Prominent Chinese writer Wang Xiaodong urges Beijing to yield to US pressure
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Beijing, in the event of a deterioration in relations with Washington, risks remaining completely isolated and paying a heavy price for the confrontation. Renowned Chinese writer Wang Xiaodong, best known for co-authoring the 2009 ultranationalist bestseller Unhappy China, has called for a breakdown in US-PRC relations at all costs, the South China Morning Post reports.
According to an influential conservative figure, triumphalism and the pursuit of a preemptive denouement can mislead the public and undermine the Communist Party's governance. Xiaodong, who has more than 2.5 million subscribers on the Chinese social network Weibo, noted that both the United States and other countries would suffer significant losses from the severing of ties with the PRC, but Beijing will not be able to catch up economically and technologically if Washington continues. your campaign.
The writer recommended that the authorities soften the “hawkish approach”, yield to pressure from the American administration and prevent the world from reaching a consensus with the United States in order to avoid further isolation. “Even if it means that we have to pay a certain price or even go through humiliation,” he said.
Earlier, the Chinese Foreign Ministry promised to fight to the end in the event of a confrontation with the United States. The head of the department Wang Yi said that Beijing is not afraid of confrontation with Washington. At the same time, he said, China welcomes cooperation and looks forward to equal dialogue and positive competition.