China News Service, Beijing, January 14th, title: American "dual standard" anti-terrorism is harmful

  China News Agency reporter Ma Jiajia

  Recently, the U.S. State Department re-listed Cuba as a "country that supports terrorism."

Cuban Foreign Minister Rodriguez criticized the above-mentioned behavior of the US as "hypocritical and cynical political speculation."

The new chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the US House of Representatives, Meeks, also pointed out that the Trump administration's move was entirely "for political purposes."

CNN commented that this decision overturned the Obama administration’s decision to remove Cuba from this list, and may hinder the incoming U.S. President-elect Biden’s efforts to normalize U.S.-Cuba relations...for a time In the name of "anti-terrorism", the United States' actions to suppress the sanctions against other countries have once again caused an uproar in the international community.

"Combination is used, disagreement is discarded"-American "double standard" has a long history

  The United States has a long history of arbitrarily promoting double standards in many fields.

Specifically in the field of counter-terrorism, it has always treated terrorism with a pragmatic attitude.

Although the view that "terrorism is the public enemy of mankind" has become the consensus of the international community, in anti-terrorism practice, the standard for determining "who is a terrorist" in the United States is usually guided by the interests of political groups and the political interests of some politicians.

  Taking facts as an example, the "Eastern Iraq Movement" is a terrorist organization recognized by the international community and has been included in the list of terrorist organizations by the United Nations, Russia and many other international organizations and countries.

For many years, the "Eastern Iraqi Movement" has spread and developed in many countries and linked with the "Al Qaeda" organization and other international violent and terrorist forces, posing a threat to the security and stability of the international community.

Information recently released shows that US Secretary of State Pompeo has revoked the previous decision that the "Eastern Iraqi Movement" was identified as terrorism on October 20, 2020.

Coincidentally, the United States has identified the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, a guerrilla organization composed of Turkish Kurds, as a terrorist organization.

However, the Syrian Kurdish armed forces, which are very similar in nature to the PKK and have a clear trend of extremism, not only have not been recognized as a terrorist organization by the United States, but have received support and assistance from the United States.

There are too many similar cases.

It can be seen from this that the United States treats serious issues such as listing or revocation of terrorism with double standards and uses it as a tool for political gain.

"America first"-the essence of American "dual standard" hegemony

  The United States has always adhered to the principle of the United States first, and double standards in the anti-terrorism discourse system and anti-terrorism operations.

Based on the closeness and closeness of the relationship, they have different attitudes towards terrorist attacks in different countries, and even use the banner of anti-terrorism to consolidate their interests in a certain area.

The South China Morning Post commented that “the United States pursues double standards in counter-terrorism, which shows that American politicians have a peculiar mode of thinking-only when the perpetrator is someone they don’t like, can political violence be called Terrorist attack."

  In this regard, Teng Jianqun, a researcher at the China Institute of International Studies, pointed out that for the United States, anti-terrorism is just a pretext and excuse, and it is also a consistent practice to adopt double standards to counter terrorism.

This standard is entirely for the needs of American domestic politics and foreign policy.

Teng Jianqun said that the terrorism support list is an important means for the United States to sanction its opponents and suppress some weak and small countries.

After being included in the terrorism support list, sanctions and restrictions in the economic and trade field are bound to follow.

Therefore, counter-terrorism is an important pillar of the forward extension of US national policy.

Teng Jianqun also pointed out that the United States used counter-terrorism as an excuse to suppress some opponents or unfamiliar countries, and its actions have gone far beyond the scope of counter-terrorism.

The United States uses anti-terrorism as a "routine" to serve its internal affairs and diplomacy. The ultimate goal is to maintain the hegemony of the United States and safeguard its geographic interests.

"The more anti-the more terror"-American "double standard" harms endless

  Today, terrorism and religious extremism are still raging around the world. Terrorist activities are still frequent in the Middle East, Europe and other regions, and the task of international counter-terrorism is still arduous.

Although the Trump administration has always pursued the "America first" policy, in the face of non-traditional security threats such as terrorism, the "priority" America is also destined to find it difficult to stand alone. The "double standard" counter-terrorism harms others and harms itself and causes endless harm.

  Teng Jianqun pointed out that, on the one hand, the United States flaunts the banner of anti-terrorism, interfering in the internal affairs of some countries, threatening the security of regional countries, and also bringing negative impact to international anti-terrorism cooperation.

On the other hand, for the United States itself, "double standards" have not only destroyed the national image and credibility of its world powers, but have been widely criticized by the international community, and will also bring new challenges to the anti-terrorism situation in the country and the world.

  As a superpower, the United States occupies an important position in the international system and should have assumed the responsibility of maintaining the stability of the international order. However, it has taken the lead in political interests and wantonly undermined the international order in the name of anti-terrorism.

Adhering to the "dual standard" of counter-terrorism has not only pushed the US counter-terrorism strategy astray, but also undermined the international community’s ongoing joint counter-terrorism efforts.

Fighting terrorism is a long-term and arduous task. Only by starting from the common interests of people all over the world, abandoning "double standards" and "selfish thoughts" can the security and stability of the international order be maintained. Otherwise, it is inevitable to fall into "the more counter-terrorism" "The quagmire.

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