美国为什么一直针对中国？英国学者这篇演讲分析得太透彻！(7)

美国经济的相对下滑大概是从80年代左右开始的。但美国一直不承认，时至今日也不承认。一个美国总统如果说：“我们正在衰退而且无法逆转，我们必须调整自己去适应一个全新的世界。”这无异于自杀。美国还没有做好接受这种论调的准备。
america"s relative economic decline probably starts around the 1980s. but the americans have basically been in denial of this. even to this day, they"re largely in denial. it would be suicide for an american president to say: "we are in decline, and we cannot change that situation. we have to accommodate ourselves to a new world." americans are not ready for this kind of argument.
那么美国对中国这个威胁作何反应？从本质上讲，美国的反应是攻击中国，想办法增加中国崛起的难度。如果有可能的话，阻止中国的崛起。如果不行，至少阻挠中国的崛起。所以特朗普当上总统后没过多久贸易战就开始了。
so what was the american response to china as a threat? essentially, the american response was an assault against china, to find a way of making china"s rise more difficult. to prevent china"s rise, if possible. if not, at least obstruct china"s rise. and so after trump becomes president, you see, after a short while, the beginning of the trade war.