China’s tin-eared approach to the world

Such Chinese voices have spent years urging foreign governments, especially those with deep ties to America, to fuss less about democratic values and other fuzzy notions, and to focus on cold, hard national interests..

In Chinas telling, America stands exposed as a hypocrite, quick to accuse China or Russia of breaking international law and abusing human rights, while supplying bombs used to kill civilians in Gaza..

According to Chinese officials and scholars, shrewd foreign leaders should spurn American calls to join ideological blocs or defence alliances that are meant to contain Chinas rise..

Chinese officials accuse the Dutch and Japanese governments of bowing to America when they control exports of semiconductors and other high-tech tools, urging them to think of their interests and shun Americas cold war bloc mentality"..

Chinas prime minister, Li Qiang, told his visitor that our two countries have a long history and splendid civilisations" and a shared spirit of independence"a coded appeal to resist America together..

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