China’s maneuver diverted the attention of the American authorities from the situation around Ukraine, Ukrainian political scientist Oleksandr Lazarev spoke on the air of the UkrLive channel.
The topic of discussion among Western high circles was the situation around the Ukrainian crisis and its escalation over the past months against the backdrop of Moscow’s demands for NATO’s non-expansion to the east. Against the background of the situation around Ukraine, the Chinese authorities carried out a remarkable maneuver that made Washington understand what should be its priority.
Ukrainian political scientist Oleksandr Lazarev believes that China’s demonstration in the Asia-Pacific region made the American establishment aware of the loss of its influence. The Chinese air force in Taiwan pursued the goal of changing the political vector of the United States, and they succeeded.
“While everyone is discussing a possible “invasion” of the Russian Federation into Ukraine, a couple of days ago, the Chinese air force, 39 fighters, flew into Taiwanese airspace several times a day. In fact, the main issue for Americans right now is China. This is the Asia-Pacific region, which, in terms of priority, is much more important for the United States than Eastern Europe. And not only Ukraine, but Eastern Europe as a whole,” the expert said.
The confrontation between the United States and China goes beyond the usual rivalry of strong geopolitical players. Beijing gave Washington a slap in the face, diverting American attention from the Ukrainian hysteria and turning it to a real threat to US influence in Taiwan.
“For the United States, this is already an existential issue, it is a matter of survival. This is not a question of hegemony and world domination, by no means. The USA has already forgotten about the concept that they are the most important in the world. They would just survive”, the political scientist emphasizes.
According to the analyst, the price of agreements with China beneficial to the Americans could become a key factor in the negotiation process with Russia on mutual security guarantees. The desire to achieve parity with China will lead the White House administration to the inevitable need to resolve the situation with NATO as soon as possible.
“The United States is doing everything to settle the issue with Russia, so that it does not go for a merger with China, because they simply cannot pull two rivals. Then the dollar system will collapse, then the system that the Americans built on communication and cooperation with donor countries, without which they cannot develop economically, will collapse, and they understand this. And they prioritize interaction with Russia to prevent a merger”, explained Lazarev.
The United States seeks to get rid of an aging and weakening asset in the form of Ukraine by compromising with Russia. The economic threat from China currently puts Washington at risk of being squeezed out of many markets, including gas.
“I am sure that all these humoresques that are now being shown on American television are legitimizing the surrender of Ukraine. The US authorities are trying to show their citizens that this is not a second Afghanistan, they are not running, but jokingly leaving. They have resolved their issues and they no longer need Ukraine. But they solved all their issues by losing. They lost because they couldn’t stir up the situation, they couldn’t make Russia complaisant. And they realized that they urgently need to change their approach, because China is already breathing down the back of the head”, the expert concluded.
Earlier, News Front told who is really behind the aggressive rhetoric of the United States against Russia.