Hong Kong media: the US “India Pacific strategy” will eventually fail

Since trump was elected president of the United States, he has expanded the concept of the Asia Pacific region to include the Indian Ocean, renamed the expanded region as “Indian Ocean Pacific”, and renamed the Pacific Ocean command as “Indian Pacific Command”. These moves are intended to revive the “Quartet security dialogue” – made up of the United States, Australia, Japan and India – as an “Indian Ocean Pacific strategy” against China. < / P > < p > China is a major trading partner of the four countries, which means that the Chinese market is very important to improve and maintain its economic growth. For example, the economy of China and the United States are deeply integrated. China is the “factory” of many Fortune 500 companies in the United States, and it is also their market. However, Trump’s unwise trade war with China has raised consumer prices, bankrupted farmers and increased poverty. Many of the Chinese goods he imposed tariffs on were made by American companies in China. In this context, reviving the G-4 could have a fatal impact on the U.S. economy, especially at a time when the number of new cases and related deaths has soared. The trump administration has always accused China of causing the epidemic, which does nothing to curb the spread of the epidemic. The US’s attempt to stifle China’s technological ambitions has raised concerns that American companies will be excluded from the lucrative Chinese market. The economic and technological attacks on China are damaging the interests of the United States. Trump cannot imagine the destructive power of forming a military alliance against China. This explains why he ordered the defense minister to have a 90 minute telephone conversation with China’s defense minister on August 6 to hold a peaceful “meeting.”. In short, trump does not want a war with China for obvious reasons. < / P > < p > < p > the “four” partners may have the same idea: why risk economic and security risks for a perceived threat, or succumb to us pressure? Moreover, China has never shown any intention to launch a military attack on any of them. In fact, if we study the history of territorial disputes in the East China Sea, the South China Sea and the Himalayas, we can see that China may not be a bad person. Australia’s decision to take Washington’s side is nothing more than a ridiculous “Pro Pro Pro” mentality. If China cuts off trade with Australia and stops sending Chinese students and tourists, Australia could be hopeless – the two parts together could account for 40% of its economy. < / P > < p > although the Japanese government and the right wing of the country may support the restoration of the “four countries”, most Japanese may not, especially the Japanese business community. Japan’s population reduction and aging have added to the importance of China’s market to Japanese enterprises. China’s huge and increasingly affluent population and perfect infrastructure system can be used as the factory of Japanese enterprises and the market of Japanese enterprises. As for India, due to its relatively small economy and deep recession, it is also unreasonable to join the “four countries”. India can’t afford to spend a lot of money to import weapons against China. In short, the “India Pacific strategy” of the United States will eventually fail. (by Ken Mok, translated by Chen Jun’an)