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Much western commentary portrays Xi Jinping as a revisionist strongman bent on overturning the global order. A closer reading of Chinese political thought and diplomacy suggests a more complex emphasis on multilateralism, reciprocity and long-term stability.

 

Ronald C. Keith

The “China threat” narrative says more about the west than China

 

Annoyed with the west’s failure to understand Chinese policy, Xi Jinping claims that China’s “openness” challenges zero-sum thinking and has benefited the world. His own given name, “Jinping”, welcomes “approaching peace”. Xi places the national self-determination of states within collective security and UN multilateralism. He calls for “building bridges between different great civilisations to mutually learn and mutually reflect one another.”

He endorses a “global community of shared future” featuring “common development, prosperity and security”.

Contrary western commentary, nevertheless, indicts “rising” China and orchestrates Xi’s negative role in overturning the global order. In a rehash of Greg Sheridan’s June commentary on Australia sleepwalking like “Mr. Magoo”, The Australian headlined on 27 May 2026 Australia’s coming war with China.

Endorsing former defence minister, Linda Reynolds, on educating young Australians in the costs of “appeasement”, the Murdoch national paper declares: “Australia is sleepwalking into war with a China that is encircling our continent and preparing to crush our military capabilities….”

Is this informed analysis or warmongering subterfuge? China’s “rise” does not require another country’s “fall”. Reynolds is about as profound as the Hollywood gunslinger who shouts, “This town ain’t big enough for the two of us, pardner – so one of us rides out, or one of us gets planted.” China has no intention of “planting” the US, or any other sovereign state.

Kevin Rudd’s 2024 On Xi Jinping deals with intention, identifying Xi’s “ideological framing of the world as ‘Marxist-Leninist nationalism’”. Chinese foreign policy has apparently moved “further to the right” in its emphasis on struggle. This does not give enough weight to the following counterpoint.

First, while Mao’s “class struggle is the key link” had attacked tradition, Xi’s Marxism-Leninism has deeply reconciled with Chinese history and culture in its focus on the domestic and international “harmony” of “rejuvenated civilisation”. There is always struggle, but Xi’s concern is achieving “harmony”. Rudd accepts that Xi rarely writes about Leninism. Indeed, the final apocalyptic struggle between the capitalism and socialism has disappeared into history along with Mao’s “Three Worlds” theory.

Second, China is included within the “diversity that makes the world beautiful”. No civilisation is superior to any other. Xi insists that China would not have become what it is today without “constant interactions with other civilisations” and “learning from the strong points of other nations and states”. Cooperation and mutual learning are much more interesting than obsessing over who is “Number One”. Third, Xi’s distinctive diplomatic conduct “draws on [China’s] traditions and accepting the changing times.”

Entwining developmental and security strategy, his diplomacy operationalises the principles of Zhou Enlai and Deng Xiaoping – principles which were, themselves, essentially rooted in Chinese culture. China legitimately desires military modernisation, avoids the inordinate cost of imperial overreach, and defines security in terms of the progress of domestic economic development. World domination is immoral and impossibly self-defeating. None of this confirms a definite shift to right-wing nationalism.

Chinese tradition today highlights cooperation, reciprocity and mutual benefit. This is now extended to the relations between states. “Great power politics” are unacceptable. China is a newly powerful state that describes itself as major power rather than as a hegemonic superpower. Having suffered tremendous inequality, China expects respectful reciprocity while exerting new influence within the existing norms of global order. Xi’s inclusive bilateralism fits within, rather than opposes multilateralism and multipolarity.

The intellectual foundations of policy embrace a positive rationality, placing Chinese nationalism within the existing global that so greatly assisted China’s fantastic economic development. Today’s Chinese nationalism is an evolving progressive civilisational moral rationality which defends the existing global order while it challenges western reference to the “rise-and-fall” logic of the so-called “Thucydides Trap” implying China’s inevitable “rise” and the US’ “fall”.

Australia’s leaders are concerned about China’s “rise”. At the Washington Center for Strategic and International Studies, Malcolm Turnbull referred to this same Greek “trap”, again identifying China as the “rising” power. In 2018 at the Boao Forum, Xi, raised western leaders’ obsession with China’s “rise” and rebutted: “There is no such thing as a Thucydides trap, but western analysis can create one….” On Trump’s 14 May visit to Beijing, he reiterated that the Thucydides Trap is a western trope.

Has Xi Jinping been misunderstood? He claims a positive “comprehensive, dialectical and long-term view”. “The west’s narrative of China’s rise is unacceptably predicated in misinformed historical analogy, highlighting western experience. The depiction of Xi as Mao, reincarnated, relies on comparing their great personal political power. This does not confirm blanket policy equivalence between Xi and Mao.

Indeed, Xi made important changes in economic policy, but, in the absence of sharp class struggle, he has carried forward “people’s modernisation” into the new era of economic and technological development. Chinese continuity needs proper analysis. “Rejuvenated civilisation” elevates tradition to support China’s new position in the world. On this basis Xi does stand firm, but is ready to adapt. Xi makes no immodest claim to be “The President of Peace”.

He endorses retaining the existing global order. He places Chinese civilisation within human civilisation. Xi climbs higher than Deng’s “low posture”, but he too plays the long game, displays “forbearance” – an interesting Chinese character that pictures a knife dangling above the human heart – and he “keeps [Deng Xiaoping’s] cool head”, avoiding performative theatrics, while confidently talking of ideals and morality as opposed to power politics and preparations for war.

https://johnmenadue.com/post/2026/06/xi-jinping-and-the-wests-unacceptable-narrative-of-chinas-rise/

 

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self-reliance....

 

SCMP Editorial

US tech sanctions are making China’s tech giants stronger

 

In this South China Morning Post editorial, Huawei’s latest chipmaking breakthrough is presented as evidence that US technology sanctions are accelerating China’s drive for self-reliance and innovation.

Whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. From sanctions to hacking and prosecution, the United States and some of its allies have tried everything to kill off Huawei Technologies. Yet, China’s pre-eminent national tech champion comes back stronger every time. If Washington with its hubris had learned to leave China and its tech industry alone, companies like Huawei might have lagged behind and become also-rans.

Now, though, across entire fields from artificial intelligence (AI) to semiconductors, these tech giants are helping China to close the tech gap, and even lead. With national prestige and more at stake in this tech war, Beijing must ensure Chinese giants like Huawei prevail over America’s malfeasance.

Huawei’s latest achievement is a new method to produce the most advanced chips now denied to China. Its Tau Scaling Law can be used to bypass the extreme ultraviolet lithography process monopolised by Dutch company ASML, which has been barred from supplying its most advanced machines to China. Huawei aims to scale up production of chips with transistor density equivalent to 1.4-nanometre processes by 2031.

The more you sanction and restrict China to slow down its technological development, the better it gets. It’s no longer about the need for tech self-sufficiency but dominance as the nation is not just playing catch-up but leading with innovation in more tech fields.

It is perhaps no accident that Huawei made the breakthrough public not long after US President Donald Trump left Beijing after an underwhelming state visit.

This is becoming a familiar routine. Huawei shocked the global market when it launched its Mate 60 Pro smartphone, powered by a home-grown 7-nm 5G processor – the Kirin 9000s by Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) – during the 2023 China visit by then US commerce secretary Gina Raimondo, a tech sanctions hawk. She ought to go down in history for making China’s technology great again.

Equally interesting is that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang joined Trump’s business entourage at the last minute, prompting speculation that progress was in store for the US chip behemoth. As it turned out, Huang went away mostly empty-handed.

Under Beijing’s encouragement, China’s companies increasingly rely on domestic chipmakers such as Huawei and Alibaba Group Holding, to reduce China’s dependence on Western supplies. Alibaba owns the South China Morning Post.

Through a new wave of innovation and development, China is building its own tech world, one that can ensure full self-reliance.

https://johnmenadue.com/post/2026/06/us-pressure-has-only-helped-make-chinas-tech-giants-stronger/

 

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spying....

 

MSS warns of overseas spies using 'spy turtles, spy fish' to steal China's sensitive maritime data

By Global Times

 

China's Ministry of State Security (MSS) warned that overseas espionage and intelligence agencies are using new types of spy equipment, including detection buoys, sensor-fitted marine animals, wave gliders and shipborne electronic devices, to steal China's sensitive maritime data, noting that such activities pose serious threats to the country's territorial, military and economic security, according to an article released by the Ministry's WeChat account on Friday.

The article disclosed more details of the new types of spy equipment. For example, a spherical ocean monitoring buoy found in a certain Chinese sea area was deployed by an overseas marine research institute. It was equipped with a meteorological sensor package on top and dragged an anchor chain underneath for fixation. It also carried a high-precision acoustic sensor array, enabling it to collect surrounding sound wave data and the acoustic signatures of Chinese submarines in real time.

Also, it was exposed that in a certain Chinese sea area, relatively large living marine animals were found to have been fitted with sensors, turning into "spy turtles and spy fish." As they swam in designated areas, they collected sensitive marine environmental data, such as water temperature, salinity and ocean currents, and transmitted the data overseas via satellite in real time.

A new type of wave glider deployed by overseas actors was also found in a certain Chinese sea area. Powered by wave motion and solar energy, it carried positioning, radio communication and other sensors, allowing it to receive real-time satellite instructions and transmit overseas military-related maritime environmental data and information on vessel activities, according to MSS.

The article also noted that a foreign company promoted "new shipborne electronic equipment" for commercial cargo ships under the guise of "maritime services," but the equipment was in fact a multimodal intelligence-gathering device capable of tracking port activities in real time and integrating meteorological, navigational and other data to build a "maritime surveillance network."

Sensitive maritime data and materials, such as ocean current dynamics, water temperature characteristics, temperature distribution and seabed topography, would seriously endanger China's territorial security, military security and economic security if stolen by overseas espionage and intelligence agencies, read the article.

Maritime security is an important component of national security, and safeguarding it requires joint efforts from all, the ministry said. It reminded the public to beware of suspicious cooperation and report suspicious devices, while calling shipowners to remain alert to unfamiliar businesses promoting suspicious maritime service devices and not to casually purchase or install equipment from unknown sources.

Global Times

https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202606/1363380.shtml

 

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thief !.....

 

Hyping up ‘Chinese espionage threat’: A classic case of ‘thief crying stop thief’: Global Times editorial

By Global Times

 

On June 10 [2026], the US Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced the seizure of 13 internet domains, claiming that these websites were "backed by suspected Chinese agents" and had attempted to obtain sensitive information from "current and former security clearance holders with access to classified and sensitive US government information." A week earlier, the "Five Eyes" alliance also issued a joint warning, alleging that Chinese spies are aggressively using online job platforms to recruit people. The country and the organization widely recognized as having the world's strongest intelligence capabilities now feign innocence while accusing China of "stealing intelligence." This "domain seizure show" looks more like an absurd farce unfolding in real life.

Faced with such baseless, barefaced accusations, the first question we must ask is: where is the evidence? Neither the US Department of Justice nor the "Five Eyes" alliance have provided any verifiable or convincing details. Instead, they rely on vague terms such as "suspected." Whenever China is involved, some Western politicians and institutions seem long accustomed to a logic of "make a determination first, and then manufacture evidence." Labels such as "national security risk" and "intelligence threat" are readily applied at will. In reality, there are countless consulting positions advertised on global recruitment platforms. As the Chinese side has said in response, the so-called "China espionage threat" is entirely groundless and amounts to malicious defamation.

The narrative of "China spy threat" is nothing more than a case of "thief crying stop thief." As the world's largest intelligence-sharing network, the "Five Eyes" alliance has long conducted large-scale, systematic espionage operations across the globe. They themselves are seasoned practitioners of using recruitment as a cover and exploiting online platforms for intelligence gathering. Now, by engaging in a "role reversal," they project their own behavior onto others - drawing on their so-called extensive experience in espionage to accuse China of doing the same - while portraying themselves as naive bystanders caught in the crossfire. As a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson once remarked, it is "ironic" in itself. 

History shows that the "Five Eyes" alliance has a long record of dubious intelligence activities, making its self-styled image as a "cybersecurity guardian" utterly untenable. The international community has not forgotten. In 2013, Edward Snowden, a former contractor for the US National Security Agency, exposed the PRISM program, shocking the world. The program allowed intelligence agencies, without the need for specific warrants, to compel internet companies to "cooperate," enabling the unchecked collection of vast amounts of data from users worldwide, including emails, chat records, and file transfers. From the surveillance of 122 foreign leaders, including former German chancellor Angela Merkel, to the exploitation of undersea cables in countries such as Denmark for intelligence gathering, this is an undisguised act of hegemony that severely violates other countries' sovereignty and the privacy rights of their citizens.

The surveillance reach of the "Five Eyes" alliance has extended far beyond its allies; its indiscriminate surveillance of developing countries across the Global South has been even more unchecked and brazen. Its intelligence-gathering networks span Latin America, Africa, and Asia, while under the banner of intelligence sharing, it has launched cyberattacks, spread disinformation, and interfered in the internal affairs of other countries. These activities have been exposed and verified by numerous international media outlets. Yet the "Five Eyes" alliance has never reflected on or apologized for its actions. Instead, it continues to expand its espionage apparatus while accusing others of posing so-called "spy threats," repeatedly engaging in the classic tactic of a thief crying "stop thief." The real objective is nothing more than to divert international attention, smear and contain China, and justify its own long-standing illegal intelligence operations.

Every country has the right to protect sensitive information. However, portraying normal business consultations, academic exchanges, and technological cooperation as "espionage" is as absurd as seeing enemies in every shadow. The legitimate overseas activities of Chinese companies, researchers, students, and job seekers should not be casually branded as suspicious or linked to espionage. A number of facts have repeatedly shown that many of the so-called "Chinese espionage cases" fabricated by the US have ultimately been dropped due to a lack of evidence, yet they have already caused irreparable harm to Chinese individuals. Such unbridled suppression is itself a serious disruption to international talent mobility and global cooperation. It also poisons the atmosphere for China-US economic, trade, cultural, and people-to-people exchanges, ultimately harming the interests of both sides.

In May, the Chinese and US presidents agreed on a new vision of building a "constructive China-US relationship of strategic stability," providing direction for the future development of bilateral ties. Washington needs to keep its promise and demonstrate through concrete actions that its commitment to strategic stability with China is genuine. 

However, the continued promotion of the so-called "China spy threat" theory by the US and the "Five Eyes" alliance suggests that confrontational and even competitive thinking still dominates parts of their China policy. As for this latest domain seizure order, it will not suppress the truth. Instead, it will only make it clearer to the world who the real troublemaker is. The relevant countries should immediately stop this futile "thief crying stop thief" hyping, abandon Cold War thinking, and return to a rational and pragmatic approach toward China.

https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202606/1363375.shtml

 

 

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