After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the socialist camp fell into a great panic. During Yeltsin's visit to the United States, Clinton's wild laughter aroused deep thought.
Many believe that this was a triumphant laugh after the victory of the United States over the Soviet Union. And with the collapse of the Soviet Union, China became an important pillar of the socialist state. However, some predict that the United States will target China next.
Because some people think that if the United States succeeded in defeating the Soviet Union, then they will also be able to defeat China. However, is this pessimistic ** correct?
Since the end of World War II, the confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union has gradually escalated. Experts differ on the reasons for the collapse of the Soviet Union, but it is undeniable that the tactics of the United States had a significant impact on the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Among them, the United States promotes"Moderate"policy, which disintegrated the ideology of the USSR, infiltrated Western thought, and shook the confidence of the Soviet population in the country. Guided by a purposeful policy, since 1972 the West has engaged in large-scale exchanges with the Soviet Union.
Western scholars, journalists, and businessmen began to enter the Soviet Union, exposing the Soviet elite, and ordinary people to all sorts of Western ideas and information. By the 80s, the Soviet people had access to most of the Western radio broadcasts, and in contrast to the economic backwardness of the Soviet Union, more and more Soviets began to yearn for the ideal world of the West.
On the other hand, Western intelligence agencies instilled Western democratic ideas and internal corruption in the Soviet elite through covert means, causing more and more high-level Soviet officials to question their own system, gradually losing confidence in the Soviet Union, and shaking the foundation of Soviet rule.
The same method has also infiltrated Chinese society in the United States, and in the first decade of the last century, some people were indeed eroded by Western ideas and did acts that were harmful to national interests.
However, this wise man had insight into the potential crisis of the Soviet Union. On the one hand, we have always adhered to the unwavering principle of 100 years and always followed the road of socialism with Chinese characteristics.
On the other hand, the reform and opening up he promoted made China's economy develop rapidly, and as *** said, after the people's living standards improved, the Western infiltration conspiracy will be completely shattered.
History has proven that the infiltration of US ideology in China will not work.
By imposing an economic war and technological blockade on the Soviet Union, the United States continued to deteriorate its economic situation, the people's lives became worse and worse, and the dissatisfaction with the Soviet Union intensified.
The Soviet Union attached great importance to heavy industry, and most of its ** income came from the military industry, while the technology required by the civilian industry was mainly dependent on Western imports. Therefore, when the United States imposed a technological blockade, the Soviet Union suffered heavy losses and had to invest a lot of money in research and development in order to develop various civilian technologies, which further increased the economic burden of the Soviet Union.
In recent years, the United States has frequently used similar tactics against China, but China has developed well in both heavy industry and civilian industry.
The United States used the arms race to bring down the Soviet Union, while China has always calmly developed its military in accordance with the actual situation and has never blindly participated in the arms race.
The United States frequently stigmatized the Soviet Union, especially after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, and even portrayed the Soviet Union as a terrifying beast, resulting in the international community's increasing alienation and isolation from the Soviet Union.
China is different, because it adheres to the policy of non-expansion and non-aggression, and has won the friendship and friendship of many countries, and China will not use ideology to influence other countries and advocate peaceful coexistence, which makes it impossible for the United States to discredit China.
Of course, the collapse of the USSR was not entirely attributable to external factors, its internal economic problems, the privileges of the leadership and ** were also important reasons.
Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in an interview with reporters a few days ago that it is almost impossible for the United States to defeat China, because China's development momentum is very strong and it is fundamentally different from the Soviet Union.
He believes that the United States should carry out win-win cooperation with China, rather than adopt the method of suppression and confrontation. Lee Hsien Loong pointed out that with the rapid development of China's economy, its influence in the world will increase.
If the United States does not do business with China, it will pay a big price. He stressed that China is no longer the China of the past, and if China and the United States continue to confront each other, it will be detrimental to the United States and the whole world.
Many experts on international issues in the world believe that the United States is unpopular and will backfire if it continues to suppress China. European countries such as France and Germany maintain close economic ties with China, and countries in the Middle East are getting closer to China.
Therefore, the old ways of the United States, which are still trying to use capitalism against communism, will not work in China.
At the beginning of 2023, an American general asked Kissinger, an expert on international issues, about the question of 'can the United States defeat China'. Kissinger's answer is intriguing. ”