Recently, the bad news in the world always makes people feel tight. Unexpectedly, when I opened my eyes this morning, three pieces of good news came one after another- Sino-US economic and trade negotiations have yielded tangible results. Thailand and Cambodia have just signed a peace agreement, and China and India have resumed direct flights!These three things have nothing to do with reality. Hidden new changes in the global situationAs a military account, we will use big words today to dismantle the dismantling, and how crucial this wave of "peace signals" is.
China and the United States shake hands: tariffs dropped, the global economy relaxed
Let's start with the most watched China-US talks. This time, they are really not in vain. They are all dry goods. According to an authoritative report by People's Daily on May 14, China and the United States held high-level economic and trade consultations in Geneva, Switzerland as early as early as May, and finally reached a consensus. On May 14, the two countries simultaneously launched tariff increase adjustment measures: my country's State Council Tariff Commission officially issued an announcement to reduce the tariff increase on some U.S. goods from 34% to 10%, while imposing a high tax rate of 24%. Implement a 90-day suspension policy.
There are netizens who do cross-border business counted the bill: "Before the import of raw materials from the United States, the tariffs were too high to put the cost to death, now the tax rate has been cut by half, this one can earn more than five points of profit." Friends of the military circle see more thoroughly: “Economic trade is the ‘capstone’ of Sino-U.S. relations, this stone is stable, and the risk of military confrontation is naturally low – after all, no one is willing to fight with their important trading partners.”
You know, the Sino-US tariff war has been raging for several years. Not only did companies from the two countries suffer, but the global supply chain has also been messed up. This time, both sides took a step back, which not only reduced the burden on the domestic market, but also clearly sent a signal that they "do not want to confront." Some experts commented: "The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has not stopped yet. The fact that China and the United States can sit down and solve practical problems is equivalent to stepping on the 'brake' on the tense global situation."
Third, a ceasefire: 30,000 people can return home and a peace agreement has been signed!
Looking at Southeast Asia, the "old enemies" of Thailand and Cambodia finally stopped fighting! According to the latest news on October 26th, with the joint mediation of Malaysia and the United States, the two countries formally signed the Kuala Lumpur Peace Agreement. Former US President Trump and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar also attended the signing ceremony and witnessed the whole process. Perhaps many people don't understand that the dispute between the two countries over the sovereignty of Preah Vihear Temple on the border has lasted for a hundred years. In July this year, the worst armed conflict in more than ten years broke out, killing 43 people and forcing more than 300,000 people to leave their homes.
According to the agreement, the two countries will have to withdraw heavy weapons from the border, clean up the border mines together, and Thailand will also release 18 captured Cambodian soldiers. Though Thailand is hard-mouthed and says it is only a "joint declaration of bilateral relations", but it is clear that a three-month ceasefire is a great progress for both sides.
Netizens are still the most painful of the ordinary people, there are netizens who have been to the border message: "Before watching the news, the rocket bomb exploded the villagers' house out of a large hole, the children scared to hide in the basement do not dare to come out, now the ceasefire, we can finally go home to harvest the crops ".
3. Resumption of flights between China and India: the sky is open and the border will be more stable
Finally, a message that is easy to ignore, but really very important – China and India have resumed direct flight! Although the specific route is still being announced in a row, but from the official revealed signals, the exchange of personnel between the two countries will soon be able to return to the level before the border conflict.
There are netizens familiar with geopolitics analyzing: "In the past few years, the tension on the border situation between China and India, not only the two countries' armies in the border confrontation, even civil flights, bilateral trade are affected. Now the resumption of direct flights, means that civil exchanges first 'heat up', and civil interaction more, the political mutual trust of the two countries will slowly be established. "
A businessman who often travels between China and India said, "In the past, I had to go around Singapore for connecting flights, which was expensive and time-consuming. Now that direct flights have resumed, I can run two more business trips a week." Military experts look further: "When people flow, there will be fewer misunderstandings and the risk of military misjudgment will also be reduced. This is much more effective than simply sending more troops at the border."
Behind the four or three good news: the world is looking forward to "no fight"
If you put these three things together, you can find an obvious trend: no matter whether it is a big country or a small country, they no longer want to be "tough". China and the United States lowered tariffs because they did not want to lose both sides economically; Thailand and Cambodia stopped fire because they feared the suffering of displacement; and China and India resumed flights because they did not want border tensions to affect development.
Some netizens summed it up well: "The world has been in chaos in recent years. Everyone is tired and fed up with the fight between Russia and Ukraine and Palestine and Israel. Now these three good news are like relaxing the tight international situation." However, we must also be clear that peace is never achieved once and for all-China and the United States have only given preferential tariffs for 90 days, the ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia still needs supervision, and the China-India border also needs continuous communication.
As a military account, we are most aware of how cruel the war is.Indeed, no matter how advanced the missiles and the army can fight, it is not as important as the people to live safely.These three good news are actually telling us: Compared with fighting for "who wins who", thinking about "how to live together" is the real skill.
It is hoped that this wave of "peace tide" will continue to spread, stop guns in more conflict areas, and allow more people to go out with peace of mind and go home in a down-to-earth manner. After all, no matter how powerful a weapon is, it can't protect a broken home; No matter how tough the stance is, it can't be exchanged for the stability of food and clothing.