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Compared to Russia, the West should be more afraid of a powerful China! ”
Not long ago, in an interview, Russia's Putin made an astonishing speech.
Since the days of the Soviet Union, the West has seen Russia as the "greatest threat."
Especially in the Russian-Ukrainian war that has been going on in the past two years, with the strong support of the Western world, Russia can still fight back and forth with Ukraine, and even gain the upper hand, which can't help but make the powerful United States face up to Russia's strength again.
However, what people did not expect is that it is under such circumstances that Putin "modestly" believes that Russia's achievements are "not worth mentioning", and China can do better!
This will inevitably lead to heated discussions: between China and Russia, who is stronger?
What is the deep meaning behind Putin's words?
In fact, if you have an understanding of the current global situation, you can clearly know that all this is a "conspiracy" of Putin...
China with the future.
China or Russia, who is stronger?
This is not only an issue that we are interested in, but also a question that the United States, and indeed the entire Western world, have been pondering in recent years.
After all, the Soviet Union, the predecessor of Russia, was so powerful that it still leaves a deep shadow in the hearts of these Western countries today, more than 30 years after its disappearance.
Therefore, on today's Russian-Ukrainian battlefield, Western countries will give support to Ukraine at all costs, and even on the 26th of last month, French Macron said openly and honestly: "Russia must be defeated, even if it directly sends troops." ”
It can be seen that from the standpoint of Europe, if you have to choose between China and Russia, then Russia must be the party that poses the greatest threat.
However, in reality, the United States does not see it that way.
Europe is afraid of Russia because of history, and the United States is afraid of China because of the future! ”
At the beginning of last month, in an exclusive interview with the famous American journalist Carlson, Putin directly reminded that China is stronger than Russia!
In fact, if other factors are put aside, Putin's words are really true.
The first is the economic aspect.
It is undeniable that under the joint sanctions imposed by the Western forces led by the United States, China's economy has indeed encountered some difficulties in recent years.
However, compared with Russia, which is also under sanctions and can only be "imprisoned" in confusion, China has always been very clear about what is the most suitable path for itself.
And it is precisely on this basis that for the Chinese economy, no matter what kind of difficulties occur, it will only be temporary.
China cannot be "offended".
The second is the military aspect.
In today's world, no country wants to start a war with China, and neither can the United States! ”
At present, China has a total population of more than 1.4 billion, which means that in extreme cases, China has an ample reserve of soldiers.
What's more, behind China's huge population figures, there are more than 1There are 700 million people with higher education or professional skills, which is more than the total population of Russia.
In addition, China also has incomparable "advantages" in terms of territory, resources, and science and technology.
Probably, everyone thinks that Russia has a larger territory than China, and therefore has an advantage.
But this apparently ignores the fact that Russia, although big enough, "can't get out."
In the case of maritime power, now the most powerful navy of Russia is the Black Sea Fleet.
However, this fleet is surrounded by three NATO member states, Turkey, Romania, and Bulgaria, and two pro-NATO countries, Ukraine and Georgia.
Therefore, in a sense, this navy, which Russia is proud of, is almost locked in the waters of the Black Sea, and there is no way to "go out" except for its defensive role.
This is the obvious reality, then the question arises, since there is such a dilemma, then why does Russia not seek change?
In this regard, in fact, it is closely related to the "territorial limitations" of Russia.
Indeed, Russia is very large, and it seems that it can be used as an "export", but for the development of the navy, an "ice-free port" is an indispensable prerequisite.
However, the Black Sea is the only "ice-free" port base in Russia, and other places will suffer from climate restrictions, making it particularly difficult to "go out".
As a result, the current embarrassing situation has been formed.
China, on the other hand, does not have such troubles, and can go east to the East China Sea and the Yellow Sea, and south through the Strait of Malacca to the Indian Ocean.
In fact, this can also be seen from the attitude of China's "enemies", why does the United States take great pains to get some "island chain plan"? To put it bluntly, isn't it just a fear of China's maritime superiority?
As for resources and technology, that's not to mention.
Today, China is the only country in the world that has all the industrial categories in the United Nations Industrial Classification, and the added value of manufacturing accounts for about 30% of the world's total.
Although we must admit that there is still a certain gap between us and the world's most advanced level in some areas, this gap is being narrowed with continuous development.
For example, at the end of last month, South Korea's Ministry of Science and Technology held a press conference to admit that its 11 national key science and technology fields have been overtaken by China.
You must know that South Korea's industrial science and technology have almost been cultivated by the United States, and now that South Korea has been surpassed, will it be far from surpassing the United States?
friends all over the world".
Finally, China has a strong presence in politics compared to Russia.
Here we take an example of a Security Council meeting on 24 February 2023.
Since February 24 is the time when the Russian-Ukrainian war broke out, at the Security Council meeting on that day, the Ukrainian side took the lead and called on all the countries present to stand up and observe a minute of silence for all Ukrainians killed since the beginning of Russia's "special military operation".
Here, as soon as the Ukrainian representative finished speaking, the Russian side suddenly felt bad and hurriedly slapped the table and asked everyone to sit down, but with the United States taking the lead, the representatives of the vast majority of countries still stood up.
Only China and Brazil sit firmly on Mount Tai, and the most interesting of them is the Brazilian representative, who seems to have his eyes on the Chinese representative next to him.
Subsequently, in desperation, the Russian representative had to apply to speak, changing the proposal of the representative of Ukraine, saying that the mourning should start in 2014, because all lives are precious and priceless.
Then, the most dramatic scene happened, when the Russian representative stood alone, but no one responded to the invitation on all sides, and the representatives of all countries, including the Russian representative, had their eyes on China.
It was not until the Chinese representative, after listening to the translation in the headphones, stood up firmly, the United States immediately followed, and other countries hurriedly responded, that the embarrassment of the Russian representative was resolved.
Later, this scene was once called the most wonderful scene in the history of the United Nations by netizens.
In just 20 seconds, 15 countries and 15 hearts, in a sense, this is not a reflection of the current world political pattern?
Hegemony is a manifestation of strength! ”
This has been the rule of the world for decades, if not centuries, of the past.
From the earliest Britain, to the later United States and the Soviet Union, everyone seems to have tacitly agreed to the fact that powerful countries can "bully the weak" at will.
Today, however, China has broken that rule.
Not only is China not afraid of the United States, which is trying to establish global hegemony, but it also wants to "seek common ground while reserving differences" and "harmony without differences" for countries that are weaker than itself, and respect those countries that are "weak and poor."
And when these weak countries are united in everything, they will no longer be weak.
As a result, we have seen that in the current Palestinian-Israeli conflict, no matter how strong the United States is, it cannot act recklessly.
This would have been unimaginable a few decades ago.
No wonder some American scholars will frankly say: "China will eventually destroy US hegemony!" ”
Putin's "impotence".
The economy is developing steadily, the military potential is unlimited, and the political friends are all over the world.
Looking at it all, there is nothing wrong with Putin saying that China is stronger.
But why did Putin specifically emphasize this point when he was interviewed by American reporters?
Some conspiracy theorists will surely say that Putin's purpose in doing this is to bring disaster to the east, hoping that the United States and the West will pay attention to China, so as to reduce the pressure on Russia itself.
Is this really the case?
The answer is clearly no.
In fact, no matter whether Putin emphasizes this point or not, the Western forces led by the United States will not "let go" China.
In other words, Putin does not need to "divert the troubled water" to the east, because the "troubled water" has already been discharged to China's doorstep.
We can't hide.
The only thing we can do is to face it bravely.
However, as the ancients said, "the soldier fights the war", even if we are not afraid of war, but as long as the war begins, in fact, there is no real winner.
So, is there any other way for us to go other than war?
Putin gave an answer, and that is "deterrence"!
In a certain literary work, it is mentioned that the universe is a huge dark forest, and every civilization must hold its breath, because once discovered, no one can be sure whether the other party is stronger or weaker than itself.
In other words, "Others are hell." ”
And the current world, isn't it a miniature version of the "dark forest"?
Today, with the combined efforts of the United States and the West, it is still unable to defeat Russia, but Russia has said in such a situation: "China is more threatening than Russia".
So, do the United States and the West, which cannot defeat Russia, really have the courage to challenge China?
The answer is obvious.
Therefore, Putin's honest admission that China is stronger than Russia is precisely a well-designed "yang conspiracy", the purpose of which is to make the United States and the West weigh China's strength.
In the past year or two, the United States and the West have been trying to suppress China through the so-called "Taiwan card", and even hope to build Taiwan into a "second Ukraine".
The reason why it has not been put into action is precisely because it has not figured out what China's strength really is.
In other words, China has formed an invisible "deterrent" against the United States and the West.
Now, Putin's speech is undoubtedly to add another weight to this "deterrence", although the United States and the West may not all believe it, but what if?
Reference: China's big market observation Xinhua News Agency reporter reporter Zhang Xu. Chen Weiwei, Xie Xiyao, Yan Fujing.
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