A Chinese scholar condemned the United States' outdated Cold War mentality on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, calling for greater Asian unity.
Speaking exclusively to China Global Television Network (CGTN), Senior Colonel Liu Wanxia, a professor with the National Defense University of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, warned that confrontation and hegemony threaten peace and development in Asia.
"It is increasingly prominent that the international community is a community with a shared future. However, the United States and a few other countries are still stuck in the Cold War mentality, or even the law of the jungle mentality, which is extremely absurd and dangerous. We would like to advise the U.S. and some other countries that they should see the general trend of historical development as early as possible, proceed from the interests of the countries in the region, and do more things that are conducive to regional peace and stability," he said.
In recent years, the U.S.-led multilateral alliances or frameworks have been set up in this region, such as Quad comprising the United States, Australia, India and Japan, Squad consisting of the United States, Japan, Australia, and the Philippines, and AUKUS grouping Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States. The groupings are part of Washington's so-called "Indo-Pacific Strategy" which stokes bloc confrontation and undermined regional peace, Liu charged.
"Within the context of the current international landscape, we also hope that Asian countries can stand together firmly, uphold fairness and justice, oppose bullying and hegemony, oppose bloc confrontation, strengthen dialogue and consultation, and strengthen unity and cooperation. Only in this way can we push Asia to proceed towards a more prosperous and stable direction," he said.
Running from May 30 to June 1, this year's Shangri-La Dialogue drew representatives from 47 countries, including 40 ministerial-level delegates, 20 chiefs of defense forces-level delegates, over 20 senior defense officials, and prominent academics, according to the Singapore Ministry of Defense.
Chinese scholar slams U.S. Cold War mentality, urges unity in Asia
