China is Ready for the Era of Great Rivalry
China's Blueprint for its New Reality
The world has taken a drastic turn from what China recognized it to be 40 years ago when the U.S. welcomed China into the WTO. Professor Jin Canrong sees China as entering 'the Era of Great Rivalry,' a new reality in which China must learn not only to survive but also to thrive. Luckily, China has seen it all-the upside that comes with the longevity of its culture-and has made up its mind as to how to cope.
Professor Jin serves as an advisor to multiple governmental agencies, including China’s foreign affairs institutions, and his perspective holds great significance for anyone seeking to predict China’s direction.
【This is our translated version of Professor Jin Canrong’s original speech delivered in Shanghai.】
Hello everyone, I am very honored to be here and share my thoughts on what I call “China and the World in ‘An Era in Great Rivalry’”.
Firstly, let’s discuss what “An Era in Great Rivalry” means.
There is much happening worldwide: the Russia-Ukraine war is still ongoing, the Israel-Palestine conflict is escalating, and the world is overall in a confrontational state. There are clashes between India and Pakistan in Kashmir, the U.S. bombed Syria on October 26, 2023, and conflicts keep arising one after another.
Meanwhile, China is engaged in our own “battle” – the “e-commerce war” unfolding on China’s internet. Our netizens summed it up well: “We do not live in a peaceful era, but we are fortunate to live in a peaceful country.”
In my opinion, amid the generally chaotic world order, the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict is the most dangerous one. Ukraine is a proxy and puppet of the United States, and American politicians and media openly refer to the Russia-Ukraine conflict as a “Proxy War.” Of the 193 United Nations member states and over 200 countries and regions on Earth, only China, the U.S., and Russia truly possess strategic autonomy and the capability to completely destroy each other.
Two of them are currently in a state of military confrontation. The U.S. is heavily involved in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Although there is no direct deployment of troops, the intelligence in Ukraine is provided by the U.S., and some Ukrainian troops are directly trained by the U.S. This is why the Russia-Ukraine conflict is particularly dangerous- it is in essence as a Russia-US conflict involving military confrontation.
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