Reference News Network December 12** Hong Kong's "Asia Weekly" published an article entitled "The Paradoxical Development of Sino-US Game Competition and Cooperation" on December 11, the full text of which is excerpted as follows:
The U.S.-China game is moving beyond short-term win-loss battles to develop a long-term "coopetition and cooperation" relationship, one that is both competitive and cooperative, refusing to fall into a zero-sum game. The future of the game between China and the United States will certainly depend on the long-term changes in the competitiveness of Chinese and American countries, the cohesion of internal public opinion, and the explosive power of creativity.
Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger stressed before his death that China and the United States cannot go to war again. Economically, he sees the coexistence and co-prosperity of China and the United States, and there is no reason to embark on the path of war, because the two nuclear powers do not have the right to start a nuclear war, but only the obligation to implement global peace.
Due to the high degree of industrial chain connection between China and the United States, "you have me, I have you", decoupling and breaking the chain is impossible, and both sides must find a "dissatisfied, but acceptable" way that is conducive to the development of the two countries.
But more importantly, whether both sides can study each other's strengths and see their own shortcomings while portraying each other negatively, so that the long-lasting game becomes a competition to improve each other, rather than getting the fish to the bottom of the net.
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Raimondo recently talked about the production of chips, emphasizing that the United States should prevent high-end chips from being exported to China, pointing out that China "is not a friend of the United States." But the subtext she didn't say is that Sino-US relations are also difficult to define as "enemies", because the amount of China and the United States is still increasing.
For Chinese students, the biggest advantage of the United States is that it can absorb the world's elites and gather talents from all over the world to use them. The management of top technology companies in the United States has hired many Indian students.
China is also eager to catch up in this regard, so that more international friends can participate in China's modernization drive.
The sanctions and pressure imposed by the US authorities on China in the field of chips and high-tech have instead provoked a wave of innovation within China, which wants to digitize all products and be self-reliant in chip development.
The national strength of the United States is not only because of the widening gap between the rich and the poor due to soaring inflation, but also because of the regression of social governance in the United States, the weakening of the middle class, the decline in the quality of life, and the lack of social consensus by the "three evils" of shooting, poisoning and homelessness. The ideological rift between the two parties is severe, and the constant internal friction exposes the flaws of the American-style democratic system, and is led by the nose by "short-termism", unable to make long-term planning, and outdated infrastructure such as airports and highways. China, on the other hand, has more than 40,000 kilometers of high-speed rail and more highways than the United States.
Diplomatically, Biden has been trapped by two overseas wars, and his international image has fallen to a low point.
Observing at the end of 2023, we can see that the comprehensive national strength of the United States is declining, while China's comprehensive national strength is rising, so Chinese around the world can be cautiously optimistic, but they will also fall into the vortex of miscalculation.
In fact, China-US relations are a mirror of each other, and only by reflecting the true side of ourselves and each other can we see a bright future together.