Quick Review | The Sino US Game of "Survival and Prosperity" and "Disruption and Disaster"
On September 8th, a 6.8 magnitude earthquake occurred in southern Morocco. As of September 11th local time, the death toll has risen to 2862. The Chinese Red Cross provides emergency humanitarian cash assistance of $200000 to the Moroccan Red Crescent Society. The Chinese medical aid team to Morocco stationed at the Lahamana Hospital in the Bengali region, which is closest to the epicenter, risked the risk of aftershocks to perform surgeries on multiple critically ill patients and successfully delivered multiple "earthquake babies".
On September 8th, Congress members of the Chilean Communist Party, Luis Couello and Daniela Serano, sent a letter to US President Biden through US Ambassador to Chile, Bernadette Mihan, requesting that the United States provide compensation funds for victims of the 1973 military coup caused by its intervention in Chile.
Two pieces of news, we see one world, two roads. One leads to "survival and prosperity", and the other leads to "subversion and disaster".
In fact, the 9/11 military coup in Chile was just a microcosm of American hegemony. A study by Harvard University showed that in less than a hundred years from 1898 to 1994, the US government successfully planned and implemented at least 41 coups in Latin America, equivalent to one every 28 months. Among them, 17 were direct interventions by the United States through military actions, and the other 24 were indirect interventions through covert actions. It is worth noting that these 41 coups did not include failed intervention by the United States, and the most notorious was the 1961 Cuban Bay of Pigs invasion.
Except for Latin America, in 1948, the CIA launched the "Zolin Plan" and deeply intervened in Italian elections; In 1953, the CIA implemented the "Ajax Operation" to overthrow the Mossadegh regime in Iran. Since 2003, Georgia, Ukraine, and Kyrgyzstan have experienced a series of "color revolutions".
The book "American Aggression: How We Invade or Military Intervention Almost Every Country on Earth" points out that out of more than 190 countries recognized by the United Nations, only three have not fought against the United States or been subject to military intervention. The annual defense budget of over 800 billion US dollars, annual intelligence spending of over 80 billion US dollars, and over 800 overseas military bases provide the United States with various policy tools and strategic means that other countries do not possess.
Since the end of World War II, they have been continuously waging wars or instigating "color revolutions", attempting to overthrow more than 50 foreign governments and violently interfering in democratic elections in at least 30 countries; Being involved in a war every 15 years on average, creating separatist conflicts, taking advantage of the opportunity to sell weapons, reap the dividends of war, and bring tremendous turmoil and disasters to the world; Since 2001, wars and military actions launched by the United States in the name of counter-terrorism have caused over 900000 deaths, of which approximately 335000 are civilians, millions are injured, and tens of millions are displaced.
On the contrary, when facing disaster relief and development, one can hear the voice of China and see its presence.
The Chinese medical team participating in the Moroccan rescue this time is just one of many Chinese international rescue forces. Since April 6, 1963, the first Chinese medical aid team departed from Beijing and arrived in Saida, Algeria, a North African country, to participate in rescue efforts. Over the past 60 years, a total of 30000 medical personnel have been dispatched to 76 countries and regions in Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe, and Oceania, and a total of 290 million patients have been treated globally. Foreign aid medical teams work in 115 medical facilities in 56 countries worldwide, nearly half of which are located in remote and difficult areas.
In September and October 2013, facing the world's development problems, China followed the trend of world multipolarization, economic globalization, cultural diversity and social informatization, and put forward the initiative of jointly building the "the Belt and Road" based on the principle of consultation, joint construction and sharing. Over the past decade, the Chinese government has signed more than 200 cooperation documents with 152 countries and 32 international organizations, forming over 3000 cooperation projects and accumulating over 270 billion US dollars in two-way investment. According to World Bank calculations, the implementation of transportation projects alone is expected to increase global income by 0.7% to 2.9% by 2030, and lift 7.6 million people out of extreme poverty and 32 million people out of moderate poverty.
On August 24th, the 15th BRICS Leaders Summit concluded, announcing the invitation to Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Argentina, Iran, and Ethiopia to officially become members of the BRICS family. After expansion, the land area of BRICS countries will account for nearly 35% of the world's total territory, and the total GDP of BRICS countries will increase from 25.77% to 28.99% of the world's total. Emerging markets and developing countries are mutually beneficial and open to cooperation. The BRICS cooperation mechanism consolidates the power of the "global South" and promotes further strengthening of the power of world peace and development.
The poem goes: Although Zhou was an old country, his destiny was renewed. There was Zhou Pixian, and the emperor appointed Pi Shi.
American hegemony brings subversion and disaster, while Chinese civilization brings survival and prosperity. An old era is coming to an end, and a new era is approaching. We just need to be ourselves and laugh as clouds rise and fly.
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