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America’s “With Us or Against Us” Game: Why It’s Backfiring on the World Stage

When Allies Become Targets: How America’s Bullying Could Break Its Own Team

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Neil Zhu
Jun 01, 2025
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Let’s talk about the latest drama from the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore. On the surface, it looked like another routine security summit. But listen a little closer, and you’ll hear something much more interesting—something that says a lot about the moment America finds itself in

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First up, US Defense Secretary Hegseth basically turned the stage into his own anti-China roadshow. One moment he’s yelling about the “China threat,” the next, he’s flexing—claiming the US is ready to go to war if needed.
But is that what this is really about? Come on. Does anyone seriously believe Washington actually wants a war with China? Or is this just another game of geopolitical theater

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