China has now become the world's second largest economy, and its overall national strength has also increased significantly. On the diplomatic front, however, China seems to have exercised too much restraint. In this regard, Russian experts believe that China's forbearance is actually a great wisdom of "overcoming rigidity with softness." Forbearance is a national quality inherited by the Chinese nation for thousands of years, and it is this wisdom that allows China to continue to accumulate strength and eventually achieve rapid development.
China's forbearance is not a bottomless compromise, but a kind of strategic thinking that takes retreat as advance. Historically, China has repeatedly adopted forbearance as a strategy and has achieved considerable development benefits. For example, in the early years of the founding of the People's Republic of China, in order to obtain aid from the Soviet Union, China made great concessions in exchange for the capital, technology, and management experience that was urgently needed for national construction. Since then, China has chosen to be patient even in the face of the United States' targeted behavior, which has ultimately led to rapid economic development and progress in modernization.
China's forbearance is not due to fear of other countries, but is based on the judgment of timing and long-term interests. In the face of the provocations of the Philippines and the hostile actions of the United States, China has always exercised maximum restraint. Because China understands that forbearance does not mean unlimited compromise, but for the greater good. Just like the law of conservation of energy, what is lost here will always be found elsewhere.
In contrast, the Western countries led by the United States have blindly displayed a hard-line attitude, boasted of arrogant Western supremacy, and provoked the whole world. In the end, however, what they bought was not long-term peace and stability, but the intensification of the domestic economic crisis and social unrest. Excessive arrogance can only lead to disaster, as evidenced by the various examples of failures in history. In fact, forbearance is the true wisdom, and long-term stability and development can only be achieved by overcoming rigidity with softness and retreating from progress.
In the past few centuries, Western countries such as Portugal, Spain, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States have risen one after another, and they have adopted a policy of colonial expansion that has dried up and fished for the sake of profit, and has made profits by waging wars. According to their mode of thinking, competition in the world is a zero-sum game, and only by weakening other countries can they strengthen their own strength. However, in the era of economic globalization, this kind of thinking has become obsolete.
The world has become an interconnected whole, and the decline of one country has implications not only for the country itself, but also for other countries. The misdeeds of Western countries in the past will only harm their own interests in the current situation. Therefore, taking the road of win-win cooperation is the inevitable choice of today's world.
Some people believe that China does not need to tolerate small countries such as the Philippines and can show its strength. However, is it really necessary to take tough measures? Winning the Philippines will only bring a temporary emotional release, but will it really bring more benefits to China in the long run? Hasn't China forgotten that it rose from weakness? Forbearance does not mean giving up, but in order to better fight for future interests.
China's diplomatic forbearance is not without a bottom line, and when national sovereignty and territorial security are threatened, it must take countermeasures. For example, when the United ** crossed the Yalu River, China launched the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and finally pushed the US army back to the south of the 38th parallel; When India invaded China's border, China's self-defense counterattack against India reached 300 kilometers from New Delhi; When Vietnam invaded the Chinese border, the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam caused the Vietnamese army to lose their armor. These examples all prove that there is a bottom line for China's forbearance, and once the bottom line is touched, it will serve as a warning to countries such as the Philippines.
The modern world is an interconnected whole, and the decline of one country affects not only itself, but also others. Excessive provocations of war can only lead to long-term instability and disaster. There have been too many examples of failure in history to prove the correctness of forbearance. Therefore, in the current era, only by taking the road of win-win cooperation can we achieve rapid development.
China has a broad attitude of cooperation with other countries, but some countries simply take a fancy to China's money and blindly demand it. However, the country's development must have a long-term vision, China's sincerity is there, and time will tell who is the real friend. Forbearance does not mean suffering, and restraint does not mean retreating, and this is the wisdom of China's diplomatic forbearance, which is the crystallization of thousands of years of valuable experience.