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Chinese state media says US ‘dying from within’ as Beijing drafts next 5-year plan
Commentary highlights ‘political polarisation’ and recent large-scale protests against Donald Trump, says tariffs ‘backfired’ on Americans
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Vanessa Caiin Shanghai
Chinese state media has labelled the US a failed state, claiming it is “dying from within” as its global hegemony declines.
The commentary published in Beijing Daily on Tuesday came as China’s policymakers prepared to outline long-term plans amid intensifying competition with Washington.
Beijing on Monday began a key four-day conclave that will determine the country’s development over the next five years.
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The fourth plenum of the Communist Party’s Central Committee, which runs through Thursday, revolves around formulating a blueprint to guide economic development from 2026 to 2030 amid a trade war led by US President Donald Trump.
Despite months of negotiations, tensions between the rival powers escalated in recent weeks over economic sanctions, export controls and Trump’s threat of an additional 100 per cent tariff on Chinese goods.
Tuesday’s commentary sought to highlight the situation in the United States, saying that “political polarisation is intensifying … and domestic governance is increasingly strained” in the country.
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