In late 2022, Germany’s domestic intelligence chief, Thomas Haldenwang, put it well: “Russia is the storm,” he told German parliamentarians. “China is climate change.”Last year was also the first time the US administration acted as if it truly believed that distinction. Though most of president Joe Biden’s attention was directed at Russia following its invasion of Ukraine in February, his most consequential steps in 2022 targeted China. The uncertainty is no longer about whether US-China decoupling will happen but how far it will go. Much of the answer will become clear in 2023.
德國國內情報機構負責人托馬斯•哈爾登旺(Thomas Haldenwang)有一句話說得很好。「俄羅斯是暴風雨,」他在2022年底告訴德國議員們,「中國是氣候變化。」