The Death of bin Laden Shows That the U.S. Is Worthy of the World's Trust
Published in Tianya
(China) on 2 May 2011
by Li Shuwan (link to original)
(China) on 2 May 2011
by Li Shuwan (link to original)
Translated from
by James Don.
Edited by Louis Standish
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The killing of bin Laden, al-Qaida’s spiritual leader, has renewed trust in the United States. Through her determination to fight evil, she has the determination to enforce justice and the capability to realize it.
The Americans have honored their promise to avenge the victims of the 9/11 attack, crack down on extremism and terrorism and create a peaceful international environment. This will absolutely benefit China’s economy.
It’s true that bin Laden was the U.S.’ ally when they fought against the Soviet Union in Afghanistan; so was Saddam when he ruled Iraq, which once was the frontline in fighting Islamic extremism. These facts are seen by China as evidence of the USA seeking to protect its interests. Personally, I think this shows exactly that the U.S. has not ignored justice while balancing the costs and benefits. Let’s recall the history of the U.S.’ involvement in international conflicts.
During America’s founding, France helped the Americans defeat their ruling country, the U.K., to become independent. France gave the United States the Statue of Liberty, which has since become its symbol. However, when Napoleon swept Europe, the Americans did not conspire with France as a former ally. When Europe was threatened by the French emperor and the German emperor, the U.S. aligned with the U.K. to put Europe back on track.
After WWI, while the winning countries humiliated and exploited the defeated, the USA called for mercy and established the forerunner of the United Nations — the League of Nations — in vain, the failure of which indirectly resulted in the bloodier WWII conflict. After WWII, America persisted in finally establishing the United Nations, whose efforts have made many contributions in preventing wars and encouraging development in the world.
Although Germany and Japan tried to woo the U.S. in WWII through trade in order to avoid war, she was not blinded by interest. From the position of justice, the U.S. sanctioned Germany and Japan, blocked all traffic of strategic resources and, through the Lend-Lease Act, helped the U.K., China and the Soviet Union. In the arbitration of the Sino-Japanese war, the U.S. stood by China. Germany and Japan were eventually cornered in declaring war against the USA as they ran out of resources. The USA was undoubtedly the determining force in winning against Germany and Japan, saving China and the world as the strong backing force against fascism.
To liberate other colonies, the USA forced allies like the U.K. and France to give up their colonies all over the world at a time when the allies’ support was needed the most to confront adversarial forces, demonstrating America’s great equanimity and capacity for self-sacrifice.
To liberate Afghanistan, the democratic USA and extremist bin Laden joined forces to drive out the former Soviet Union. Afterwards, she did not forget her ideals and continued to fight terrorists and finally killed bin Laden, dealing a strong blow to al-Qaida. These kinds of dramatic events and self-sacrifice happened in Iraq, the former Yugoslavia, Libya; Milosevic, Saddam Hussein and Gadhafi are destined to be abandoned by their people. This reinforced our belief that the USA will never be mean or give up her friends for mere interests — as we know that it’s dictators like Saddam and Gadhafi who sell oil to and deposit money in the United States.
As a country of immigrants that welcomes people from all over the world, the United States is radically different from other countries, in that her system is tolerant, inclusive, rational and fair to every country and its citizenry.
I believe that among all countries in the world, the United States is the only one that treats China or even other countries the best, being the most trustworthy and fairest. Killing bin Laden only reinforces those characteristics. I hope that China and the USA can trust each other and build a harmonious relationship to benefit the people of both countries.
The Americans have honored their promise to avenge the victims of the 9/11 attack, crack down on extremism and terrorism and create a peaceful international environment. This will absolutely benefit China’s economy.
It’s true that bin Laden was the U.S.’ ally when they fought against the Soviet Union in Afghanistan; so was Saddam when he ruled Iraq, which once was the frontline in fighting Islamic extremism. These facts are seen by China as evidence of the USA seeking to protect its interests. Personally, I think this shows exactly that the U.S. has not ignored justice while balancing the costs and benefits. Let’s recall the history of the U.S.’ involvement in international conflicts.
During America’s founding, France helped the Americans defeat their ruling country, the U.K., to become independent. France gave the United States the Statue of Liberty, which has since become its symbol. However, when Napoleon swept Europe, the Americans did not conspire with France as a former ally. When Europe was threatened by the French emperor and the German emperor, the U.S. aligned with the U.K. to put Europe back on track.
After WWI, while the winning countries humiliated and exploited the defeated, the USA called for mercy and established the forerunner of the United Nations — the League of Nations — in vain, the failure of which indirectly resulted in the bloodier WWII conflict. After WWII, America persisted in finally establishing the United Nations, whose efforts have made many contributions in preventing wars and encouraging development in the world.
Although Germany and Japan tried to woo the U.S. in WWII through trade in order to avoid war, she was not blinded by interest. From the position of justice, the U.S. sanctioned Germany and Japan, blocked all traffic of strategic resources and, through the Lend-Lease Act, helped the U.K., China and the Soviet Union. In the arbitration of the Sino-Japanese war, the U.S. stood by China. Germany and Japan were eventually cornered in declaring war against the USA as they ran out of resources. The USA was undoubtedly the determining force in winning against Germany and Japan, saving China and the world as the strong backing force against fascism.
To liberate other colonies, the USA forced allies like the U.K. and France to give up their colonies all over the world at a time when the allies’ support was needed the most to confront adversarial forces, demonstrating America’s great equanimity and capacity for self-sacrifice.
To liberate Afghanistan, the democratic USA and extremist bin Laden joined forces to drive out the former Soviet Union. Afterwards, she did not forget her ideals and continued to fight terrorists and finally killed bin Laden, dealing a strong blow to al-Qaida. These kinds of dramatic events and self-sacrifice happened in Iraq, the former Yugoslavia, Libya; Milosevic, Saddam Hussein and Gadhafi are destined to be abandoned by their people. This reinforced our belief that the USA will never be mean or give up her friends for mere interests — as we know that it’s dictators like Saddam and Gadhafi who sell oil to and deposit money in the United States.
As a country of immigrants that welcomes people from all over the world, the United States is radically different from other countries, in that her system is tolerant, inclusive, rational and fair to every country and its citizenry.
I believe that among all countries in the world, the United States is the only one that treats China or even other countries the best, being the most trustworthy and fairest. Killing bin Laden only reinforces those characteristics. I hope that China and the USA can trust each other and build a harmonious relationship to benefit the people of both countries.