In the last issue I wrote even though you could see the shortcomings in his first term as the President of the U.S., these shortcomings became so obvious in his second term that you have to be blind not to notice them. President Trump failed miserably to lead the U.S. in many important categories:
- price increases
- job losses
- decline in the job market
- domestic peace
- world peace
- reputation of the U.S. as the premier country in the world
What is especially sad is that President Trump and his whole administration’s assessment of the U.S and the world around him is constantly changing. Because of this, you cannot argue with him, because he never has a real position. His arguments are not based on facts or normal logic. He considers only positions that are only similar to his. He cares so much on what can enrich him and his family. He doesn’t care about you when you don’t see things the way he sees things. He ignores the world around him, and retreats from important world pursuits such as the 2025 Paris Agreement on Climate Change, even doing otherwise could lead to a non-survivable world.
Basically he is running the U.S. based on his own wishes, and on those wishes he is also trying to run the world. He is trying to run the U.S. without a well-thought-out plan with the support from other Americans. Sooner or later, his plan will fail, and it will be up to the rest of America to bail out his plan.
This was what I wrote earlier this year, after he has been in office for about a year in his second term. The situation has gotten significantly worse. On February 28, 2026, Trump started a major war against Iran, which has continued to today, This included the assassination of many of the Iranian leadership. This war has resulted in the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and resulted in large increases in gasoline prizes.
Trump doesn’t have a plan for this war, and doesn’t consult with other leaders, and tries to run the country and the world with his thoughts from the top of his head at that moment. He and his family are enriching themselves. He is constantly criticizing those with opinions which are not similar to his. He doesn’t take into consideration the thoughts of others, especially the thoughts of others whose opinions are not similar to his. This is clearly seen by the rest of the country and the world. That is why his approval ratings by Americans have fallen to the lowest point, but he continues in the same way. Unfortunately we have to suffer the consequences.
Now I want to discuss U.S.-China relationship. But we must first remind ourselves of the history of modern China, especially the history within the last 200 years. Within this past century, China has revolutionized the country. Unlike the poor impoverized country of the mid-19th century that was picked on as the sick man of Asia by other countries of the world, China has stood up. It has basically eliminated poverty for the country as a whole, and has significantly raised the standard of living for the whole country. It has almost become the world’s factory and is the world’s second largest economy. It has also become the leader in the world in many categories, such as patents, university rankings, and college student assessment. For example, the US News Best Global Universities rankings show that Chinese universities are in the world’s top ten in 22 subject areas, including materials science and engineering. The results of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) indicate that Chinese students consistently maintain a position in the global top three in the core competency assessments of reading, mathematics, and science. Furthermore, China has become the world’s second most powerful country, just behind the U.S.
However, many people in the U.S., including many politicians, have a lot of negative thoughts about China. Either these came from their previous thoughts and impressions. They think of the old China and think of all the bad things that can happen in China; they think of the lack of freedom in a communist China. They think of all the previous treaties that were imposed on China, independent of whether these treaties were right or justified. They think that the people in China must not be happy.
But recent international surveys showed that the happiness of people in the Chinese mainland has largely increased in recent years, with one of the survey reports suggesting that Chinese people are among the happiest in the world. The Global Happiness 2023 Report, released by multinational market research and consulting firm Ipsos (ref.1) ahead of the International Day of Happiness on March 20, in 2023, showed that Chinese people are the happiest among the 32 countries and regions sampled, with 91 percent of Chinese respondents saying they are generally happy, 12 percent increase from a decade ago. The analogous data in the U.S. shows that the happiness index was rated at 76% in 2023, with a minus 7% decrease in the last 10 years.
One may not believe in the absolute accuracy of these specific market research data, but there is no doubt that market research data do show that people living in Mainland China are generally happy and not living miserably.
So there seems to be a disconnect between reality and what many Americans and politicians think of Mainland China and Taiwan. To address this issue, first, people need to know the history of China, and understand that Taiwan has always been a part of China. If it weren’t for the intervention of the U.S., Taiwan would have been part of China since 1949 or 1950, and there would be no question whatsoever about the independence of Taiwan.
They need to understand that their impressions of China are outdated and wrong, and sometimes purposedly misrepresented by our government and the mass media. Why do U.S politicians have such feelings and allegiance toward Taiwan? First, it is related to our sometimes purposedly misinterpretation of history, sometimes o some twisting of history so that it is closer to what we want, and sometimes to outright ambition to get what we want. It is true that Taiwan currently produces the world’s best semiconductors and chips. People should just acknowledge that as a fact, instead of trying to become partial owners of that, It is time for the U.S. to wake up from reality and face the world.
Why sell massive arms to Taiwan to defend Taiwan from China, that could lead to the destruction of Taiwan and the deaths of millions of Chinese in Taiwan and Mainland China.
We should stop the continued interference on the internal affairs of China. Let China be China and work collaboratively with China to improve the welfare of humankind.
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References
- According to the March 29, 2023 international market research ipsos report, Chinese people are the happiest in the world. Although some people may not be aware of the organization lpsos, it is actually a large French (headquartered in Paris) world-wide organization that has done many surveys of public opinions in the U.S. and the world. As a matter of fact, lpsos often uses general market research data produced from the gallup poll.
