Why Will China Be Happy to See Steve Bannon Leave the White House?
为何中国大陆会很高兴看到班农离开白宫
On August 18, the White House announced that Stephen K. Bannon, U.S Presiden
t Donald Trump’s chief political strategist, is leaving his post. Two days
earlier, Bannon’s remarks that the U.S. is “at economic war with China” h
ad led to backlash in China.
On August 16, The American Prospect published an exclusive, wide-ranging int
erview with Bannon. In the interview, Bannon repeatedly mentioned China and
claimed that the U.S. should take a harder line with Beijing. Some of his re
marks about China were particularly sensational:
We’re at economic war with China. It’s in all their literature. They’re n
ot shy about saying what they’re doing. One of us is going to be a hegemon
in 25 or 30 years and it’s gonna be them if we go down this path… To me, t
he economic war with China is everything. And we have to be maniacally focus
ed on that. If we continue to lose it, we’re five years away, I think, ten
years at the most, of hitting an inflection point from which we’ll never be
able to recover.
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nth.
Bannon described “his battle” inside the Trump administration “to take a
harder line on China trade.” He didn’t mention in what literature China ta
lks about economic war with the United States.
Unsurprisingly, Bannon’s remarks immediately caught China’s attention and
led to backlash.
On August 17, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying made a leng
thy comment in which the “relevant person” alluded to was most certainly B
annon:
I would like to stress that, just as the Chinese side stated many times, the
economic relations and trade between China and the US are mutually benefici
al in essence. In fact, the long-term economic and trade cooperation between
the China and the US have brought tangible benefits to the two peoples, whi
ch is an undeniable fact in the eyes of any unbiased person. A trade war doe
s not serve the interests of any party, as fighting a trade war will not pro
duce a winner. We hope that the relevant persons can stop perceive an issue
of the 21 century with the zero-sum mentality of the 19th or 20th century.
Now — one day after Hua’s reply — Bannon has been fired from his position
. Although Bannon certainly didn’t lose his post because of his aggression
toward China, China is for sure among those who sincerely welcome the exit.
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8月18日，白宫宣布Stephen K. Bannon（班农）,川普的首席战略分析师班离开自己的
职位。两天以前，班农说美国正在处于一场与中国的经济战争，遭到中国大陆的强烈谴
责。
8月16日，《美国展望》（The American Prospect）发布了对班农的独家采访。在采访
中，班农反复提及中国大陆并且声称美国要对中国大陆强硬起来。他说：
“我们正处在同中国大陆的经济战争中，的确是这样，我们当中的一个国家会成为霸主
，如果我们沿着这条路走下去，那么霸主就会是他们。我们不得不专注于这件事。我想
5年，最多10年，就会到达一个我们再也不能挽回的拐点，而我们将再也无法扳回来。”
班农说他在白宫团队内部正在拼命推动让美国的对中国贸易政策更强硬一些。他没有提
到中国大陆方面是如何看待这场经济战争的。
毫不意外地，班农的谈话很快被北京方面注意到并强烈谴责。
8月17日，中国大陆外交部发言人华春莹对此作出评论，她用相关人仕来暗指班农：
“我们再三强调，中美之间的贸易和经济往来是互惠互利的。实际上，两国长久以来的
经济往来让两国人民都受益良多，任何没有偏见的人都会非常清楚地看到这一事实。贸
易战没有前途，不符合任何一方利益，打贸易战没有赢家。我们希望有关人仕不要以19
世纪、20世纪的零和思维看待或试图解决21世纪的问题。”
华春莹说这些话一天之后，班农被裁掉了。尽管班农并不是因为对中国大陆的攻击性言
论而丢掉工作，但中国大陆方面一定非常欢迎这个结果。
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