As the clock struck midnight on New Year’s Eve, Chinese President delivered a speech full of communist triumphalism and ideological zeal. He touted the plan as “an epic change the world hasn’t seen in a century,� a euphemism for his vision of a “Community of Common Destiny for Mankind.�
This lofty phrase is not about national revival but a road map for global dominance. The message? The Chinese Communist Party sees itself as the architect of a new world order in which writes the rules and silences dissent.
Three days later, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi launched the Institute for the Study of the Community of Common Destiny for Mankind. This institute is a propaganda machine designed to justify ambitions while undermining liberal democracies.
Yet despite these overt signals, many in the West continue to misread intentions.
Too many Western policymakers mistakenly view as a nationalist regime focused on domestic revival. This misperception leads to accommodation, assuming ambitions are limited to East Asia. In reality, the “community of common destiny� is a blueprint for a global order dictated by � where authoritarian values trump freedom, economic dependence enforces compliance and sovereignty is conditional on approval. This is not a nationalist agenda but a calculated drive for global hegemony.
The biggest obstacle to ambitions is the United States, not for any specific policy but because the U.S. embodies the liberal democratic order seeks to dismantle. Whether led by hawkish Republicans or dovish Democrats, Washington faces unwavering hostility from .
This animosity isn’t transactional � it’s ideological. mission is to erode the current global order and replace it with a -centric system. Their rhetoric of “cooperation� and “win-win development� is merely a rhetorical veneer for the drive for domination.
History has shown the futility of negotiating with . For decades, U.S. administrations have tried engaging � through Richard Nixon’s opening of , Bill Clinton’s support for World Trade Organization membership and President Barack Obama’s short-lived “pivot to Asia.� Each approach has been met with strategic exploitation by . As every Chinese leader from Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping to Jiang Zemin, Hu Jintao and Mr. has repeatedly and bluntly stated, the U.S. ultimately aims to change socialist system, and this “long-term, complex struggle� requires constant vigilance from .
Attempting a �-friendly� strategy through personal diplomacy and rational negotiation only emboldens Mr. ideological crusade, as has always believed that both “containment� and “engagement� are insidious designs aimed at the Chinese regime’s demise. Today, ambitions are accelerating, and goal is clear: global hegemony and the ability to dictate trade, security and governance policies on its own terms. This vision is inherently incompatible with the principles of freedom, democracy and sovereignty that underpin the current international system.
To counter this existential threat, the U.S. and its allies must abandon all illusions of negotiation or compromise. actions are driven by an ideological commitment to displace the U.S. and reshape the world in its authoritarian image. A defensive posture is insufficient � the West must launch an all-out offensive across economic, military and ideological domains in the face of this challenge. momentum must be checked, and its ambitions must be actively dismantled.
Mr. and may cloak their goals in the language of destiny, but their vision is nothing short of dystopian. The West must respond not with appeasement or half-measures but with the clarity and courage to go on the offensive. It’s time to stop playing game and assert the values that define the free world.
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