The fight with China over the telecoms industry is just one front among many others in America's wider strategic conflict against Beijing.
Washington needs to kill the competition with draconian interventions, either with propaganda, sanctions or arm-twisting. Because the bigger picture is about subjugating others to accept Washington's political, economic and military diktat.
China and Russia are not amenable about that designated subordinate role desired by Washington. Hence the Cold War revival and indeed intensification. Ultimately, war is the potential endpoint.
In classic zero-sum mode, Washington is demanding that its ostensible allies in Europe must shun Chinese telecoms and Chinese commerce in general. The same applies to trade with Russia as exemplified by America's bullying over the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline.
It is no coincidence that as Britain was set to announce its "decision" (that is, Washington's decision) on Huawei, Trump's national security adviser Robert O'Brien was lobbying other European governments to likewise ditch plans to partner with the Chinese firm for 5G development.
Germany, France, Spain and Sweden, among other EU members, appear to be moving ahead with their Huawei partnership plans. They have so far rebuffed Washington's alleged fears over national security.
Not so Britain and other members of the US-led Five Eyes nations: Australia, New Zealand and Canada. They, not surprisingly, appear to have swallowed the "national security" propaganda and anti-China bigotry with gusto.
Indeed so subservient is Britain to Washington, the government in London seems willing to damage its own economy and the wellbeing of its own people in order to suck up a little favor from Uncle Sam.
The "free world"? Yeah, freedom to be a vassal.
(Note: You can view every article as one long page if you sign up as an Advocate Member, or higher).
1
1
1
