Just when everyone was worried about the Russian-Ukraine war, the United States took action again. This time the United States’ target is China. The Biden administration has released three signals, and each signal has hidden its "sincere purpose". Let’s take a look one by one.

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The Russian-Ukrainian conflict touches the heart of the world. When will this tragedy led by the United States end? Just when everyone was worried about the Russian-Ukraine war, the United States took action again. This time the United States’ target is China. The Biden administration has released three signals, and each signal has hidden its "sincere purpose". Let’s take a look one by one.

First of all, the United States is going to hold a summit again. Foreign media reports that US President Biden will host Pacific island leaders in White House in September to hold a summit between the United States and the Pacific island countries. In addition to holding the summit, in recent times, U.S. government officials have been working non-stop, rushing to the Pacific island country one after another. U.S. Secretary of State Blinken and Vice President Harris have visited the region one after another. The most recent one is US Executive Deputy Secretary of State Sherman. When Sherman visited Tonga, the Pacific island country, she even injected, saying that Tonga's future should be decided by itself, "not China or other countries."

Previously, White House Indo-Pacific Coordinator Campbell also revealed that he expects more senior U.S. officials to visit the Pacific island nation. So the question is, has the United States, which used to be indifferent to Pacific island countries, really cared about the development of Pacific island countries?

obviously is not. Before Harris announced the reopening of the US Embassy in the Solomon Islands, the US embassy in the Solomon Islands had been closed for 29 years. Before Blinken visited Fiji , the US Secretary of State had not been to the country for 37 years. We don’t need to say more about how unwilling the United States is to the Pacific island country. However, just when China and the Solomon Islands officially signed the China-Social Security Cooperation Framework Agreement this year, the United States suddenly had a strong reaction. Before the agreement was signed, the United States, Australia and other countries wanted to obstruct it, but it was not successful in the end. After the agreement was officially signed, the United States, Australia, Japan and other countries put pressure on the Institute through various channels such as dispatching officials. Now, the United States has begun to launch "sugar-coated cannonballs" on Pacific island countries, treating the region as a hot commodity. What is its essential purpose?

Anyone with discerning eyes can see that as China continues to deepen cooperation with Pacific island countries, the United States will also strengthen its confrontation with China in this strategically important region. However, according to the way the United States does things, it will definitely say it "good" first. Previously, relevant US officials swore that the US side does not require Pacific island countries to choose sides between China and the United States, and the relevant cooperation is not directed at China. In this regard, Wang Wenbin, spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has expressed that he hopes relevant US officials will do what they say. In addition, Wang Wenbin once emphasized that the Pacific island country is not the backyard of anyone, nor is it a pawn of geopolitical confrontation. I hope the US government can listen to China's "good words of advice". After all, forming cliques and harming others and oneself, and provoking confrontation will not result in good results. Then the second move the US has taken is to blame China's nuclear policy without reason. Xinhua News Agency News, the 10th Review Conference of the " Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Treaty " is being held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. However, the US representative took the opportunity to "draw the sword" against China. It is reported that the US representative actually claimed in his speech that China was accelerating its expansion of its nuclear arsenal and refused to hold a substantial dialogue with the US on the issue of nuclear arms control . It has to be said that the United States’ unreasonable accusations are really “common”. In order to discredit China and promote the theory of China’s threat, the United States can do everything possible, but the United States may have forgotten that on this issue, is the United States really qualified to accuse other countries?

The Biden administration betrays its campaign commitment and clearly states that it will continue the policy of first using nuclear weapons . At the same time, the United States also spent trillions of dollars to upgrade the "trial-in-one" nuclear force, vigorously develop new nuclear weapons and low-equivalent nuclear weapons, and lower the threshold for the use of nuclear weapons. Moreover, it has not ratified the three nuclear-free zone protocols for the South Pacific, Central Asia and Africa. It has not provided legally binding security guarantees to the above-mentioned nuclear-free zone countries. In addition, the United States seeks to deploy land-based medium-range missiles in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region.Compared with the United States, China has always limited its nuclear power to the minimum required to safeguard national security. It has not been in the past and will not participate in the nuclear arms race in the future. It is clear which is right and who is wrong. The United States has no meaning to smear such as "covering the ears and stealing the bells". The eyes of the people of the world are bright. Who is threatening the world and who is "killing the thief"? Everyone has a mirror in their hearts

Finally, let's talk about the "big moves" of the United States in the chip field. According to media reports, the US Congress passed a "chip and science bill", which is also called the "chip +" bill, which includes the "chip +" bill that the US Senate and House of Representatives has been planned for a long time, and investing more than $200 billion to strengthen research in technical fields such as artificial intelligence , as well as other technology research and development activities.

As we all know, in the current global industrial structure, the semiconductor industry has an extraordinary position. Whether it is automobiles, mobile phones or military weapons, semiconductor chip is a key component of related industries. Therefore, under the influence of the United States, a war without gunpowder has begun around semiconductor chips around the world, and the United States has long planned everything. The Biden administration attempts to reshape the global semiconductor industry chain and supply chain with the United States as the core through the "carrot and stick" method to combat and curb the rapid rise of China's semiconductor industry. This "chip+" bill is an important part of the entire plan. Analysis points out that the "chip+" bill has two main purposes. First, use a large amount of fiscal subsidies and tax exemption to to improve the chip manufacturing capacity and technology R&D capabilities in the United States. Second, use exclusive "geopolitical clauses" to allow international chip giants to take sides, thereby limiting the development of China's chip manufacturing industry.

For example, one of the guardrail terms is that "if you enjoy the subsidies of the US, you must not open a factory in China within 10 years." There is also a clause that restricts the relevant semiconductor companies from selling chips to China, and China can no longer buy advanced chips from US suppliers. It can be seen that the "chip+" bill in the United States is a bad person. However, now the United States is determined to curb China's development, but forgets that such measures are all double-edged swords. If you want to hurt others, you will often hurt yourself first. Boston Consulting and other institutions have made estimates that if the United States adopts a "hard technology decoupling" policy toward China, it may harm the interests of some American semiconductor companies, which may cause them to lose a lot of income and reduce 15,000 to 40,000 high-skilled jobs.

Many critics also pointed out that the bill is the "zombie version of the American Innovation and Competition Act", which means using the name of "confrontation with China" to incorporate "private goods" into the bill and ask for grants from various names. Not long ago, important American official Pelosi visited Taiwan in a "defying the wind", causing a sharp decline in global semiconductor stocks. Moreover, the US move has angered China. Some media pointed out that if China really puts "countermeasures" into implementation, the chip industry may suffer heavy losses. Relevant sources said, "Taiwan's chip supply may face interruption or cut-off in the near future," which will also trigger panic purchases and hoarding in various countries. The largest chip companies in the United States, such as Intel , Nvidia, Qualcomm , etc., all have a large market share in mainland China, and a large part of their sales rely on mainland China.

So if the United States wants to fight this "war", it must first consider its own interests. In addition, it is worth noting that TSMC has become the focus of attention of all countries because it is the world's largest chip manufacturer and an important supplier to the United States and other Western countries. More than 90% of the world's high-tech chips are produced by it. Pelosi's risky move made China make tough remarks, and U.S. officials continued to put pressure on TSMC to build manufacturing facilities in the United States. It can be seen that the United States is now doing everything it can to reshape its advantages in the global semiconductor field, and at the same time doing everything it can to fight against China.

Today's United States seems to be on an increasingly crazy path, but China and the United States will benefit both, and fighting will hurt both. The Biden administration should understand this truth that China has the ability to take effective measures to safeguard its legitimate rights and interests. If the United States remains obsessed, it will eventually end in failure. In fact, since the United States realized that China was rising, measures to suppress and encircle China have begun to be one after another. Even under the leadership of the United States, many Western countries have joined in. Not long ago, the "NATO 2022 Strategic Concept" passed by , NATO at the Madrid Summit defined China as a "systemic challenge" for the first time. The 2022 defense strategy announced by the US government previously defined China as "the most important strategic competitor", claiming that "China's challenge in the Indo-Pacific region is the number one threat."

So why is the "hostility" in the United States so great? There are two main reasons behind this. First, the United States has always adhered to the logic of "a strong country will lead to hegemony", so it feels extremely uncomfortable with China's rapid development, and gradually developed many imaginations and exaggerations about China's future policies and actions, which put China on the labels of "China threat theory" and "new colonialism". Second, it is the strong anxiety of decline behind it. In recent years, the decline of US national strength has been visible to the naked eye, which has made the US government pay more attention to the rising countries.

However, if the United States aims at China for this reason, it will be a wrong opponent. Although China hopes to live in peace with countries around the world and develop together, if the other party repeatedly provokes, it will never be ruthless. Therefore, I advise the Biden administration to focus more on improving its own strength, rather than how to "stumbling" to other countries. This episode ends here, see you next time!