Why does the Tianjin Declaration make the world's only superpower jump overnight? And why is Trump's anger exposing America's failure?
The SCO summit has ended, and the proposed "Tianjin Declaration" has also been unanimously agreed by the member states. The content of the declaration is very concrete and involves Security, economy, energy, technology and other fields,It explicitly criticized the United States and Israel for using force against Iran, opposed Western sanctions against Iran, and also decided to establish the Shanghai Development Bank and strengthen military cooperation. Previously in Indian Prime Minister Modi, who has always been a bit of a thorn in the issue of China, not only signed a declaration of support this time, but also issued a document to thank China after the meeting, saying that his visit to China was "fruitful."
Why has India changed so much? To put it bluntly, it is for profit. Economically,The SCO wants to build a development bank and promote cooperation in energy and digital economy, which can just help India make up for the shortcomings of manufacturing. You may not know that most of India's pharmaceutical intermediates have to be bought from China. Before the Modi government wanted to bite the bullet and engage in "de-Sinicization", it found that it didn't work at all. The cost was too high and it couldn't work. So India now realizes the reality and welcomes China to invest in high-tech industries in India. In terms of safety,The declaration supports Afghanistan's neutrality and opposes external interference, which gives India a valuable space to move between the United States and Russia. Coupled with the expansion of military cooperation such as joint military exercises and intelligence sharing, the "Quadripartite Security Dialogue" held by the United States seems a bit flashy, and its appeal to India naturally declines. Politically,Through the multilateral platform of the SCO, India can skillfully express its independent position without directly tearing its face with the United States. This international community has the voice over it all at once. Obviously, The current consensus in India is to gradually ease relations with China, so border negotiations and people-to-people exchanges will follow. China naturally welcomes strong assistance.
But this series of actions by India clearly stung the United States.On the night of the 1st, Trump lost his temper on his "real social" platform. He accused India of engaging in "unilateral trade" and buying Russian energy, adding that "it is too late for India to propose zero tariffs."How interesting is this? Because it was Trump's tariff stick that forced India to accelerate its move closer to China and Russia. As a result, after India really left, Trump began to lose his temper again. During his visit to China, Modi also had a chat with Russian President Vladimir Putin to "deal with the tariff issue together." The scene of the leaders of China, Russia and India shaking hands was directly interpreted by the Indian media as "demonstrating the unity of the SCO." This is tantamount to giving Trump another loud slap in the face. Now the American media and strategic circles have understood that what China engages in through the SCO is practical cooperation and joint construction and sharing, while the United States is still playing with empty promises and hegemonic pressure. A verdict is made between China and the United States. The public opinion battle in the United States that wanted to turn China into a "world troublemaker" can be said to have been completely lost.
Why did the United States lose? First, China's plan is pragmatic.Energy platforms, green industries, digital economy, and development banks are all invested with real money to solve the practical difficulties of member states. They are more attractive than the "empty talk" in the "Quadripartite Security Dialogue" in the United States that only talks about security concepts without actual content. Much more powerful. Second, the United States has seriously misjudged its strategy.The Trump administration misjudged India's willingness to confront China for the sake of the United States, and blindly coerced and lured it. Instead, it exposed that India is not the pawn it imagined at all. India has its own national interests to safeguard. Third, the United States is still clinging to the "small courtyard wall" of Cold War mentality, and China is using mutually beneficial and win-win multilateral cooperation to achieve "dragon and elephant dancing" at the China-India summit.In this game, the United States can be said to have lost morally, tactically and in public opinion. The American public opinion field has admitted defeat. In the eyes of some Americans and American media, their public opinion war against China has been completely defeated. This lack of self-confidence just exposes their deep anxiety about the possible collapse of the "Indo-Pacific Strategy".
Overall, the adoption of the Tianjin Declaration signifies that the SCO From a framework that focuses on security dialogue, it has truly transformed into a platform for joint progress and development, or a community with a shared future.Trump's anger and Americans' self-perceived failure just prove that China has taken the right path of "promoting development through cooperation and promoting security through development".