American Greed (A Warning to the World)

Author: Zhang Shanming, Yuan Xiufan
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Publish Date: 2004-10-01
Features: This book is a comprehensive work that introduces, discusses, and critiques the United States government's long-standing promotion of hegemonic politics and imperialism. After the Cold War, especially in the mid-to-late 20th century, numerous major events occurred in the world, many of which were directly or indirectly related to the competition between the United States and the Soviet Union for global dominance. With the subsequent political changes in Eastern Europe and the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the international strategic landscape of the two superpowers' rivalry and confrontation underwent significant shifts. However, this change did not lead to a transition from confrontation to dialogue or from conflict to peace due to the United States' unilateralist policies. Instead, the threat of war persisted and even increased. Standing in the specific historical context of the post-Cold War era, the two authors, supported by extensive historical facts, conduct a macro-level analysis of the strategic intentions behind the United States' long-standing "extension policy" and the war policies of the current U.S. administration. They reveal the true backgrounds of numerous wars or military actions, particularly the aggressive nature of the Iraq War and the Afghanistan War, which was justified under the guise of the "war on terror" by the current U.S. administration. Through this, they issue a warning to the world, thereby objectively avoiding the tendency to blindly follow the U.S. ruling class and its hegemonic politicians in justifying and paving the way for their aggressive actions.