors' holdings of United States Treasuries hit a record high in May.
But not only Japan and China are significantly reducing their holdings, but the top 10 U.S. bond-holding countries are reducing their holdings of United States Treasuries.
For these countries, on the one hand, the weakness of the United States economy has become a reality.
Although United States can ensure economic stability in a situation by harvesting the world.
But this kind of fish choice is not a long-term solution, so the long-term risk of US debt is increasing.
In the short term, geopolitical changes have also cast a shadow over the United States, and investors have questioned U.S. bonds.
Although the holdings of US bonds are still large, this is more because of United States' financial control measures than the value of US bonds themselves.
But how long can United States' financial regulation and control measures protect U.S. debt and United States?
For China, reducing its holdings of U.S. bonds is not just about diversifying risks, but also about the competition between major powers.
It is important to know that the relationship between China and United States is deteriorating, and if China holds a large number of United States assets, it will also be a big hidden danger to China's property security.
You must know that just two years ago United States a large number of Russia private assets in the United States were frozen, so this is also a consideration made by the mainland after careful consideration.
In addition, United States continue to restrict China's development, and reducing US debt holdings is also one of the same countermeasures.
Because for the United States economy, the issuance of US bonds is an important part of the United States economic development.
Especially in the current situation of high inflation in the United States, US bonds are more like a lifesaver for the United States government.
Obviously, the decline in Chinese investment in the United States market has also caused concern in the United States, and United States leaders have repeatedly expressed the hope that China will increase investment in the United States market.
Surprisingly, however, United States is still restricting China's development while asking China to increase its investment in the U.S. market.
We will not agree to this kind of request without any sincerity, and it is imperative to reduce our holdings of US debt.
3. China's multifaceted development
Of course, if we want to ensure the security of the mainland, it is not enough to simply rely on reducing US debt holdings.
On the one hand, China continues to strengthen its scientific and technological strength, and can United States in the high-tech field, so that it can truly solve the problem of United States restrictions.
Of course, the upgrading of science and technology takes time, and it is necessary to give enough time for the development of these industries.
Therefore, it is necessary for the mainland to be able to win a good environment for the development of these enterprises.
In addition to economic support and personnel training, the mainland will also try to reduce external pressure.
And how to reduce external pressure? Naturally, it is to strengthen the country's strength, so that some people are afraid of China's power.
First of all, from the perspective of China's economic strength, China has been increasingly recognized by the international community in recent years.
On the one hand, the strong economic strength shown during the epidemic is impressive, and China's economy is one of the few countries that has not been affected much by the epidemic.
In addition, China can still break out of the encirclement despite the continuous encirclement of China's high-tech industry by the United States and Western countries.
These moves are enough to show that China's economy has strong vitality and resistance to pressure, so the number of countries willing to cooperate with China is increasing.
For example, the all-weather strategic partner mainland used to have only Pakistan Railway, but after the epidemic, it has rapidly increased to 6 countries.
Being able to become an all-weather strategic partner shows that China has carried out profound exchanges in the economic, political, military, diplomatic and other fields.
What is even more surprising is that with the strength of China's own strength, the internationalization of the renminbi has also made more progress.
In fact, as early as the beginning of the 21st century, the mainland continued to promote the internationalization of the renminbi.
After all, if the local currency can be used for exchanges in bilateral trade, it will be of great benefit to the mainland's economic development.
It is only because China's economic strength has not been recognized by many countries in the past that the renminbi has not played a brilliant role.
However, as the world's confidence in the US dollar has decreased, other currencies are urgently needed to diversify risks, which also brings opportunities for the development of the RMB.
In addition, the development of the mainland's economic strength in the past few years has suddenly put the internationalization of the renminbi on the stage.
The "RMB Internationalization Report 2024" released by Chinese University on July 27 shows that compared with 2023, the RMB internationalization index will increase by 22.9%.
The momentum of the renminbi is improving, and China's economic strength has been recognized by the vast majority of countries.
Of course, this recognition will also have certain negative effects, such as the future of United States restrictions on China may be intensified.
And it may not be limited to the economic sphere, so we have to be wary of what the United States might do.
In order to avoid the possibility of a disaster, the mainland has also begun to make some preparations.
In May this year, the mainland held a meeting on grain and oil purchases, which means that the "preparations" for oil and grain hoarding have officially begun.
According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics of the mainland, the output of summer grain in 2024 will increase by 7.25 billion catties, an increase of more than 2.5%.
In addition, the mainland's grain imports in the first half of this year also increased by 4.7 percent year-on-year, and it is obvious that the mainland has accelerated the process of hoarding grain.
This concern is not unfounded, in fact, most countries in the world are preparing for food because of the drastic changes in international relations.
There are even many countries that are preparing to strengthen their armed forces and expand their armed forces, so the mainland is also to ensure the safety of the mainland's citizens to the greatest extent if that day comes.
Of course, this is only the worst-case scenario, and for us at present, how to guard against the next round of economic restrictions from United States is the most important thing.
However, in fact, it is meaningless for the United States and us to die, and their current domestic economy has brought a lot of pressure to the people's lives because of high inflation.
What they really need to consider is not how to contain China's development, but how to develop their own people's livelihood, but the United States has never cared about this.
epilogue
Judging from the current situation, the mainland's development is indeed long-term.
United States' repeated attempts to defeat this country only inspire us to develop faster and better.
On the other hand, in fact, United States should also curb their own behavior, and common development is the best way for human development, and China hopes to work hand in hand with United States.
Judging from the current attitude of the United States, this possibility is very low, so we are also required to be prepared for prevention.
Reducing our holdings of more than 546 billion U.S. bonds, speeding up the passage of the renminbi, and ensuring national food security are all preparations we have made in advance to deal with possible crises.
All in all, we never know which one will come ahead of the unexpected or tomorrow, so we can only be prepared first.
Bibliography:
2024.7.30 Reducing its holdings of 546 billion U.S. bonds, China began to hoard grain and oil, the renminbi rose against the tide, and Gates' prediction came true
Nanjing Broadcasting Network 2024.7.14 Growth of 2.5%! Make good use of the "grain" policy of a big country, and let the "Chinese bowl" be filled with "Chinese grain"
Observer.com 2024.7.29 Latest research: In 2023, the internationalization of the RMB will show a strong momentum, and the overseas use will increase significantly