Wu Jungang: unveiled the hypocritical veil of the great countrys politics

Wu Jungang column

Singapore's position clearly opposes Russia's invasion of Ukraine, whether it is reasonable or legal.However, this principle -based position has also caused misunderstandings from many Chinese people, thinking that we do not need to fight against Russia.The fact is that we are not anti -Russia, but against Russia's aggression.In international relations, if you do not abide by the principles of the integrity of the sovereignty of the International Law and the United Nations Charter, it is replaced by the jungle law of weak meat and strong food.

This does not mean that the government does not understand the complicated background of the tragedy of the Russia and Ukraine War.Concretions and sanctions on Russia have made some Chinese mistakenly think that we are the side stations.Morgan, Minister of the Interior and Minister of Justice, was sponsored by the Russian-Ukraine War anniversary workshop at the ISEAS-YUSOF Ishak Institute on March 8th, which fully elaborated the relevant facts of the relevant facts in a closed speech on the anniversary of the anniversary workshop of the Russian and Ukraine War.Essence

Regarding the right and wrong of the Russian and Ukraine War, Singaporeans are mostly influenced by two different discussions.The first is the Western point of view, mainly including Western media, Western groups, and Western leaders. It is believed that Russian President Putin has the ambition to establish an empire.Because of his arrogance, Russia invaded Ukraine; another point of view believes that Russia's security concerns have not been valued.Western countries expanded the North Atlantic Convention (NATO) after the end of the Cold War, which made Russia more and more considers to be surrounded.In fact, there are many western scholars who also hold this view.

Faced with the bombing of the network information at all ends, if we only believe in any side, it is difficult to distinguish between right and wrong.To understand the ins and outs of this tragedy, you must try to restore historical facts as much as possible.Shang Morgan has done our homework in this area. Reading calm and calmness can make people suddenly and better understand the government's position.

First of all, the basic position of anti -aggression is clear.Secondly, it is the surface of the two discussions, which directly strikes the objective facts, so as to obtain the theory of flatness.In simple terms, we resolutely oppose Russia's aggression, but we also understand that there are many complicated factors behind it.Shang Morgan said in a blood -stroke: Western countries and NATO are not unreasonable and have no responsibility for the current situation.

This is a relatively willing view, and it also reveals the political and hypocritical veil of the great power.In the United States, there are actually many objections, but as soon as they speak, they will be regarded as "speaking for Putin."In other Western countries, there are also anti -NATO voices, but they cannot compete with mainstream media.We watched it coldly, and it was not difficult to see the mystery in the middle, but after all, the small country finally said slightly.Therefore, the most important thing is to learn from the tragedy of Ukraine.This may be the intention of Shang Morgan's speech.

The lessons of the experience of the small country summarized include:

1. Although there are the United Nations Charter in the world today and various international relations rules, the great powers always choose only the "rules" that meet their interests.

2. When geopolitical conflicts occur in large powers, small countries often have to pay the price that cannot be proportional, because they will not be a pawn, or they will be sandwiched in the middle and suffer from pond fish.Therefore, in our region, the establishment of a regional framework for promoting cooperation rather than confrontation is in line with the interests of small countries like Singapore.We must also strive to maintain international law.

"Establish a regional framework that promotes cooperation rather than confrontation" is the key.First of all, in the real world of arbitrarily choosing the rules of the game, small and medium -sized countries are useless to shout on the same rule based on the rules.What can work is to unite and form a force, just like Asianan.If Southeast Asian countries did not form this regional architecture at the beginning, and formed an international force, today's situation must be very different.Secondly, this regional architecture must be designed to promote cooperation rather than confrontation.Asian'an is purely an organization that promotes cooperation, which is basically different from the nature of military alliances such as NATO.NATO is designed to fight against the former Soviet Union.

This is why Asian countries must be particularly alert to the possible "Asian version of NATO".For example, "Aukus" (Aukus (Australian and British Alliance) and "Quad Safety Dialogue" (Quad), on the surface, to maintain regional security and peace, in fact, passers -by knowing that they are serving the game for great powers, and they are all games, and they are all games.The aim is to fight and block potential opponents, which is very different from the starting point of Ya'an.

Now, the situation in East Asia and the South China Sea has become extremely strange due to the decision of the United States to implement the China policy, and the probability of the occurrence of guns and warfares has also greatly increased.Asian countries have to be vigilant for their own national interests, so as not to go wrong.Unfortunately, there are many internal contradictions that can be used in Asia, including the complex contradictions between China, Japan, South Korea, North Korea, India, and India (degree), and the tension between the South China Sea and the Taiwan Strait.But in any case, Asia should not be used by Ukraine.

Ukraine's tragedy today is a large extent the result of external force manipulation, but the so -called things must rot first, and then the internal affairs of Ukraine must also have a great blame.Ukraine, which is independent because of the disintegration of the Soviet Union, has created serious internal contradictions from the beginning. It is pro -Russia in the east and the west.

At the end of the root cause, Ukraine has taken a crooked road after independence, political disorders, corruption in regime, collusion between power and money, and oligarchs, causing complaints, and eventually become a riversal death.The process of political reform is simply a civil unrest, and then there are external problems.The civil strife began in the political parties and politicians to fight for the party and individual interests of the party and the individual, and to fight endlessly, and trying to use external forces to hit the other party, setting up the national interests; some fell to Russia, some rely on the Western camp, so they attracted the wolves into the room.Tear internally, digging the corner, self -destroying the Great Wall.

From a political point of view, Ukraine is a mess.The Ukrainian soldiers' resistance to aggression really had a lot of deeds to sing, but in order to investigate, they were actually victims of corrupt politics.They were sent to the battlefield to fight against the enemy, and they also fought the agent war. At the same time, they had to swallow the bitter fruits brought to the country and the people in the country and the people involuntarily.Many Ukrainians are about to cry now.Many people are destroyed, and they can live a day without mood.We feel sad for them, but more importantly, we must learn from it!

The author is a former journalist, a former member of the Congress

Unfortunately, there are many inherent contradictions that can be used in Asia, including the complex contradictions between China, Japan, South Korea, North Korea, India (degree), and the tension between the South China Sea and the Taiwan Strait.EssenceBut in any case, Asia should not be used by Ukraine.