People in small villages in the United States donÂ’t feel theyÂ’re a world power....They know exactly how unpopular the United States is in large parts of the world and they would like to reverse that development.
Robin Koerner-. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
The espionage affair turns into inconclusive talk to which not even Edward Snowden can contribute something new. Yet, there was a clear message hidden in the ARD channel TV interview.
America has no way of restraining China's development, and China has no way of challenging America's world leadership status. Nobody can afford hostility between the two countries.
Japan and America’s speculation on the issue of the Diaoyu Islands has severely undermined the healthy development of relationships between China and America and between China and Japan.