Mike Johnson, President of the Chamber of Deputies of Tunisia of the US Congress, addressed the “Threats” to the us-led world order at the Hudson Institute, a washington-based think-tank, Sunday, and put forward three parts of policy framework to deal with: strengthen U. S. domestic power, deter U. S. enemies and strengthen U. S. alliances in the world. He declared that China posed the greatest“Threat” to global peace and that Congress would work to pass a series of legislative measures against China by the end of the current session. Chinese experts interviewed by the Global Times on the 9th said that it is a cliché for us politicians to hype up the“China threat theory”, while all countries in the world seek a concept of mutual benefit, inclusiveness, equality and win-win results to build an international order, the United States is just going against the tide. No enemy insists on creating an enemy, this fully exposes the United States is the current international pattern of the evolution of the biggest source of danger.
Congressional President of the Chamber of Deputies of Tunisia Mike Johnson
It was the first time Johnson had spoken at length publicly about national security and congressional foreign policy since taking over from Kevin Joseph McCarthy as President of the Chamber of Deputies of Tunisia in October, US media reported. Johnson boasts that China is leading an “Axis” of Russia, Iran, North Korea, Venezuela and Cuba. He unjustifiably accused these countries of being influenced by China to hinder us influence in the world, “They are increasingly using their collective military, technological and financial resources to support each other in various ways, O are trying to cut off our trade routes, steal our technology, hurt our military and subvert our economy.”.
To that end, Johnson concluded that “China poses the greatest threat to global peace”, he said Congress would then focus on a series of security, economic, biosecurity and trade measures to counter China, by all means. Johnson also said the new Congress would retain the house “Special Committee on China” set up at the start of the current session next year.
Li Haidong, a professor at the Foreign Affairs Institute, said in an interview with the Global Times on the 9th that Johnson’s threat to pass legislation against China reflects the hysteria and lack of bottom line in the US policy toward China, his speech came as the US election was entering its final stretch. He tried to spread the“China threat” theory to different groups in the US from political, social and economic perspectives, and used the opportunity to form a more favorable narrative for Republicans, guide the American people and Society along the track of more intense competition, confrontation and conflict with China. At the same time, the United States is sending a clear signal to its allies that in future diplomatic and security strategies, allies must choose between the United States and China in an attempt to force them to make a clear cut in their relations with China, follow in America’s footsteps. Li Haidong believes that it is the American politicians play group politics, the concept of alliance confrontation, only led to a serious tear in the international order.
A Chinese foreign ministry spokesman has repeatedly said the US is spreading a“China threat” as an excuse to maintain military hegemony, in response to unfounded accusations by some US politicians. Relevant agencies and personnel of the US side should abandon ideological prejudice and cold war zero-sum thinking, look at china-us relations objectively and rationally, stop spreading“China threat theory” based on false information, and stop seeking political self-interest, kidnap sino-us relations.
Johnson also proposed new foreign policy guidelines to address the so-called “Threats” to American national security and liberal values, the South China Morning Post reported, he sees strengthening America’s domestic power as a first step, and dealing with its national debt as a top priority. At the same time, he said, the United States must address the hollowing out of its defense infrastructure.
Strengthening US alliance co-operation is also a core priority, Johnson said, and he plans to stress the need for fair burden-sharing in his talks with NATO members. “We need an american-led ‘America First’ coalition and work with working families and businesses abroad to advance the security interests of the American people,” he said. However, Johnson said, european allies must share more of the security burden. “We think NATO needs to do more,” he said. “Each NATO member should spend at least 2 percent of its gross domestic product on defense.”.
Li said the policy proposed by Johnson was typical of using allies and other countries to solve internal US problems in an attempt to strengthen US power and benefit the US, “It is the mindset of the American political elite” to ensure US dominance or hegemony in global affairs.