TEHRAN-- Professor Hongda Fan thinks that Washington is fretted that the United States worldwide status will be changed by China and therefore adopts a confrontational position versus Beijing.Tensions in between the US and China over the self-ruled island of Taiwan magnified following a provocative check out there in August by Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the US House of Representatives.

It triggered large-scale Chinese military drills around the island area as well as a declaration by United States President Joe Biden to defend Taiwan.Her visit exasperated China, which has sovereignty over the self-ruled Chinese Taipei and has actually publicly stated that it might take it by force one day, if necessary.Under the one China policy, almost all nations across the globe, the United States consisted of, acknowledge Beijings sovereignty over Chinese Taipei.

Washington, however, taken part in direct contact with the secessionist government in Taipei, in infraction of its own stated policy.

The US also provides Taipei with enormous amounts of armaments.Recently, General Mike Minihan, head of Air Mobility Command, sent a memo to the officers he commands that forecasts the United States will be at war with China in 2 years and informs them to prepare yourself by shooting a clip at a target, and go for the head .

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Minihan stated, I hope I am wrong.

My gut tells me will combat in 2025.

To clarify the issue, we connected to Hongda Fan, a professor at the Middle East Studies Institute of Shanghai International Studies University.Following is the complete text of the interview with him: Dont you think that this is simply the pointer of the iceberg and the United States has actually planned far more for China?Frankly speaking, the relationship between the United States and China has actually been difficult because the Trump administration.

In the last few years, these 2 countries with the most international impact remain in a fairly apparent conflict.

I think Washington has quite a few strategies for China.We currently see that the US policy in Ukraine has actually cost so much for the world economy and people, especially in poor countries.

Can such a position towards a big economy and military power like China even leave a much more negative effect on people of the world? There is no doubt that if the United States takes major offending actions versus China, it will have serious negative effects on the whole world.

The people of the world, consisting of Americans, will suffer as an outcome.

A fight between the worlds 2 largest economies will inevitably impact many countries.From time to time, we hear about possible beginning of WWIII, do you see any possibility for it?As a pacifist, I definitely hate war.

I dont believe World War III is imminent if the decision-makers of the world powers put the interests of their people.

There are undoubtedly lots of contradictions in the current global neighborhood, however there are also numerous factors that limit the outbreak of war.It appears that the United States has actually selected conflict instead of competition with its significant rivals.

Do not you think so? If yes, how harmful is such a policy for world security and stability?From the point of view of world history and the history of international relations, competitors is the typical state of relations in between world powers.

To a large extent, healthy competitors among world powers is one of the factors for world development.

Given that becoming the primary power in the world, the United States believes that it has not come across the obstacle of a country as powerful as China.

Washington is fretted that the United States global status will be replaced by China and thus embraces a confrontational position versus China.

As the previous few years have actually demonstrated, a U.S.-China fight can have serious negative repercussions for the global community.

The United States should take a look at the development of other nations more rationally.

Rather of stressing over its worldwide status being replaced, it is much better to do more things that benefit the people of its own country and the world.

Such a nation is most likely to be recognized and applauded by the worldwide community.