In recent years, "International Order based on Rules" has become the "mantra" of the US government.
But everyone knows that the United States' attitude towards international rules has always been "use it if it is combined, and abandon it if it is not combined." . As the pioneer of global governance rules, it controls the decision-making power of many multilateral institutions, so The " power politics " and the implementation of the only hegemony has long caused grudges from heaven and earth.
Nowadays, there are endless voices of opposing power politics and hegemony, including the anger of American opponent and the dissatisfaction of American ally . Washington is putting the world into a governance crisis.
Let’s first talk about the United States’ rival - Russia.
On the 10th local time, in an interview with Russian media, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov was asked about " whether members of the Russian delegation obtained a visa to the United States required to participate in UN General Assembly " . In this regard, Lavrov gave an answer with three-point disdain and seven-point indifferent .
This Russian Foreign Ministry head with 50 years of diplomatic experience said: I have asked my colleagues not to remind the US again , because the United States has the obligation to "ensure all delegations participate in UN activities", which is also the UN Secretary. Long obligation.
Speaking of this, Lavrov specially added: "Let's wait and see." The sentence has no provocation, it is just a simple statement, but it seems to contain quite complex emotions.
Note that the United Nations General Assembly will be held from September 20 to 26, but the United States, as the host country, intends to "hinder" Russia from going to New York to attend the meeting. As Russia's permanent representative to the United Nations Niebian Jia said, issuing visas by is the United States' "legal obligation" rather than a "right or privilege."
Of course, the reason why Lavrov is not in a hurry is because This is not the first time the United States has "stumbling" to Russia , and he himself has experienced a similar situation.
In his heart, the next development of this matter is likely to be that the US continues to "pretend to be deaf and dumb", and then postpone the visa issuance to a few days before the opening of the UN General Assembly. made the Russian delegation feel busy and very excited. In a frustrated situation, he hurried to New York to attend the meeting, not even giving members of the Russian delegation a chance to adjust the time difference and status.
In short, this method is not glorious, but it can indeed play a "disgusting" role, and the US side has tried it many times.
has gains and losses. The United States' stingy style of has made many countries feel dissatisfied. In the first half of the year, the United States called on Indonesia, the "host country" of this year's G20 summit: will not invite Russia to participate in . However, Indonesian President Jokovic did not obey, but instead sent an invitation letter to Russia, and even went to Moscow in person to invite Putin .
It is obvious that the United States' actions to impact or suppress the legitimate rights and interests of other countries through its decision-making power and leadership have destroyed the international institutional system. As for the special response from the Russian Foreign Minister, is not so much a warning to Washington, but rather a reminder of other countries: It is time for the global governance system to change!
In recent years, in addition to making trouble with in international organizations such as the United Nations, the United States has also adopted methods such as "withdrawing from the group" and "re-building" , trying to continue to maintain the hegemony of the United States, but this has become more A "roadblock" for a fair and more reasonable new international order.
Before this, countries including Russia and Iran have proposed to move the United Nations headquarters to " neutral country " many times. Although the proposal has been repeatedly blocked, it is enough to send a strong threat signal to the United States. In the context of the world's major changes that have not been seen in a century, everything is possible.
Next, let’s talk about the United States’ allies - EU .
Also on September 10, European Commission Executive Vice Chairman and Trade Commissioner Dongbrovsky revealed that EU is evaluating protectionist content in the US "Inflation Reduction Act" because it may violate World Trade Organization Guidelines stipulated by (WTO).
It is reported that the EU is worried about some of the discriminatory content in the bill because the US has put forward certain requirements for "local share" and "local production". In particular, one of the regulations is that White House will provide consumers who purchase "North American" electric cars with a tax exemption of up to $7,500 per year, which makes the EU believe that the US has violated WTO guidelines and the government procurement agreement. .
In addition to , the South Korean government also "betrayed" by the US "Inflation Reduction Act", because the US also restricted the proportion of battery materials for electric vehicles and the team leader, which will lead to South Korea's exports to Electric vehicles in the United States are likely to be excluded from subsidies.
In other words, this behavior of the US government will directly and significantly reduce the competitiveness of the EU and South Korea's electric vehicle industries .
Note that automobile industry is the crown at the top of the industrial pyramid. It has a lot of related industries and can accommodate a large amount of labor. It is an area that no country capable of entering cannot ignore.
And electric vehicles are precisely the future of the industry and also the new arena of .
In view of this, the EU and Japan and South Korea, which have outstanding strength in the global automobile industry, certainly want to gain a place in the US market. However, in order to attract investment, the United States passed the above bill to implement "US government subsidies" and completed the localization of in the electric vehicle industry chain with , but it harmed the interests of all parties.
As early as August, South Korea and Japan protested many times. For example, the South Korean Automobile Association once stated that The US violated the South Korea-US Free Trade Agreement , so South Korea has the right to file a complaint with the WTO. Now, the EU has begun to consider similar practices, which means that and U.S. are fighting against the US.
Ultimately, the subsidies of the United States and have not been treated equally, which also shows that the United States has no confidence in fair competition and has to ensure the United States' leading position in the automotive industry through "unswerable means". The United States has tried similar methods in the chip field, but Europe, Japan and South Korea can still "drink a sip of soup".
Could it be that this is the so-called "WTO basic rules" of the US Trade Representative Dai Qi , the so-called "rules-based international order" , the US President Biden and the Secretary of State Blinken ?
