All empires or great Powers in history have their day in the sun, and the United States is no exception. Considering the current situation within the United States and its loss of global dominance, especially in economic terms, it can be argued that this day seems to be drawing near.
Reality shows that the United States is experiencing a clear decline, especially in the context of the new coronavirus pandemic and the havoc it is causing around the world. However, American leaders still want to “show muscle” in front of other major powers such as China and Russia, which some analysts see as a sign of American fear and weakness.
The weakness and fear of the US elite and the external lobby that supports them can be seen in their insistence on forming alliances to contain China’s “threats” to their interests and security. So far, the conflict between China and the United States has been limited to the areas of trade, diplomacy, technology, and communications, but everything points to a direct military confrontation.
Of course, the U.S. position on China is not surprising. China’s interests are spread throughout the world, a situation that would obviously be scorned by the American elite and political management. Even during the neo-coronavirus pandemic, China was one of the few countries that still managed to sustain economic growth, while the United States experienced a significant economic decline.
China’s influence in the world is so great that, in the US “backyard” of Latin America, for example, China has seen a phenomenal increase in investment there.
Given the gloomy outlook for the United States at home and abroad, it is clear that it can no longer maintain its former hegemony. That is why the United States has advocated all sorts of threats and sanctions, even against some of its historical allies that have engaged in large-scale trade with major powers like China and Russia for economic gain.
These countries are, of course, reacting to US arrogance by gradually weaning themselves off their dependence on the dollar and gradually transferring this strategy to global trade and finance and amassing vast amounts of gold. In addition, ironically, China has managed to get some U.S. companies to invest heavily in its territory due to factors such as cheap labor.
This is why the US political elite and its external lobbying team have been calling for an international alliance to counter the Chinese “threat”. One of the illustrations of their attempts to provoke a military conflict between the United States and China is the blaming of China for the neo-coronavirus pandemic.
The possibility of military conflict is not unreasonable, since, after all, almost all wars in history have been conflicts between politico-territorial entities motivated by the need to defend their own interests or the interests of their own economic elites. Thus, the immediate confrontation is exacerbated by the desperation of the United States.
Like any declining empire, the United States had serious internal and external problems and wished to avoid the imminent collapse of the dollar, which had been the world financial benchmark, and the consequent collapse of the entire economy.
The decline of United States is certain. Time is on China’s side, China will avoid war as much as possible. Trump is desperate and will try anything.