The world is increasingly beset by looming clouds of war

Doing whatever one wants is a common historical manifestation of those who hold absolute power, unchecked. Most of the past kings and current dictators are like this. Today's China, after ten years of Xi Jinping's rule, has gradually shifted the Communist era of power from the Chinese Communist Party to him, becoming almost a new type of emperor with old style delusions and aspirations in this modern era. Thus, Xi Jinping recklessly pitched China against the world's disapproval to ally with Putin in Moscow.

The whole world is paying attention to Xi Jinping's new moves. Intentionally or unintentionally, the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Putin, which surely was served to deter Xi Jinping. However, Xi Jinping remained unmoved, defying the order. The United States signed a bill on Monday (March 20, 2023) requiring the US government to declassify relevant intelligence and share information about China's Wuhan Institute of Virology and the origin of the epidemic, aiming at Xi Jinping.

At the same time, Japanese PM Fumio Kishida visited Kiev to hold talks with Zelensky. This supportive visit coincided with Xi Jinping's trip to Moscow. The international arena has staged a clear-cut confrontation, which is beginning to show the impact of the Russo-Ukrainian war on the geopolitical situation in Asia. As the war is proving difficult to stop, it will inevitably affect the entire world.

The AUKUS have also recently gathered to raise their voices and strengthen their defenses to deal with the risk of war that Xi Jinping could provoke, in his desperation. This move provoked ex-Australian Prime Minister Keating and a group of former Australian politicians to criticize loudly and denounce AUKUS.

Today, the alliance of China and Russia is the result of self-serving fruit planted by the United States, traceable back to the wake at the end of WWII. The United States has usually played the role of arson and fire-fighting brigade, especially in recent years. The political short-sightedness and China-ignorance of the entire West has further contributed to China and Russia joining forces to fight against them all.

A new world axis or a new camp is being assembled and formed. On one side is the West led by the United States, and on the other side is a camp that connects North Korea, Iran, and Belarus with China and Russia as the main axis. According to the old paradigm historical law of winners and losers, winners take all, and losers are nailed to the pillar of shame in history. There is no justice or injustice, the winner is 'justice'.

Japan and Russia have always been old enemies. In 1905, Japan and Russia fought a war on the land of the Qing Dynasty. Russia was defeated and Japan won, which laid the groundwork for the 'September 18th Incident' where the Japanese army occupied Northeast China.

In 1945, Japan was about to be defeated and begged Stalin to mediate. Stalin responded that the Russians had waited for 40 years for this revenge war, declaring war against Japan and then invading and occupying the four northern islands of Japan.

At this time, Japanese PM Fumio Kishida has visited Kiev to give support. He has also invited South Korean President Yoon Seok-yue to resolve old grievances, all of which were meaningful actions to prepare for the frighteningly likely outbreak of World War III.

Qin Gang, Chinese Foreign Minister, shouted from the air, aggressively asking the United States three questions: Why does the United States talk about respecting sovereignty and territorial integrity on the Ukraine issue, but does not respect China's sovereignty and territorial integrity on the Taiwan issue? Why does the US demand that China does not provide weapons to Russia on the one hand, while it has long violated the 17 August Communique and sold arms to Taiwan on the other hand? Why does the US talk about maintaining peace and stability in the region, while on the other hand, it secretly formulates a plan to destroy Taiwan?

The United States dares not (or cannot) respond to Qin Gang's outrageous questioning in a targeted manner. The problem lies in the fact that the United States is unable to face up to the historical facts, and correct its serious past strategic misalignment on the CCP issue. In the face of CCP criticism, they dare not look directly at the basic fact that the Chinese Civil War has not ended, instead burying its head in the sand like an ostrich.

The U.S. should learn from Beijing's claim that the Sino-British Joint Statement is an expired contract, and follow suit and admit that the issuance of the three communiqués was the product of strategic mistakes in the U.S. global structure. Of course, the U.S. has the right to (and should) correct its mistakes. The United States needs to frankly admit that these communiqués were strategic mistakes made by the incumbent presidents at the time, blindly following the ill-consults of their advisors.

At that time, they were blindly pleasing Beijing, wishfully thinking that Beijing would be influenced by the United States and take the 'correct path' of democratization. Facts have now proved that the CCP is stubborn and hopeless, so there is no need for the U.S. to continue to remain entangled in the results of its own wrong policies, and policy amendments should be made.

Since Beijing can tear up the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration and destroy Hong Kong's 'One country, two systems', the US should encourage the UK to resume negotiations with Beijing and demand the recovery of Hong Kong's sovereignty, ceded to the UK by the Qing Dynasty. Only in this way can Beijing's rampant behaviour in Hong Kong be effectively curbed.

The United States should abandon the impartial veil it gave Beijing in the past, and come clean and tell Beijing that the three communiqués serve the strategic needs of containing the Soviet Union, and also cover the guarantee of peace across the Taiwan Strait.

The purpose of maintaining the three communiqués was to guide and persuade the CCP to take the right path. Now that the Soviet Union has disintegrated and the first strategic goal has been achieved, Xi Jinping stubbornly insists on his "Community of Common Destiny for Mankind" to rule the world with his autocratic dictatorship. The US might say sorry to Beijing but discontinue the former policies favouring Beijing, even if these might cause some suffering and loss. The CCP itself has set the tone that the three communiqués can be discarded.

At this moment, Taiwan is also engaged in a political tug-of-war, and President Tsai Ing-wen is going to meet with the US Speaker McCarthy on the way to visit South America. Suddenly Ma Ying-jeou is also visiting mainland China to worship his ancestors. Apparently this is Beijing's tactic. Honduras' sudden move to recognize Beijing is an international political tug-of-war between the US and China. Even if the ROC loses all diplomatic recognition, the ROC is still the ROC. As long as all the people are united as one, the Republic of China will still stand firm.

The world is increasingly beset by looming clouds of war, and the world is becoming dangerous. On the one hand, Russia and China are sharpening their knives, trying to win at all costs and leading the great changes of a century to dominate the world. On the other side are Western leaders who are powerful enough to crush their opponents, but are lacking in clarity, courage, moral fibre and backbone. Further, they are hamstrung by chaotic and opportunistic political consciousness, especially that prevailing in the present White House of the United States.