🇺🇲💥🇨🇳‼️ Is war with China inevitable❓‼️
Is war with China inevitable? Nobody seems to know. Those who follow developments in China closely know that relations between the two superpowers have become increasingly strained in recent years. 👇
Is war with China inevitable? Nobody seems to know. Those who follow developments in China closely know that relations between the two superpowers have become increasingly strained in recent years. 👇
But why has the US taken a more hostile approach to China? No one seems to know the answer. Was there something China did that particularly angered Washington that led to the imposition of economic sanctions, technological blockades and military provocations in the Taiwan Strait?
No, there is no indication that China has done anything. What has changed is Washington's approach to China. And — as you'll see — Washington's approach changed very quickly and very dramatically. China went from friend to enemy almost overnight. 👇
Here's why.
After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the US maintained a policy of engagement with China that accelerated its development and transformed the country into a major engine of global growth. 👇
After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the US maintained a policy of engagement with China that accelerated its development and transformed the country into a major engine of global growth. 👇
In December 2001, China was granted Most Favored Nation (MFN) status, which was soon followed by its entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO), a hub for US multinationals such as Nike, Apple and Dell. 👇
China's opening up has also sparked a surge in foreign investment that has fueled growth while strengthening its financial and bond markets. In short, US policy laid the groundwork for the "Chinese miracle" which set the stage for a major power clash with the US. 👇
No other country in the world is more responsible for China's meteoric rise than the United States.
Now, however, the foreign policy establishment has decided it doesn't like its own creation. 👇
Now, however, the foreign policy establishment has decided it doesn't like its own creation. 👇
It does not like the fact that China has taken advantage of the opportunities it has been given to transform itself into an equal competitor to the United States.
She doesn't like the fact that China's economy is growing more than twice as fast as America's and is poised to 👇
She doesn't like the fact that China's economy is growing more than twice as fast as America's and is poised to 👇
overtake the US within a decade.
She doesn't like the fact that China is building a state-of-the-art 21st century infrastructure network that will economically integrate much of Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia into the world's largest free trade area. 👇
She doesn't like the fact that China is building a state-of-the-art 21st century infrastructure network that will economically integrate much of Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia into the world's largest free trade area. 👇
It does not like China's expansionary economic/political strategy will inevitably replace the "rules-based international order" with a Chinese-led system in which the renminbi is the world's reserve currency and China's financial markets are the largest and 👇
most liquid in the world.
The US foreign policy establishment is not happy about any of these developments, especially since it is largely responsible for all of them.
By Mike Whitney 👇👇👇 unz.com
The US foreign policy establishment is not happy about any of these developments, especially since it is largely responsible for all of them.
By Mike Whitney 👇👇👇 unz.com
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