Jin Jianguo: The United States is still the only superpower

The United States is the biggest winner of the Russian and Ukraine War. The Russian and Ukraine War proves that the United States is still the only superpower in the world today.

First, the United States is still "democratic arsenal."In 1940, Roosevelt once said, "We must be a great weapon of democracy ... For us, this is an emergency as serious as the war itself. We must use the same determination, the same sense of urgency, the same patriotic patriotismThe spirit of doctrine and sacrifice spirit to perform our tasks. "After 82 years, the United States still acted as" democratic arsenal "in the Russia and Ukraine War.

Without the United States, Western countries' weapons assistance, Ukraine's situation today is an unacceptable tragedy."Democratic arsenal" is even more significant to provide weapons and equipment to NATO member states.The Russian and Ukraine War also forced Japan to embark on the road of re -armed. The Japanese Parliament voted for defense expenditures of about $ 50 billion (about S $ 66.6 billion). The Kishida government has announced the purchase of 400 Tomahawk missiles.In 2020, the United States approved the export of 105 F-35 fighters to Japan, making Japan the country with the most F-35 in addition to the United States, as many as 147.

The Russian and Ukraine War revealed that hard power is still the first guarantee for a country to maintain security.Europe still needs the US military equipment to armed themselves.In 2014, NATO only had national defense expenditures in the United States, Britain, Estonia and Greece accounted for 2%of GDP (GDP).In 2022, the defense expenditure of 10 member states in NATO accounted for 2%of GDP.Estonia promises to increase annual defense budget by 42%in 2023, and promise 3%of GDP for national defense.The Russian and Ukraine War stimulated a new round of military reserve competitions, and the United States became the source of advanced weapons in Europe, Japan, Australia, and Canada.Behind the advanced weapons is the unparalleled ability of American innovation.

Ukraine paid the butcher's bill

Second, the United States led alliances are politically and economically besieged Russia.The United States is the only country in the world to warn the outbreak of the Russian and Ukraine War, and it is also the country that expresses its attitude after the outbreak of the war.The firm position in the United States has condensed the unity of Western countries to counterattack Russia and became an important factor in defeating Russia's invasion of Ukraine.The United States Leadership Alliance and depend on the voluntary participation of allies.The combination of alliance power is values and common beliefs.

On the first anniversary of the Russian and Ukraine War, US President Biden said: "Our support for Ukraine will not shake, NATO will not be split, and we will not get tired of Ukraine."%, These 5%destroyed the Russian army and Russia's reputation, Russia has become the abandonment of the West.

Before Russia invaded, the world thought it was one of the best army in the world. The current results show that the Russian army's quality is far inferior to the Soviet era.Russia has been excluded from the West outside the main competitors.The U.S. military did not die for this result. The Ukrainian people paid the butcher's bill for the United States.

Biden should thank Russian President Putin for giving a great gift to the United States to show the United States for the world. The anti -American remarks that Putin has always preached in the Russia and Ukraine was shattered.The Russian and Ukraine War proved that the world would prevail in the jungle.In the past 25 years, many Eastern European countries are competing to join NATO because they are afraid of polar bears who dance their teeth and dance, and I believe that only NATO can protect them.The positive role of the American World Gendarmerie and Police far exceeds negative effects. The Russian and Ukraine War highlighted the light power of democracy, far better than the decline of the dictatorship.

The powerful power of the United States is also reflected in the voluntary participation of citizens: Microsoft promises to provide Ukraine with more than $ 400 million in cyber assistance; the hacker organization "anonymous" actively opposes Russia and exposes the list of Russian security institutions.Jose Andres and his colleagues at the World Central Kitchen provided millions of meals for refugees.Elon Musk, chief executive officer of SpaceX (SpaceX), provides star -chain terminal services to the Ukrainian army. The Ukraine can connect about 4,000 satellites of SpaceX to communicate with each other and interfere with the Russian drone.The only individual in the world with such a bull in the United States provides Ukraine with the help that general countries cannot provide.

Sanctions as the favorite of American diplomacy

After the outbreak of the Russian and Ukraine War, the US -led Western alliance's sanctions on Russia were another display window for the United States.Former US President Wilson had a famous saying in 1919: "A resistant country is a state that is about to surrender. Using this economic, peaceful, silent, and fatal remedial measures does not require force. This is a terrible one.Remedy. "US diplomacy has continued Wilson's sanctions as a diplomatic instrument.Throughout the 20th century, the United States had implemented more than 110 economic sanctions.Whenever the tension is intensified, sanctions become the favorite of American diplomacy.This also attracts the criticism of the United States as a world police, judging sanctions and the right standards of sanctions, which is values.It can be said that the sanctions against Russia due to the invasion of Ukraine in Russia are justice of justice.

The first anniversary of the Western allies on Russian economic sanctions showed that although economic sanctions are not fatal, they are slowly losing losses to the Russian economy.The Russian financial industry has been crumbling within a few weeks of sanctions, but has become stable since then.In the first few months after the sanctions, Russia's imports have declined; but by the end of 2022, the export volume of Russia has returned to the pre -war level by turning from Europe to China, Turkey and India.In 2022, Moscow had only a moderate fiscal deficit. The growth of the Russian industrial sector has weakened, inflation has deteriorated, and actual wages have declined.It shows that only economic sanctions implemented by the United States in the world have an impact on target countries in the world.

The United States is an innovation from "0" to "1". China can make "1" to the extreme. This is a step between China and the United States. This key step determines the ending of Sino -US competition. AlsoReflecting the differences in the system of different countries.On the surface, the research results of Chinese artificial intelligence are more research than the United States, but Chinese innovation can not produce ChatGPT. Now there is ChatGPT. The Chinese version of Chatgpt will definitely be greatly restricted because artificial intelligence has ceilings in China.It can be seen that China is very likely to overtake the United States. As for when China will become a topic of superpowers, it will not talk about it.

The author is a commentator in Shanghai, China