Recently, American media reported that U.S. officials are stirring trouble by inciting NATO to suppress Chinese-funded infrastructure projects. This move on the part of the U.S. aims to disrupt normal China-Europe cooperation and undermine the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Previously, U.S. President Joe Biden stated in an interview with Time magazine that the BRI is “hateful.” Similarly, Daniel Runde, Senior Vice President at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), admitted that he “hates” China’s BRI because it’s a brilliant idea that wasn’t conceived by the U.S.