Reference news Latest news: On June 30, the Russia Today TV website published an article by Scott Ritter, a former intelligence officer of the US Marine Corps "NATO completes the post-Cold War transformation from European guard dogs to American attack dogs." change". The article pointed out that at the Madrid summit, NATO completely redefined its mission to reflect a new mantra that could be summarized as "suppress the Russians , retain the Americans, and block the Chinese."
This news aroused my great interest, not only because NATO’s “new strategy” regards China as a “systemic threat”, but also because the title of the article describes NATO’s positioning: from a “guard dog” in Europe to a “guardian dog” in the United States. Attack Dog", and its new survival formula: " suppress Russia, retain the United States, and block China."
It seems that this former US Marine Corps intelligence officer Scott Ritter is an expert. Indeed, the original intention of NATO is to protect Europe. Slowly, the Cold War is over, and the nature of NATO has also changed. Changed, unknowingly from a European "guard dog" to an American "attack dog".
In addition, it is commendable that Ritter pointedly pointed out that the United States provided weapons to Ukraine : The United States was providing "suicide agents" to the Ukrainian army, but the United States called them "nutritional agents."
This American "attack dog" said that " suppresses Russia and blocks China." It is easy to understand, especially since this NATO summit invites anti-China pioneers Japan, Australia and other countries to participate for the first time. NATO's "new strategy" has become China's "Systemic threat", the British Foreign Minister said that NATO is "the NATO of the world", all of which show that NATO not only wants to "hold down Russia", but also "block China". NATO is approaching China, and it is no longer a suspense. The key is how to respond?
1. There is a very direct question here, why do you say "retain the United States"?
After reading this news, we may have some understanding. According to news from the Russia Today TV website on the 1st, US Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Green said that the United States should withdraw from NATO instead of providing billions of dollars of taxpayers' money to Ukraine and risking a nuclear war risk. The congressman’s tweet has three core points.
First, the United States should withdraw from NATO. The congressman pointed out, "The American people don't want to go to war with Russia, but NATO and our own stupid leaders are dragging us into a war. We should withdraw from NATO." Second, the American people do not need a proxy war . The congressman described providing military aid to Ukraine as a "proxy war" against Russia. Americans do not want this war, and she voted against it in Congress. Third, American politicians launch wars to make money from it. The congressman cited a series of issues she believes are more pressing for the American people, from soaring inflation to rampant crime. The only people who want conflict with Russia are "those who make money from it," she said.
From this, we can also see the ambivalence of Europe. Just thinking from the perspective of "suppressing Russia", European countries will really worry that the United States will run away, leaving themselves trembling alone under Russia's missiles . This may be one of the important reasons why European countries would rather take less showers and lose money by following the US sanctions on Russia.
But now, the nature of NATO has also changed. It has unknowingly changed from a European "guard dog" to an American "attack dog."Are European countries still worried about the United States running away? Don't worry, you can't run away! He won't run either!
In fact, France also has calls to withdraw from NATO! As NATO becomes the "global NATO" and the "attack dog" of the United States, it will encounter more and more dog sticks and there will be more and more calls to withdraw!
2. The second question to ask, can Russia suppress it?
The answer is obvious! Moreover, Russia's desperate counterattack against NATO's eastward expansion was in a situation where the whole world dared to "be angry but dare not speak, and dare not speak but dare not move". It completely broke this passive situation of anti-hegemony and created a new way of fighting against hegemony. This situation, with its historic value and practical significance, is a major victory after the Cold War. It is the only one!
Regarding the view that Russia cannot be suppressed, I just saw the news released by The Russian Ministry of Defense said: "Today, July 3, 2022, General Sergei Shoigu, the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, announced to the Russian Federation that The Supreme Commander of Power Vladimir Putin reports the news of the 'Liberation' of the 'Luhansk People's Republic' "
Since Russia is not the focus of this article, and I have many articles describing Russia's victory. , so this article will not go into details.
3. The third question to ask, can China stop it?
html On June 29, the heads of NATO member states adopted the organization’s latest strategic document. Among the 19 descriptions of NATO’s “strategic environment”, 5 mentioned Russia, 3 mentioned China, and one mentioned Syria , Iran and North Korea.Among them, Russia is listed as the "most important and direct threat", and China is considered for the first time to "challenge NATO's security, interests and values" and "pose a systemic challenge to the Euro-Atlantic".
NATO defines China as "posing a systemic challenge to the Euro-Atlantic", which clearly illustrates that the United States leads NATO by seeking to expand NATO's security umbrella to the Pacific region. This also represents a change from past attempts to limit NATO to the transatlantic region. There was a complete break with practices within the Atlantic region.
But the problem is that the United States and NATO cannot stop China!
The key to making the United States and NATO unstoppable is how China demonstrates its power?
This weekend, three iconic blockbuster news have practical significance to demonstrate China's power: First, China's three major airlines ordered nearly 292 Airbus aircraft , equivalent to RMB 249.8 billion; second, Chaoke Group, India's largest cement manufacturer, purchased coal worth approximately RMB 172 million from Russia's Siberian Coal Energy Company and paid in RMB. Third, China exports 2 million cars annually, ranking third in the world.
These three facts allow the world to truly see where China’s power lies? How to demonstrate China's power? Especially China's purchase of 292 Airbus aircraft, followed by Boeing regrets. What is certain is that if American politicians do not change their ways, there will be more and more regrets like this!
The above is a display of economic power. In addition, the display of military power is also indispensable. Previously, in the new era of "going north to resist Japan" proposed by the Qin'an Strategy, four paths (one economic path, three military paths) have been sorted out: is to actively participate in the construction of Russia's Kuril Islands; the second is Sino-Russian joint air patrol; the third is China and Russia conduct joint maritime patrols; fourth, China and Russia’s maritime fleets patrol around the Japanese island respectively.
One-sentence summary (exact words of former US intelligence officer Ritter, and a tribute to him): What the rest of the world needs to achieve now is to minimize the damage caused by this beast and minimize the damage it may cause to the global community. Find a way to deal with it before more damage is done.
Qin An, July 4, 2022, Haidian, Beijing.
