China News Service, Beijing, February 9th (Meng Xiangjun) On February 7th local time, US President Biden stated in his State of the Union speech that the United States seeks to compete with China rather than conflict.
He also stated that he will cooperate with China for the benefit of the United States, but if it threatens the sovereignty of the United States, he will take action to protect the country.
On the evening of February 7 local time, US President Biden delivered his second State of the Union address in Congress.
China News Agency reporter Sha Hanting
As the "annual work report" of the President of the United States, the State of the Union address is more to win Congress' support for the president's administration.
Its tone reflects the main tone of US-China relations in the eyes of Washington politicians, and also highlights the serious divisions and tears within the United States.
Between the lines of the State of the Union address, there are "American interests first". Compared with cooperation, competition is an over-amplified word.
American politicians define China in this way, not only because of the zero-sum game and the misunderstanding that you lose and I win, but also reveals the anxiety and frustration of a big country over the continuous development and surpassing of another big country.
Data map: Chinese flag and American flag.
In fact, the vast earth fully accommodates the respective development and common prosperity of the two countries.
China and the United States respect each other and coexist peacefully, which is in line with the expectations of the international community and more in line with the aspirations of the two peoples.
Even in the face of competition, China has never evaded or been afraid, but it opposes looking at China's normal development from a one-sided and narrow perspective; it opposes "small moves" to suppress and restrict other countries under the cloak of competition.
The political elites in Washington need to cultivate sufficient political wisdom and clearly realize that win-win cooperation is what truly conforms to the trend of today's world, and competition should not be the main background of Sino-US relations.
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