'Decoupling' cannot make US stronger

Chinese and US flags flutter outside the building of an American company in Beijing. The same can be said about the visits of US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo last year and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen in early April, and the resumption of the high-level military-to-military video meeting between US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun — earlier this month. The US' stated position is "a small yard and high fence", highly targeted restrictions against China for the most advanced dual-use computer chips on the pretext of safeguarding national security, but in reality it is intended to prevent China's continued economic rise, because Washington fears Beijing could challenge its global domination. From what I learned at the Huawei Analyst Summit, the sanctions of the US and its allies against Huawei, although dealing a blow to the company, have not only made it stronger but also expanded its horizons, from making better telecom equipment to ambitiously moving into artificial intelligence, cloud computing and a host of new-horizon, all-inclusive "fifth industrial revolution" services for consumers and businesses alike. To me, it's a no-brainer that the US and its allies should join forces with China and the Global South, because their national interests and very future depend on it.