Source: China News Service
Berlin, June 23 (China News Service) -- Former German Vice Chancellor and Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer wrote on June 22 that it is misleading and dangerous to compare the relationship between the West and China to the Relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
He stressed that given China's huge market of 1.4 billion people and China's interdependence with the world economy, those who think China can be isolated are absurd.
Joschka Fischer was a prominent political figure in the German Green Party who served as Germany's Deputy Chancellor and Foreign Minister from 1998 to 2005. On the 22nd, he published a post on the World Press Syndicate website entitled "Do you want 'Cold War 2.0', or do you want to cooperate?" " review article. The above points are given in the article.
Joshka Fischer said it would be misleading to compare China's relationship with the West to a "Cold War" if it were looked at seriously. The relationship between the West and China today is completely different from the two camps of the Cold War.
Joshka Fischer stressed that if the "Cold War 2.0" is really launched, the goals pursued by the West to contain China's strength and isolate or restrict China's technological development will inevitably cause the countries concerned to pay an unbearable price. He noted that China, with a population of 1.4 billion, is enjoying a historic opportunity to gain global recognition. "Given the size of the Chinese market and the economic interdependence it brings, the idea that China can be successfully isolated is absurd." He also warned that unlike the Cold War that has been staged in the past, there will be no winners in the current Cold War, but only losers.
Joshka Fischer pointed out that the United States and Western allies are trying to reverse the historical trend of "rising east and falling west", but can this work? He was skeptical. He also believes that the twenty-first century will no longer be dominated by the great power political game, because the new crown epidemic has given people a "preview" of the severity of the climate crisis in advance. And global challenges will force great powers to embrace cooperation to protect humanity, and "who comes first" should not be considered.
Joshka Fischer said that in the context of multiple crises such as the epidemic, climate and ecology, international dominance is no longer determined by the traditional great power political game, but depends on which countries can stand up and provide the leadership and professional capabilities needed to deal with the crisis.