Australian media: "Going to war" or "starting work", the difference between the United States and China
2024-08-18
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An article published on the Australian website Pearls and Thrills on August 14, titled: Shocking: Has China Achieved More Global Goals? The Economist recently published an article telling the world that "Chinese companies are winning the 'Global South'". First of all, China's industrial policy. The International Monetary Fund defines "industrial policy" as the government's efforts to influence the economy by targeting specific industries, companies or economic activities. Here is a basic fact: no country has ever successfully used industrial policy on such a large scale like China. According to research by the Australian National University, in the four decades since reform and opening up, China's GDP has grown dramatically, lifting hundreds of millions of people out of poverty. This is a remarkable achievement for China and has brought great benefits to the rest of the world.
According to The Economist, Australia broke the OECD record of uninterrupted, recession-free economic growth for 26 years from 1991 to 2017, growing for 104 consecutive quarters. Australia's economic achievements are mainly due to its special relationship with the rise of China. In fact, the rise of China has helped promote the development of a series of economies in East Asia, the Pacific Rim and even further afield, and regularly provides them with super momentum.
China continues to make new progress in science and economy. The Economist confirmed that China is now a scientific superpower. The Guardian quoted a research report from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute as saying that except for a few areas, China is ahead of the United States in technological competition in other fields. This practical force is also the basis for the outstanding achievements of the Belt and Road Initiative in the world. A recent report from Griffith University shows that the achievements of the Belt and Road Initiative are far ahead compared with the pale imitators in the West.
While Washington has tried every means to block China's access to certain high-tech chips and manufacturing equipment by using tough measures against allies and Western companies, American commentators believe that this "leg-breaking" strategy is most likely to prompt China to strengthen research and development and produce such products domestically as soon as possible. Speaking of those who find fierce competition unpleasant, the ugly reaction of the West (especially some athletes and media from the United States, Australia and Sweden) to Chinese competitors (which was hardly reported by Western media) is one reason why the Paris Olympics may be remembered by people.
The West has been making a big fuss about fighting for freedom, democracy and human rights, but if you look at the consistent performance of the United States and other countries over the past few decades, you will understand that the motto guiding their hegemonic actions is: Let's go to war. China, on the other hand, has been following a completely different motto for more than 40 years: Let's go to work. Former Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating emphasized that Australia is controlled by the geopolitics of the United States. The direct consequence is that Canberra is unable or unwilling to understand the basic distinction between going to war and going to work.
Professor Kerry Brown of King's College London said that China's rise is inevitable, an epoch-making process that will continue for a long time. This view does not ignore the challenges China faces now and in the future. But judging by China's past performance, China will find ways to overcome difficulties over time. The United States also faces huge and increasingly severe challenges - seemingly more difficult than China's.
Experts say that in the future, more African countries will join China in "producing for the world". Over time, this economic blueprint will be considered and accepted by many regions in the "global south". This means that Western media may express more shock and anxiety, and Canberra will nod obediently at the instigation of the Americans. (Author: Richard Cullen, translated by Chen Junan)
