Written by Li Rock.

On September 18, the 12th Beijing Shandong Forum opened in Beijing. At the forum site, Zhang Wei, dean of the Chinese Research Institute of the University of Fudan, received a media interview on international hotspots.

Regarding US President Trump's renaming of the US Department of Defense to the Department of War, Zhang Weiwei said in response to inquiry that this actually reflects the United States' own lack of self-confidence and a sense of bluff. I think the United States is a very non-* country now. Sometimes it changes something just because of Trump's impulse, but it involves a lot of costs. The cost involved in changing the name is very high, including printed matter and so on. In the past, many people would brag about the so-called "separation of powers" of the American system, but now it seems that the American system is seriously lacking in restriction and cannot restrict Trump.

On the issue of international order and regional cooperation, Zhang Weiwei interpreted that under his personal observation, the cooperation between China and ASEAN has proved to be a model of global governance. Although there are some problems in the cooperation between the two parties, it is more inclusive than the relationship between the United States and the European Union, and is development-oriented and peace-oriented. On the other hand, the cooperation between the United States and Europe is dominated by the United States and serves its interests. "For example, the philosophy that NATO upholds is'let the United States stay, drive Russia out, and suppress Germany. 'Such philosophies and philosophies are the philosophies and philosophies that lead to conflict and war. NATO has expanded eastward many times. In fact, if Without the latest round of NATO eastward expansion, the Russia-Ukraine conflict would not have happened."

In response to some foreign countries often deploying military forces to the Asia-Pacific ¡°show presence¡±, Zhang Wei emphasized that those are ¡°paper tigers¡±, China will not be frightened. NATO¡¯s philosophy, the philosophy that causes conflict in the future will not work in the world, especially with China¡¯s rise and our public statement, will never allow NATO to expand east to Asia. Of course, China¡¯s strong national defense force is an important guarantee. China has shown strong national defense power, and in recent years the US has also said that it is not possible to defeat China. This understanding is very important and needs to be popularized to US decision-makers. More importantly, China proposes to build a community of human destiny, China¡¯s strong national defense force is even more a guarantee of world peace and coexistence

In the interview, Zhang Wei also suggested to the Asia-Pacific countries in the domain not to engage in the so-called alliance system, which is an outdated philosophy.The orientation of the so-called alliance system is zero-sum game, and the actual integration is very difficult and costly.