While Trump Claims Peace, China Builds It
Beijing champions a philosophy deeply rooted in its own civilizational ethos: The wise win without battle; peace is preserved by avoiding the need to fight, not by fighting.
Beijing champions a philosophy deeply rooted in its own civilizational ethos: The wise win without battle; peace is preserved by avoiding the need to fight, not by fighting.
By foregrounding its role in the defeat of fascism, China is not indulging in nostalgic nationalism but reclaiming a rightful place in the global story of the 20th century.
China was the key anchor of the ‘Europe First’ strategy. Without China’s efforts to tie down and weaken the bulk of the Japanese army, the Allied forces would have faced far greater challenges in their war efforts.
Like it or not, China’s approach, especially its willingness to share knowledge and promote open-source collaboration, is gaining traction, particularly among Global South nations.
For the Global South and beyond, China’s AI plan offers an alternative vision: a path founded on solidarity, openness and strategic collaboration.
If the EU really seeks to redefine its role on the global stage with greater autonomy, it may find that stable, interest-driven cooperation with China is not just possible, but increasingly necessary.
For all Washington’s talk of walls and barriers, China and the U.S. remain deeply linked by global trade and supply chains.
As the center of global gravity continues its eastward and southward shift, BRICS will likely become not just a network, but a pillar of a more just, equitable international order. The road is long, but the trajectory is clear.
China is helping remind the world what every nation had agreed to 80 years ago by choosing dialogue over domination, mutual benefit over exploitation, and peace over brute force.
In creating IOMed, Beijing is offering a different vision of international relations — one that values soft solutions over hard clashes and consensus over coercion.
The second China-Central Asia Summit offers a sense of optimism for public figures and private citizens in all six participating countries. Now, in the spirit of cooperation, the hard work begins: putting agreements into action.
Cooperation between China and ASEAN in digital infrastructure, artificial intelligence, mobile payments and e-commerce will lay a strong foundation for deepening digital collaboration and accelerating regional digital integration.