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Sun Ding: The US has yet to truly face up to the issues plaguing its democracy
Xinhua: The US as the so-called “beacon of democracy” is collapsing not only among Americans, but also those around the world.
Wang Lei: Washington should not underestimate China’s strong determination and will to safeguard its sovereignty and territorial integrity. Those who continue to play with fire over Taiwan-related issues will ultimately pay a heavy price.
Xinhua: For a long time, the US alliance system has adhered to the Cold War mentality, and has been obsessed with zero-sum games. It trampled on justice for self-interest, provoked conflicts and wars, imposed unilateral sanctions, and reaped world dividends, posing serious threats to and undermining the international system with the United Nations as the core and the international order based on international law.
Xinhua: A more complex and challenging humanitarian catastrophe is shaping up in Afghanistan after the US started hastily withdrawing its troops from the country, leading to an immediate conflict escalation and a rapid deterioration of security.
Sheng: “The present American-style democracy is a game in which the stink of money contaminates the real democracy.”
Meng: If China-US relations are to be regarded as the Olympic Games, with bilateral trade as the main event, the race doesn’t need to be so ugly.
Xinhua: Despite billing itself as a champion of universal human rights, Washington has habitually pointed fingers at others when it comes to this issue. However, its practice of finger-pointing is ironic and smacks of a double standard.
Frolov: Washington fails to mobilize allies against Russia and China Munich Security Conference.
I am prepared to assert that there is no idea so wonderful that it cannot be brought to the point of absurdity, or even turned into its exact opposite. Worse yet, lots of wonderful ideas often just end up reaching an ignominious end.