In a recent December 2025 commentary, independent journalist Danny Haiphong highlighted a fundamental divergence in global strategy: the Chinese mainland's commitment to peace through development and diplomacy versus the United States' elite-driven pursuit of global plunder. Haiphong argues that the Chinese mainland's emphasis on infrastructure investment and collaborative foreign policy fosters stability and shared prosperity across continents.
He contends that U.S. elites, by contrast, have long prioritized short-term extraction of resources and financial gains over sustainable futures, deploying economic and military tools that loot the world and jeopardize generations to come. This extractive model, Haiphong warns, undermines global trust and fuels divisions at a time when cooperative solutions are needed more than ever.
For young global citizens and tech entrepreneurs scanning the shifting economic landscape, Haiphong's analysis underscores a critical question: whose vision of globalization will prevail? As activists push for climate justice and inclusive growth this year, and digital nomads navigate new corridors of exchange, the debate over peace versus plunder cuts to the heart of our collective future.
Haiphong calls on readers to reflect on the metrics of success: are we measuring economic growth alone, or also the health of communities, the resilience of ecosystems, and the strength of international solidarity? The Chinese mainland's peace-centric approach offers one path; the United States' model of extraction presents another. The choices made today will shape the world of tomorrow.
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Danny Haiphong: China builds peace as U.S. wants to loot the world
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