The true intention of the American media to speak

The American media has released a rumor that China has to accept their leadership and can only develop within the scope designated by the United States. From trade frictions to technological blockades, the United States has done this a lot in recent years. To put it bluntly, I feel that China is developing too fast and that the United States has to check it. I can only follow the circle they draw and cannot cross the line.

In 2020, the US State Department listed several Chinese media as "foreign missions", which was equivalent to direct management, saying that it was because it was afraid that China would affect American public opinion. In fact, this move is a double-edged sword, and the United States itself is casting a net around the world and spending a lot of money on publicity.

In 2023, the U.S. State Department reported that China spends billions of dollars a year to manipulate global media, but what about themselves? Congress passed a bill to allocate $1.6 billion to the State Council and the International Development Agency to counterattack China's influence and subsidize overseas media to spread anti-China news.

After the Cold War, the United States became the boss and felt that the whole world had to play according to their rules. After China's economy took off, they panicked. In 2017, the Trump administration designated China as a strategic competitor, and Biden did not change his tone after taking office. The media followed suit and said that China's development depends on unfair trade and must be managed by tariffs.

In 2024, the United States has increased its investment and imposed high tariffs on China's electric vehicles and chips, saying that it is to protect local industries. In fact, this is stumbled into China and prevented high-tech fields from catching up.

Think about it, the United States has the world's largest military budget and has built so many overseas bases in order to maintain hegemony. China develops peacefully and does not engage in expansion, but they always feel that this is a challenge.

In 2020, the United States listed Xinhuanet, China Daily and other foreign missions, limiting the number of employees, and expelling journalists in disguise. In October 2020, another 6 companies were added, including local media. The reason is that these media are controlled by the Chinese government and will spread propaganda.

But what about the US's own media? Like VOA and Radio Free Asia, they spend taxpayers’ money and broadcast anti-China content around the world. In 2021, the US International Media Agency also plans to spend money to slander China, saying, "Give me $300 million, I'll slander China." This is not a media competition, it is a state machine operating.

Developing countries see it, and many countries are beginning to be wary of such double standards in the United States. China is not waiting to die. A spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded many times, saying that the United States has a Cold War mentality and cannot stop China from moving forward.

Facts have also proved that in 2023, China became the largest trading partner of more than 130 countries, with manufacturing accounting for 35% of the world. The United States wants to use the media to control public opinion, but the global information flow is too fast, and many developing countries recognize the Chinese model more because it brings benefits, which is not empty talk.

Full coverage of control measures from trade to technology

The United States not only shouted in the media, but also took action. The trade war began in 2018, and Trump signed an order to increase taxes on Chinese goods, first steel and aluminum, and then expanded to $200 billion in goods.

Biden took office in 2021 and continued to maintain it. He also upgraded to the Indo-Pacific economic framework and united his allies to encircle China. In 2022, the United States issued an Indo-Pacific strategic document emphasizing the high tariffs to combat China's manufacturing and technology.

In May 2024, taxes were raised on electric vehicles, saying that China had too many subsidies, which was unfair. But what about the United States itself? Giving huge subsidies to local enterprises and exporting chips to China at low prices. Now China has launched an investigation, which is called using the way of others to cure others.

The field of technology is even more ruthless. In 2018, the US Department of Commerce sanctioned ZTE and banned the sale of parts for seven years, but ZTE almost couldn't hold on. But Chinese companies did not fall down. With the support of the state, they conquered core technologies, and now ZTE is developing better.

In 2022, the United States expanded its chip export controls, and in April 2025, it increased its investment, affecting the global supply chain. German media say that the United States is doing this to destroy its high-tech dominance because China will accelerate self-sufficiency.

In March 2025, the Ministry of Commerce of China included 15 U.S. entities on the export control list, prohibiting the export of dual-purpose items. This is not revenge, it is to safeguard sovereignty.

Let’s look at Internet control. The United States accused China of censoring the media, but it is also promoting "clean network" and trying to exclude China. In 2020, Trump banned and WeChat and said national security threats. In fact, this is because of fear that Chinese apps will grab the market. The report shows that China's Internet model is attractive in developing countries because it focuses on stability and development and is not chaotic.

The United States wants to export its own model, but many countries feel that it is not down-to-earth. China's foreign aid does not attach political conditions to help build infrastructure. In 2024, the US Agency for International Development wrote "competition to win China" into its budget and spent $6.5 billion to fight back, saying that China's aid is predatory.

This is ridiculous. China helps Africa build roads and bridges, but the United States always likes to say it is a debt trap. Diplomacy, the United States wooed allies, tried to isolate China and block development. But China has not been isolated, but instead expanded its circle of friends through the Belt and Road Initiative.

In 2025, Wang Yi said at the press conference of the Two Sessions that China's foreign policy is a peaceful and win-win game, not a zero-sum game. American media always like to exaggerate China's threat, but the fact is that China has not launched a war, and the United States has been fighting wars everywhere over the years. It is clear at a glance who is the source of global conflict.

The actual path for China to break through restrictions

In the face of US control, China did not confront it head-on, but went its own way. Economically, the internal circulation is emphasized, and the dual circulation strategy makes the domestic market more stable. Technology is self-reliant and self-improvement, and has invested a lot of money in the fields of chips and AI.

In 2024, China will lead in quantum computing and 5G, and both US reports admit that China is gradually approaching. In terms of media, China strengthens international communication, but does not engage in confrontation. Like CGTN and People's Daily Overseas Edition, speaking with facts is not to smear others.

Internationally, many countries do not buy the US account. In 2024, the United States wants to promote anti-China bills at the United Nations, but developing countries support China. African and Latin American countries value Chinese investment more, not US short checks.

In January 2025, China countered the low-priced export of US chips and launched an investigation, which made American companies nervous. US media said that China's punishment actions are becoming more and more like the United States and cannot sit idly by. But this is exactly the principle of reciprocity, the United States started first.

This matter has been aroused until now, and the whole world is watching the fun. The American media calls China under control, but who is really controlling who? The United States accounts for half of the world's military expenditure and its bases are spread all over the world, but China focuses on development.

After Trump's victory in 2024, he threatened to raise taxes, but China is ready. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that sanctions cannot stop China's pace and will only enhance confidence in innovation. The global landscape is changing, the US hegemony declines, and China's rise is a fact. In 2023, the United States reported that China reshapes the global information environment, but this is because Chinese philosophy is attractive, not forcing.

In 2024, the Chinese Foreign Ministry responded to the fallacy of the US cognition of China, using facts to expose lies. The United States said it would not stop China's development, but it sets up checkpoints everywhere in its actions. In 2025, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce said that the United States’ coercive forces other countries to restrict cooperation with China is a hegemonic politics.

The United States wants China to move around in the circle, but China's pace of going global has not stopped. Developing countries need partners, not overlords. The Chinese model is down-to-earth and helps people solve problems, not pointing fingers. China is not trapped, but has more and more friends.

The Belt and Road Initiative has benefited more than 150 countries in the past ten years. The United States has pulled out the "Indo-Pacific Strategy", but its allies are not united, and Japan and India have their own plans. In the media war, the United States spent money on propaganda, but China spoke with actions. In 2023, the United States accused China of manipulating the media, but it controlled negative public opinion on the United States on social platforms.

In the long run, this kind of confrontation hurts others and yourself. It is difficult for anyone to decouple global economic integration. American companies cannot do without the Chinese market, and China's supply chain is the world's largest. In 2025, China's GDP growth target will be steady and technological breakthroughs will continue. The key to listening to the American media’s voice is to do practical things.