Biden is 80 years old, but he still wants to work for another four years. In an interview, his former ambassador to China, Cui Tiankai, bluntly said that the United States' attitude toward China is based on two "whatever" principles: Whatever China does, they will oppose itWhatever China proposes, they disagree. He believes that the United States has no essential impact on Sino-US relations, and Sino-US relations have reached the point where "either you die or I live."
The American mentality is complex. They used to be the hegemon of the world, domineering externally and self-absorbed internally. But with the rise of China, they feel an unprecedented sense of crisis. They are both inferior and narcissistic, and they want to cooperate with China and confront it. They thought they could maintain their dominant position by suppressing China. However, they were wrong. Not only did they fail to suppress China, but instead brought Sino-US relations to an all-time low.
Cui Tiankai is a person who has witnessed changes in Sino-US relations. He served in the United States for eight years and is one of the Chinese diplomats who knows the United States best. He has lived through three terms** of Obama, Trump, and Biden, and has a deep understanding of American politics and society. He warned as early as 2022 that there is no room for maneuver in Sino-US relations, only a path of conquest. His words are far-sighted now.
China's international status is getting higher and higher, and China's diplomacy is becoming more and more effective. China has not only played an active mediating role in the Middle East and Europe, but has also shown a cooperative posture in the Asia-Pacific region and Africa. China's friends are all over the world, and China's voice is getting bigger and bigger. The United States saw all this, and its heart was very unbalanced. They are always based on strength and put interests first. They don't care about China's sovereignty and dignity, they don't care about international law and justice, as long as it's China's business, they want to interfere, and as long as it's China's good, they want to sabotage it. What they do is entirely based on political bias and ideological opposition.
The United States used to be a self-confident country that believed that they could talk to China on an equal footing and even guide China's development. However, now, they have lost this self-confidence. They saw China's indifference and firmness, and they felt China's strength and indomitability. They want to communicate with China, but they can't find the right way and channel. They know that the U.S.-China relationship is important, but they are not willing to pay the price. Cui Tiankai gave them two suggestions, that is, mutual respect and keeping their word. But, can they do it?It's hard, I'm afraid.
The United States is a hegemonic country, and they always put their own interests first and regard the interests of other countries as a threat. They don't care what the outcome of the United States is, and there will be no fundamental change in their policy toward China. They will only continue to contain and suppress China in an attempt to hinder China's development and progress. Sino-US relations will be in a state of tension and turbulence for a long time to come. As Cui Tiankai said, since struggle is inevitable, then we must be ready to face it!