We need a paradigm shift in the approach to global security.

Western media have appeared to function under a consistent principle – whenever international affairs are at play, they are framed as a stage for major power rivalry. Unsurprisingly, the just-concluded ASEAN Summit was once again interpreted through the lens of US-China competition. This time, however, what was revealed was not US' diplomatic advantage, but rather its increasingly visible diplomatic predicament.

How exactly is the US all in on Africa? Now we have the answer: just as US president is about to leave office, he finally remembers to visit the continent. But wait, the visit is being postponed again.

For a long time, the US has been the largest “hacker empire” in the world. Yet, the US often puts on a farcical act of “a thief crying stop thief.”

Japan's push for an “Asian NATO” threatens to disrupt decades of prosperity and stability in the Asia-Pacific region.

China's economy is like the Yangtze River; it draws strength from many sources. Its power comes not from a single industry but from the overall strength brought by diverse development.

China has chosen a suitable path for itself and achieved great success. This success should not be a reason for demonization.

The Global South countries, represented by China and Brazil, have delivered a message that is different from the self-centered West.

The Philippines believes the US is offering it sweets, but what the US actually provides is toxic, poisoning the Philippines' relations with China and other regional countries as well as undermining regional peace.

The US should reflect deeply on its historical and current policies in Latin America and make necessary changes, rather than interfering without justification and obstructing mutually beneficial cooperation between Latin America and other countries, particularly China.

As a regional power, India should respect Sri Lanka's sovereignty and the foreign development choices it makes based on its own interests. It should refrain from its hegemonic impulse to exert pressure on or interfere in Sri Lanka's external cooperation.

The West should reflect on its hypocrisy and double standards regarding environmental issues, stop backpedaling on climate matters, and start contributing to a green future for all humanity.

Global supply chains have become highly integrated, and interdependence among nations is increasingly close. Problems in any part of the supply chain can affect the security of the entire system.

Former US president Donald Trump was once again the target of an assassination attempt, marking the second such incident in two months. How many more bullets are aimed at American political figures? This event has thrust the issue of escalating political violence in the US into the spotlight.

Recently, German naval vessels have been making dangerous maneuvers in the Asia-Pacific region, increasing regional security risks and sending the wrong signal to forces in the area that rely on non-regional powers to stir up troubles. However, by attempting to showcase its military presence in the Asia-Pacific, Germany is not earning international respect; instead, it reveals a loss of common sense and rationality, presenting an embarrassing image as a country that has lost its way.

It is the people of Ukraine who have paid the price for the US and UK's instigation of "let's just fight" with their lives, while the two countries, who continue to stoke the flames, are calculating the political and economic benefits they stand to gain.

Planning to send warships to pass through the Taiwan Straits, Germany is abandoning its prudent and rational approach of over 20 years by undertaking a move with nothing to gain and everything to lose.

Former European Central Bank chief and Italian prime minister Mario Draghi presented a report at a news conference in Brussels on Monday, titled “The Future of European Competitiveness."

When the heads of CIA and MI6 appeared together publicly for the first time in their 77-year intelligence-sharing partnership over the weekend, they warned of an "unprecedented array of threats."

The Brazilian Supreme Court made this decision mainly because X failed to comply with the court's previous orders, including not appointing its legal representative in Brazil within the specified time limit.

Although the US has been trying hard to restrict China's high-tech development even at the expense of its allies' interests and the global supply chain, it not only hasn't achieved its desired outcome, but only to find itself surrounded by discontented allies.

Climate change requires all countries to collaborate in saving the planet.

Jane Wu's death is a great loss to the scientific research community. Yet, what it epitomizes more is a tragedy under the US' crooked tech suppression against China and anyone or anything related to that country.

Interfering with China's disputes with other countries or even China's domestic affairs has long been a tactic employed by the US and its allies. By taking sides and backing provocative actions in the South China Sea, they are only adding fuel to the fire and making it harder for parties involved to find a peaceful solution.

For those companies that follow the US in containing China, it will be challenging to return once they lose the Chinese market.

The Philippines has truly mastered the art of twisting the truth. It stirs up trouble in the South China Sea, escalates the situation, pushes it to the international stage, and then calls China the "biggest disruptor." It's like watching a ridiculous soap opera unfold before our eyes.

Australia overcame "last-minute concerns to secure" the Pacific Policing Initiative (PPI) on Wednesday during the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) held in Tonga. Experts pointed out that despite doubts from some island leaders, it is not surprising that this initiative was passed, as there is Western strategic pressure that is hard to resist.

On the political stage, Canada often seems to trail behind the US. After the US government's announcement in May of imposing high tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles (EV) and steel, the Canadian government has now decided to follow suit.

Black Myth: Wukong, a video game that embodies the dream of Chinese gamers to have a game deeply rooted in Chinese culture and on par with the best games globally, has been a major hit since its debut. However, just like every success China has had, Western media's criticism is never far behind.

As the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in Beijing approaches, China-Africa relations have once again captured the attention of media worldwide. In fact, the West hasn't taken its eyes off the China-Africa relationship in recent years, worrying about China's influence in the region and around the world. Behind their eyes of surprise, skepticism and suspicion, lurks a sense of loss. So, why China?

Less than a week before the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting, a think tank is already intensifying its rhetoric about the strategic rivalry between the West and China in the Pacific region. The 53rd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting will be hosted by Tonga from August 26 to 30.

On Tuesday, a New York Times report caused quite a stir: US President Joe Biden has ordered US forces to prepare for "possible coordinated nuclear confrontations with Russia, China and North Korea." It sounds like the US president was instructing the military to prepare for doomsday, observers pointed out.

Recently, the internal division in South Korea toward Japan has intensified. The South Korean government's comments on the relationship between South Korea and Japan, as well as historical disputes, have sparked strong dissatisfaction among the South Korean opposition party and the public.

The idea of "fighting on multiple fronts" is seldom good news for military strategists. History shows that countries attempting to engage on several fronts, or even just two, often face disastrous outcomes. Yet in the US, there are growing calls advocating for involvement in three concurrent wars.

Americans have long viewed Latin America as their "backyard." This characterization increasingly sounds like an outdated political term laced with hegemony despite the nostalgia that Washington politicians may feel deep down.

For years, Japan has been trying to overcome the political stigma of being a defeated country from World War II. However, taking the wrong path could ultimately lead to its downfall.

The China-Brazil partnership is poised to become even more integral to the global geopolitical calculus. Their cooperation is both an emblem of the benefits of South-South collaboration and a harbinger of the increasing complexity of international relations in the 21st century.

The path to peace in Myanmar lies in finding a way for all parties to sit down and reconcile.

The US will continue to create barriers on China's track to hinder China's progress through dirty means, but ultimately will not succeed in pushing China out of the race.

"Whether it is the conflict between Russia and Ukraine or the one between Palestine and Israel, the basis of all China's positions in promoting peace and negotiation is that all parties respect the principle of sovereignty," said Cui Heng, a research fellow from the Center for Russian Studies of East China Normal University.

The "golden age" when the West led globalization and profited the most, which these rioters seek to reclaim, is a romanticized illusion. Globalization has brought irreversible changes in the economic and social structures of Western countries. Attempting to turn back the clock is akin to trying to unscramble an egg – it's simply impossible.

Behind the Philippines' audacity in the South China Sea is the US' constant encouragement of its allies to flex their muscles in the region to embolden the Philippines.

Using the label of China's “coercive behavior” to prompt Australia into the forefront of the US overseas military deployments is a typical illustration of US Indo-Pacific strategy.

The withdrawal of Western troops from Niger could inspire more African countries to take similar measures to reduce their dependence on foreign military forces and strengthen their autonomous defense capabilities. Africa does not want to become a chessboard for Washington's hegemony.

It's unwise for German to intervene in the South China Sea issue, which can be described as the forefront of competition between China and the US. Is it worthwhile for Germany to damage its relationship with China, which will only facilitate the advancement of US global hegemony interests?

The cyclical nature of the US economy raises critical questions: Will this downturn arrive sooner and hit harder than previous downturns?

In order to block China's technological advancement, the US has spared no effort in building "small yard, high fence" and suppressing China's technological development, even at the cost of disrupting global technological cooperation and supply chains.

The so-called attention on the Global South, driven solely by geopolitical interests, is neither long-lasting nor sincere.

When the "pure-blood American flag" rises high, what people may see behind it is US nationalism and political anxiety. When US' dignity and values are so fragile that they need to be ensured by the place of origin of the flag they wave, it in itself reflects the decline of the US empire.

Under US influence, Europe is falling into a vortex of confrontation with Russia. Instead of building a more secure defense mechanism, Europe is now moving toward not only a more confrontational structure with military preparations, but also a strategic dilemma of growing insecurity.

Instead of putting too much emphasis on each other's strategic competitiveness, it is important to weaken the hostile emotions between China and India and make decisions more independently in the current geopolitical environment.

NATO, as a military alliance, its very existence implies potential confrontation and conflict. Just as races in the StarCraft video game need constant expansion and conquest to survive, NATO is caught in a similar logical loop.

Three days before the opening of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, the Chinese swimming team has already earned the title of "champion" thanks to the US politicization of the sports arena.

In the Arctic, where no trouble exists, the US busies itself with imagined concerns. The US' most skilled trick is to “cry wolf" in peaceful regions, especially when promoting the "China threat theory." The US' ultimate goal is to become the hegemonic power in every region of the world.

What does the US want via drafting document to defend Japan with nukes? The answer is pushing Japan to be the next battleground. Unfortunately, by promoting the joint document, Japan demonstrates its readiness to be considered a potential nuclear target due to its alliance with the US.

In today's global economy, trying to succeed by making others fail is a player who doesn't follow the rules.

Once again, the US is rehashing the cliché of the "China threat theory" - this time in space. Jeffrey Kruse, director of the US Defense Intelligence Agency, said during the annual Aspen Security Forum in a panel discussion on space and national security on Wednesday that the US is seeing from China a heightened "intent to use counter-space capabilities to threaten space."

The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities of Taiwan should be trembling now. Former US president Donald Trump, who is the Republican Party's official 2024 presidential nominee, accused Taiwan of stealing US chip business and claimed that Taiwan "should pay" for US protection, according to Bloomberg on Tuesday.

The China-Russia Joint Sea-2024 naval exercise kicked off on Sunday at a naval port in Zhanjiang, South China's Guangdong Province. The drill has caught widespread speculations among Western media. They particularly highlighted the timing of the drill, which came just a few days after the recent NATO summit in Washington, hinting that the drill is specially targeted at NATO.

From Tuesday to Thursday, Japan will host the Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting. Prior to the meeting, Japanese media brought up China, stating that the Japanese government "intends to deepen its involvement in the Pacific Islands, a frontline of the US-China conflict." This inadvertently reveals Japan's motives for hosting the meeting: The so-called support for the Pacific Island countries is actually an attempt to impose the strategic intentions of the US and Japan onto them, trying to pull them into the US' Indo-Pacific Strategy.

A report published Thursday by the Center for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA), an independent research organization, has garnered widespread global attention. It reveals the different goals and policy trends in China's and the US' global strategies.

The US democracy is currently experiencing a significant pathological symptom, characterized by extreme polarization and a decline in trust in the democratic process. The future of American democracy hinges on addressing these internal challenges, rather than focusing solely on external strategic competitors.

"Today, I brought a small item for my friends from the press," Guo Fang, vice minister of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, said as she displayed a scarf at a press conference where a white paper titled Marine Eco-Environmental Protection in China was issued. She explained that the scarf was actually made from three discarded plastic bottles collected during a public beach cleanup in Guangzhou, South China's Guangdong Province.

On Wednesday, Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrived in Washington, the fourth stop of his "peace mission." Since July 1, when Hungary officially took over the presidency of the Council of the European Union, Orban has visited Ukraine, Russia, and China consecutively. The "whirlwind tour of diplomacy" by Hungary has faced strong dissatisfaction from some EU officials. Hungary's actions have been even labeled as "undermining EU unity."

The 2024 NATO summit kicks off in Washington on Tuesday. This annual event has not only turned into a "rumor mill" for the "China threat" theory, but has also once again proven NATO's ambition to meddle in Asia-Pacific affairs.

Recent signs indicate that Europe is undergoing a period of political change filled with uncertainty. Against this backdrop, maintaining stability in relations with China, a key partner of the EU, should be among priorities.

The Labour government will need to balance maintaining national economic interests with addressing domestic and international political pressures, but this balance can only be dynamic.

The US has restricted Huawei's products in the name of national security to protect its own related manufacturers, but this kind of protection only maintains the backward production capacity in the US. In this case, such protection actually blocks US' progress, and will backfire in the long term.

The root cause of the Russia-Ukraine conflict lies in the US. Washington does not want the conflict to stop because turmoil can give the country the opportunity to sustain its hegemony. The US treats the Ukraine crisis as a “game of thrones” and then shifts the blame to China.

China has an unwavering determination and sufficient means to defend its territorial sovereignty, and if the Philippines insists on staging a game of self-inflicted humiliation in the South China Sea, it is overestimating itself. The Philippines will gain nothing from provocation.

The US is embarking on a path farther and farther away from taking the humanitarian crises in Gaza seriously. In that case, the humanitarian aid pier in Gaza perhaps will really never make a comeback.

Regardless of how the US and its allies try to disguise their military activities in the Asia-Pacific region, they cannot hide their intentions to disrupt the current peace and stability in the region in order to profit from it.

The current RIMPAC exercise is more like an elaborately designed maritime show. If the US thinks that staging a "weapons display" would muddy the waters of the Pacific and disturb China's pace of development, it would undoubtedly have made a miscalculation.

In order to cover up its crimes, laws can become tools of the US government. The chilling effect it hopes to achieve on "whistleblowers" not only brings personal harm to Julian Assange but also deepens the world's profound doubts about the values that the US boasts.

Not allowing Chinese to study sciences in the US? This reflects US petty minds and lack of confidence. Campbell's remarks will only weaken the US' attractiveness to Chinese students.

Pork is a microcosm of China's continuously rising consumer power since its reform and opening up. In an era where consumption is paramount, greater import capacity means greater bargaining power in international trade, which is especially important for China as a manufacturing power.

After encountering obstacles in issues related to Taiwan and the South China Sea, the US now takes out the "Xizang card" again at its wit's end.

The US' malicious intention of curbing China's development of advanced technology will hinder US companies' overseas market expansion, squeeze their profit, and impede their innovation capabilities. Meanwhile, US allies who are forced into a corner have no choice but to watch their once-promising development momentum turn to dust.

In the South China Sea issue, the US plays the role of playwright, director, and absolute protagonist, while the Philippines only plays a subordinate role, lacking real discourse power, initiative, and dignity. The biggest tragedy for a pawn is to think that it can control the situation.

China is a nuclear power that formally maintains a no-first-use policy. Its nuclear policy is fundamentally different from that of the US and NATO.

As China's sports industry continues to thrive, an increasing number of sports and athletes are gaining significant attention and admiration. However, a troubling phenomenon has emerged: fan culture, a subculture originating from the entertainment industry and driven by idol economics, has begun to invade the sports domain, leading to irrational and disruptive behavior.

The smear campaign against China fully exposes the US' positioning toward the Philippines, not only as a "pawn" but also as a "consumable."

The decisions by the US Supreme Court, by a margin of six to three, indicate that a majority of justices prioritize procedural justice and checks and balances on rights over substantive justice and humanism.

Many of the world's most pressing issues remain unresolved, yet some countries are still engaging in geopolitical confrontation with China and Russia in the G7 meetings, highlighting the G7's role in serving US geopolitical confrontation.

US ambassador to Hungary David Pressman on Tuesday slammed the Hungarian government's close political and business ties with China, claiming such relations often come with "strings attached, and the interest is often paid in sovereignty." Noticeably, Pressman's criticism came a month after China-Hungary relations were in May upgraded to an all-weather comprehensive strategic partnership for the new era.

Adm. Samuel Paparo, the commander of US Indo-Pacific Command, told a columnist of The Washington Post recently that the US has plans to employ thousands of drones if the Chinese mainland launches a military attack on Taiwan.

US President Biden recently stated in an interview that he believes the US economy can compete with its leading global rival, China. He expressed that due to an aging crisis and a culture of xenophobia leading to a shrinking workforce, China's economy is "on the brink."

In the current era, US belligerent gene and wish to turn its network of allies into mechanism for maintaining American dominance are becoming a global threat. However, the stark reality is that any escalation to WWIII today would inevitably lead to a nuclear showdown.

The US has been ignoring China's warnings and continues to provoke China, essentially fueling "Taiwan independence" activities. The US' sinister intentions are leading the Taiwan region into a dangerous situation.

Modi's third term is bound to be filled with challenges. He faces the task of boosting economic figures and the daunting challenge of driving a profound cultural transformation in a society deeply bound by tradition.

Western anti-China forces who still hold hypocritical double standards and the malicious intent of using Hong Kong to contain China will ultimately be swept into the dustbin of history by the increasingly improved national security system of China.

Much like the care and attention given to the giant pandas, we hope that the US and China will invest equally in nurturing their relationship, working together to forge a future of peace and prosperity.

The greatest challenge to Indo-Pacific regional stability and peace is the US' desire to pursue a strategy aimed at either resurrecting or maintaining US primacy, Warwick Powell (Powell), adjunct professor at the Queensland University of Technology and former policy advisor to Kevin Rudd, told Global Times (GT) reporter Li Aixin in an exclusive interview. During the annual defense and security forum Shangri-La Dialogue from May 31 to June 2, some Western countries have attempted to maliciously portray China as a "bully" in the region, and Powell said the fact is that regional countries and their people have coexisted with China for centuries, and they better understand how to interact with their neighbors - both big and small - than the Americans, who have been involved in the region for only the past 200 years..

According to the website of the Chinese Embassy in the US, the Smithsonian's National Zoo held a media event on Wednesday to announce that it will start a new round of cooperation on panda conservation with China and welcome a new pair of giant pandas, Bao Li and Qing Bao, by the end of the year.

Spain, Ireland and Norway formally recognized Palestinian statehood on Tuesday, joining around 140 countries that have recognized a Palestinian state, more than two-thirds of the UN. The changing attitudes of more countries toward the Israel-Palestine issue highlight the growing division within the Western camp.

By showing unwavering support for the one-China principle, the majority of the international community has once again thwarted attempts by the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities to participate in the World Health Assembly (WHA) without recognizing the 1992 Consensus.

The Washington Post published an article on Saturday claiming that the cachet the US once had in China no longer exists. The article argued that for decades, soft power was one of the US' most potent weapons in China.

How can the China-US relationship become the most crucial bilateral relationship globally, and potentially shape the future of the world? To address this query, the discussion of China-US economic and trade ties is essential. The two parties often refer to them as an "anchor."

US House committee of the judiciary on Wednesday pass an act that is seen as the reinstate of the “China Initiative.” Chinese experts said the act reflected the fact that US is witnessing reincarnated and worsening McCarthyism; and the country's deep-rooted racism. This toxic trend will only backfire the US itself, observers said.

The unsuccessful "China Initiative" has been repackaged and reignited in the US. These politicians know that it is a poisoned apple, yet they're still trying to "sell" it, adding another layer of packaging to avoid being discovered, and once again letting the "witch hunt" roll back in their madness.