The "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung" published an analysis article titled "Xi Jinping Wins the Hearts and Minds of the World" and pointed out that Trump has not yet passed half of his term and has already severely damaged the international reputation of the United States. Countries' trust in the United States has been greatly reduced, and the beneficiary is Xi Jinping, the leader of the Communist Party of China and the country.
The article quoted a survey conducted by the Pew Research Center in 36 countries around the world that showed that in most countries, people already have a more positive view of China than the United States. One reason is that Xi Jinping wants to appear different from Trump:
“Since Trump took office, Xi Jinping has pursued an overt policy aimed at increasing confidence in himself and China on the world stage. Although he has eschewed the Western concept of a ‘rules-based order’, he has spoken of the need for a ‘set of rules’ and warned against falling into the ‘law of the jungle’.”
After discussing what the "rules-based (international) order" actually is, the author goes on to write that Trump must make full use of the survival game in the "jungle" of the international community to maximize interests:
“He doesn’t care about his reputation on the international stage. By contrast, Xi Jinping is clearly trying to project an image as a great national leader. His support for aggressive actions by Tehran or Moscow takes a backseat. The Communist leader is clearly trying to project himself as a world-class statesman who cares about the future of the planet.
His success confirms this: a Pew Research Center survey on changes in public opinion noted that ‘although many people still lack confidence in Xi Jinping, positive evaluations have become more common. Overall, the number of people who believe Xi Jinping can make the right decisions in global affairs now exceeds the number of people who believe Trump can do the same. ’
Thanks in part to Trump’s actions, China has been able to turn around its international image in just a few years. After all, China’s global reputation took a heavy hit during and after the coronavirus outbreak that originated in Wuhan. Pew Center researchers pointed out as early as July that people's favorability towards China was hovering at a historic low. Now five years later, during Trump’s second term, the global landscape has changed. Not only has the one-party state's situation improved, but so has the image of its leader: 'More and more people believe that President Xi Jinping is doing the right thing on the international stage. ’ Emerging economies in Latin America, Africa and parts of South and Southeast Asia view China significantly more favorably than rich countries in Europe and East Asia. ‘Among the 36 countries surveyed, 25 have a more positive view of China than the United States; and in 20 countries, the number of people who trust Xi Jinping exceeds the number of people who trust Trump. ’
However, this comparison is still relative. “Trust in Trump and Xi Jinping overall remains low. In European countries, neither person holds a majority of respondents who have a positive opinion of either person, but Xi Jinping's current image is to some extent more positive than Trump's. "
Leading figures from many IA giants in the United States called for slowing down the development of artificial intelligence in order to fully examine its security risks, and called on the government to increase supervision of AI development. Anthropic President Amodai emphasized that the United States must also maintain "a leading advantage over authoritarian regimes (especially the Chinese Communist Party)." Le Monde's online edition followed China's reaction to the proposal.
“China has criticized warnings from several U.S. tech giants that artificial intelligence is on a dangerous path and that China’s advances could pose a threat to the United States. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said in Beijing that spreading various threat narratives and engaging in confrontation and malicious competition will only interfere with the global governance process of artificial intelligence and are not in the interest of any party; all parties should jointly promote open and inclusive development of artificial intelligence. "
The article goes on to point out that China has its own ambitious artificial intelligence development plan:
“To date, U.S. companies have been viewed as technology leaders in artificial intelligence. However, observers note that Chinese AI companies are catching up quickly. The competition for dominance in artificial intelligence between the world’s two largest economies has already begun.
"Le Monde" observed that China's state-run media "Global Times" regarded Amodai's proposal over the weekend as an attempt to contain China, saying that "the article contains a large number of containment clauses against China, which is essentially a 'Cold War script' in the field of AI."
