run by the Chinese government Global Times On Monday, the newspaper lamented that the expected wave of democratic elections around the world in 2024 was a source of “uncertainty” and that the “rise of far-right politics” could damage the progress of “globalism”. he warned.
of Global Times is China's premier English-language government publication and the mouthpiece of the Chinese Communist Party. In contrast to the “harmony” of totalitarian communism, IF frequently publishes editorials denouncing free societies and the use of elections to determine government leaders, causing “chaos.” Elections “cannot truly reflect the essence of democracy,” a senior Communist Party official wrote in the Global Times in 2019. Global Times Ended In 2021, he praised the “Confucian social management” and “grassroots” regime repression that brought “harmony” to the Chinese people.
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In Monday's analysis, Global Times It has been observed that elections are scheduled in multiple democracies in 2024, from the US presidential election to the world's largest general election in India.of times The trend of populist right-wing and conservative victories in Europe over the past two years, and the victory of liberal outsider Javier Millei in Argentina's presidential election in November, marks a major advance for small-government populist movements around the world. suggested that it was a possibility.
“China experts said challenges and crises will remain in 2024, including risks emanating from current regional wars, great power rivalry, and protectionist concerns.” times listed“the rise of populist and right-wing politicians, and the great policy uncertainty arising from the different outcomes of upcoming elections.”
One such pro-regime “expert,” identified as academic Jin Kangrong, told a government propaganda machine that elections generally “bring more uncertainty to the world situation,” but the Chinese publication It reminded me of a trend that things deemed unfortunate in recent polls.
Argentina's new president Javier Millay waves next to Vice President Victoria Villaruel after taking the oath of office during an inauguration ceremony at Congress in Buenos Aires on December 10, 2023. (Luis Robayo/AFP)
“In 2023, far-right parties in countries such as the Netherlands, Italy, Finland, Sweden and Argentina were celebrating every electoral success amid the global rise of populists and nationalists,” the newspaper said. Global Times report.
“The rise of far-right politics is likely to lead to further tightening of trade, foreign investment, and immigration policies, as well as further damage to globalization,” said Professor Lee Hae-dong, another “expert.” “Economic protectionism is likely to increase in 2024.”
“Economic protectionism” – thereby Global Times This means securing the nation's supply chain by reducing dependence on China, which could seriously damage China's manufacturing-dependent economy. The Wuhan coronavirus pandemic has spread worldwide from the central Chinese city of Wuhan thanks to the 5 million travelers who left the city before dictator Xi Jinping in 2019. has prompted many political voices to reconsider global economic dependence on China. Shinpei sealed it off. Regions of the world with a disproportionate share of migrants from Wuhan, such as northern Italy, recorded the most severe outbreaks of the disease in the early months of the pandemic. Many are reconsidering their relationship with China. Italy recently abandoned China's predatory Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), an infrastructure debt trap program.
The election of Italy's current right-wing populist Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is one of the recent political developments that has alarmed China.of Global Times He also cited the dramatic rise of the populist Freedom Party (PVV) in the Netherlands, led by longtime right-wing leader Geert Wilders, and the election of economics professor Milay in Argentina as concerns.
Italian Brotherhood Party leader Giorgia Meloni reacts at the party's election night event in Rome, Italy, Monday, September 26, 2022. (Alessia Pierdomenico/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
In November, Argentina abandoned its 20-year socialist pro-China government and elected TV commentator Milay. Mr Millais promised “not to do business with communists” and said he preferred “civilized countries” to China as his partners. Milay's predecessor, socialist former President Alberto Fernández, joined the Belt and Road movement and relentlessly worshiped Mao's body during a 2022 visit to Beijing. Fernández secured a slot as Argentina's representative in the China-led anti-American BRICS coalition in August. With Argentina's withdrawal, China and BRICS members India, Russia, Brazil, and South America will become new members, with only five new members including economically impoverished Egypt and Ethiopia, Islamic countries Iran and Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. It became a country. (UAE), the most moderate and successful of the invited countries.
China Dailyanother medium owned by the regime, declared On Tuesday, he said Milais' rejection of BRICS was “not a rejection of BRICS”.
“The door for Argentina to join the BRICS remains open. I hope that Argentina will join when the time is right,'' he speculated with hope.
U.S. President Joe Biden escorts Chinese President Xi Jinping to his car to say farewell after a meeting at the Filloli Estate in California, U.S., November 15, 2023 (Li Xueren/Xinhua via Getty Images)
In the United States, left-leaning President Joe Biden's administration has repeatedly and vehemently refused to decouple the U.S. economy from communist China's economy, but the vote of confidence has also led to private U.S. companies redirecting much of their investment to other countries. I couldn't stop myself from thinking about it. Nor are they alone internationally. China recorded its first quarterly decline in foreign direct investment in November 2023, with foreign funds in the quarter ending September falling by $11.8 billion from the previous quarter.
“In 2024, there is always the risk that a major setback in economic globalization could disrupt our closely connected world, with associated political and military consequences.” Global Times He quoted Lee Hae-dong.
If Biden loses re-election in 2024, the latest polls show that his biggest rival will be former President Donald Trump. Trump is a right-wing populist whose administration's priority is treating the Chinese regime as a rogue communist threat.recent multiple nations poll If the election were held now, it would show Trump's advantage over Biden, making it the most important presidential election for China.
“The increasingly intense geopolitical game…is not only having a significant impact on the world situation, but also disrupting the global industrial chain and having serious consequences for the global economy,” he said. Global Times he concluded ominously.
