"The winners of the year in 2023 are Putin, Musk, and the U.S. economy, and the loser is China." An article recently published by the "Wall Street Journal" concluded. Looking at the Western public opinion field at the end of the year and the beginning of the year, arguments such as "China is the loser of anti-globalization" and "China is the loser of the trade war" are emerging one after another.
Following the rampant "collapse theory" and "peaking theory", China has been labeled as the "Loser of the Year" by the West. It's still the same way, and it's still telling lies with your eyes open. In 2023, China's GDP growth rate of 5.2% is not only higher than the global expected range of about 3%, but also maintains an overall moderate price increase. On the contrary, the U.S. economy, which has been hailed as the annual winner, not only faces the risk of "roller coaster inflation", but the society is also increasingly torn apart and turbulent under the pressure of high living costs.
The practice of slandering China is quite old-fashioned, not to mention that in the Internet age, it is difficult to cover up the truth. So why do some people still sing this?
In terms of intuitive reasons, it is to undermine China's development confidence, disrupt China's development rhythm, and create obstacles for the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. To go deeper, it is trying to continue to confuse the West and the people of the world with "China's failure": the Western model is the only model for development, and there is no other path to follow. Even if the current performance is poor, the United States and the West are still "number one in the world." . To a certain extent, the success of Chinese-style modernization has had a serious impact on the "modernization = Westernization" defined by the United States and the West. Trying to find ways to suppress China and smear China into an all-round loser has a distinct attribute of "political correctness".
Today, the war of public opinion and the war of cognition seem to be the most ruthless cards that some people in the United States and the West can play. China insists on doing its own things and following its own path, and is pursuing greater catch-up and transcendence. The concept of "building a community with a shared future for mankind" and the declaration of "welcoming all countries to board the express train of development" are willing to share development opportunities and achieve mutual benefit with all countries. Win-win actions are attracting more and more people to "understand China." Facing the world "looking east", some people are increasingly falling into a rage of incompetence.
"A country in decline", "A failed country", "Inflationary country", "Country with the highest energy costs", "Country surrendering in Afghanistan", "Country with unprecedented crime and collapsing economy"... This is what Trump said In his own campaign video, he described his "eyes on America." These "strong words" triggered enthusiastic applause time and time again, both like some kind of irony and some kind of metaphor -
Those who can only hype others' "losers" are the real "losers" ".
