Washington’s Misguided War on Chinese Shipbuilding
Until Washington stops confusing nationalism with strategy, it will keep losing ground not to China, but to itself.
Until Washington stops confusing nationalism with strategy, it will keep losing ground not to China, but to itself.
At this critical moment, what we need is not more port fees and countermeasures, but more rationality—and restraint.
The essence of China-U.S. economic and trade relations is mutual benefit and win-win cooperation, underpinned by broad opportunities and shared interests.
The GGI—espousing the purely positive principles of sovereign equality, abiding by international rule of law, multilateralism, the people-centered approach, and taking real actions—is not formed in opposition to the existing international system or even the U.S. itself.
It is widely understood in China that without peace, none of China’s achievements in poverty alleviation, high-technology, infrastructure development, ecological restoration, global cooperation and modernization would have been possible.
More likely, we’re heading toward a fragmented world: one centered on the U.S. that excludes Chinese participation in ‘trusted networks,’ and another more inclusive system embracing developing countries.
To remember that fascism was defeated by cooperation, not rivalry. And to see that the lesson of the past is not to prepare for endless confrontation, but to rediscover the possibility of partnership—before history repeats itself in even darker ways.
China’s dedication to supporting global development—whether through trade or aid—is now second to none. It beckons a new model for global peace and security, one that we might eventually recognize as representing a new era of real peace, a Pax Humana.
The move toward multipolarity, driven by China’s rise, creates a more balanced and potentially harmonious world order, challenging the zero-sum logic that has defined Western hegemony.
The vitality of global commerce lies in mutual benefit, not zero-sum competition; the foundation of the international order rests on adherence to rules, not raw power.
Beijing is gradually but steadily succeeding in the vital soft power competition.
China’s robust and persistent growth and opening up will undoubtedly serve as a firm, powerful ballast stone against all the turbulence and headwinds in the world economy.