The"Chinathreat"ideahaslongbeenbandiedaboutbyUSpoliticianstryingtostealthespotlightfromthemediaandthepeople.WillChinabecomeanactualthreattotheworld?Orbyhypingupthe"Chinathreat",istheUSsimplyfindinganexcusetomaintainitsaggressiveandhegemonicbehavior?HerearefactsthatPeople"sDailyOnlinehascollected.

ForeignPolicy

Chinaistheonlycountryintheworldthathaspledgedto"keeptoapathofpeacefuldevelopment"initsConstitution.Thecountrypursuesanindependentforeignpolicyofpeace.Itdoesnotinterfereinothercountries"internalaffairsorexportideology,stilllessengageinlong-armjurisdiction,economiccoercionorunilateralsanction.Asacountrythatneverengagesincoercionordisinformation,Chinafirmlyopposesallformsofhegemonyandpowerpoliticsincludingattemptstoblackmail,contain,blockadeandexertmaximumpressure.Chinahasalwaysbeenaforceforworldpeace,acontributortoglobaldevelopment,adefenderoftheinternationalorder,aproviderofpublicgoodsandpartofthemediationeffortsonhotspotissues.

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Incontrast,theUS,theworld"smostpowerfulcountryafterthetwoworldwarsandtheColdWar,hasactedrepeatedlytointerfereintheinternalaffairsofothercountries,pursue,maintainandabusehegemony,advancesubversionandinfiltration,andwillfullywagewars,bringingharmtotheinternationalcommunity.USforeignpolicyhasbeenbuiltononemaxim：thosewhosubmitwillprosper;thosewhoresistshallperish.InstancesofU.S.interferenceinothercountries"internalaffairsabound.Inthenameof"promotingdemocracy,"theUnitedStatespracticeda"Neo-MonroeDoctrine"inLatinAmerica,instigated"colorrevolutions"inEurasia,andorchestratedthe"ArabSpring"inWestAsiaandNorthAfrica,bringingchaosanddisastertomanycountries.

Military

Chinahasthebestpeacerecordamongtheworld"smajorcountries.Chinaalwaysadheretosettlingdisputesthroughdialogueandnegotiation,andpursueadefensivenationaldefensepolicy.For70-plusyearssincethefoundingofPeople"sRepublic,Chinahasneverprovokedaconflict,occupiedoneinchofforeignsoil,startedaproxywar,orjoinedanymilitarybloc.ChinaistheonlyoneamongthefiveNuclear-WeaponStatesthathaspledgednofirstuseofnuclearweapons,andthelargesttroopcontributortopeacekeepingoperationsamongthefivepermanentmembersoftheSecurityCouncilandthesecondlargestcontributortoUNpeacekeepingassessments.Nomatterhowmuchitdevelops,Chinawillneverseekhegemony,expansionorsphereofinfluence,norengageinarmsrace,butremainadefenderofworldpeace.

Ontheotherhand,thehistoryoftheUnitedStatesischaracterizedbyviolenceandexpansion.AfterWorldWarII,thewarseitherprovokedorlaunchedbytheUnitedStatesincludedtheKoreanWar,theVietnamWar,theGulfWar,theKosovoWar,theWarinAfghanistan,theIraqWar,theLibyanWarandtheSyrianWar,abusingitsmilitaryhegemonytopavethewayforexpansionistobjectives.AccordingtothebookAmericaInvades:HowWe"veInvadedorbeenMilitarilyInvolvedwithalmostEveryCountryonEarth,theUnitedStateshasfoughtorbeenmilitarilyinvolvedwithalmostallthe190-oddcountriesrecognizedbytheUnitedNationswithonlythreeexceptions.Thethreecountrieswere"spared"becausetheUnitedStatesdidnotfindthemonthemap.Inrecentyears,theU.S.averageannualmilitarybudgethasexceeded700billionU.S.dollars,accountingfor40percentoftheworld"stotal,morethanthe15countriesbehinditcombined.TheUnitedStateshasabout800overseasmilitarybases,with173,000troopsdeployedin159countries.

U.S.militaryhegemonyhascausedhumanitariantragedies.Since2001,thewarsandmilitaryoperationslaunchedbytheUnitedStatesinthenameoffightingterrorismhaveclaimedover900,000liveswithsome335,000ofthemcivilians,injuredmillionsanddisplacedtensofmillions.The2003IraqWarresultedinsome200,000to250,000civiliandeaths,includingover16,000directlykilledbytheU.S.military,andleftmorethanamillionhomeless.

Economy

Chinaiscommittedtoitsfundamentalnationalpolicyofopeningtotheoutsideworldandpursuesamutuallybeneficialstrategyofopening-up,andstrivestocreatenewopportunitiesfortheworldwithitsowndevelopmentandcontributeitssharetobuildinganopenglobaleconomy.

Overthepastdecade(2012-2021),despiteheadwindsagainsteconomicglobalizationandrisingunilateralismandprotectionismintheworld,China"sforeigntradehasincreasedfrom$4.4trillionto$6.9trillion,becomingamajortradingpartnerofmorethan140countriesandregionsandtheworld’slargesttradingcountry.China"sannualFDIinactualusehashit1.15trillionyuan,upfrom700billionyuan,rankingsecondgloballyforfiveconsecutiveyearssince2017.ThecapitalstockofChina"sFDIabroadhassoaredfromlessthan$0.6trilliontoover$2.7trillion,rankingthirdintheworld.Also,Chinahasestablished21freetradepilotzonesasaresultofhigh-levelinstitutionalopening-up.TheHainanfreetradeporthaswitnessedagoodstart.Thenegativelistforforeigninvestmentinpilotfreetradezoneshasbeenshortenedbymorethan85%from190itemsto27.

WhiletheUShasuseditseconomicandfinancialsupremacyasageopoliticalweapontosuppresseconomiccompetitorsandinterfereinnormalinternationalbusiness.Overthepastfewyears,theUShasbeenbuildingwallsandbarriers,andpushingfordecouplingandseveringofsupplychains.Thishasseverelydisruptedglobalindustrialandsupplychainsandheightenedtheriskofafragmentedglobaleconomy.TheUSisbecomingamajorfactorthreateningthestabilityandgrowthoftheworldeconomy.TheIMFhasstatedinitsrecentreportthatevenlimitedfragmentationcouldshave0.2%offofglobalGDPwhileaseverefragmentationoftheglobaleconomycouldreduceglobaleconomicoutputbyupto7%.

Doublingdownonunilateralsanctionsand"long-armjurisdiction,"theUnitedStateshasenactedsuchdomesticlawsastheInternationalEmergencyEconomicPowersAct,theGlobalMagnitskyHumanRightsAccountabilityAct,andtheCounteringAmerica"sAdversariesThroughSanctionsAct,andintroducedaseriesofexecutiveorderstosanctionspecificcountries,organizationsorindividuals.Sofar,theUnitedStateshadorhasimposedeconomicsanctionsonnearly40countriesacrosstheworld,includingCuba,China,Russia,theDPRK,IranandVenezuela,affectingnearlyhalfoftheworld"spopulation.ThisisaseriousdeparturefromtheprinciplesofliberalmarketeconomythattheUnitedStateshaslongboasted.

Inconclusion,theso-called"Chinathreat"allegationisafarceofathiefcrying"stop,thief"inwhichtheUStriestoblameaninnocentcountryforwhatitisguiltyofitself.