The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary 1st May 2024

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The Hindu Vocab On The U.S.-China Relationship

U.S. and China must manage their differences responsibly

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s marathon talks with top officials in China, which includes President Xi Jinping, have underscored the desire of the two countries to stabilize (to cause something to become fixed and stop changing, esp. in order to keep it from becoming worse, or to become fixed and stop changing) their relationship and the resultant challenges. Mr. Blinken stressed that the U.S. would make sure that the competition (a situation in which someone is trying to win something or be more successful than someone else) between the world’s two largest economies “doesn’t veer into conflict”. Mr. Xi said they should seek common ground “rather than engage in vicious (people or actions show an intention or wish to hurt someone or something very badly) competition”. But the Blinken visit also exposed the structural fault lines in the Sino-American competition. He raised America’s concerns about what he called China’s “support for Russia’s defence industry” and threatened actions if Beijing “doesn’t address this problem”. China slammed the “hypocrisy and irresponsibility” of the U.S., which just decided to send military aid worth $61 billion to Ukraine and then made “groundless accusations” against normal economic and trade exchanges between China and Russia. China also attacked the U.S. policy towards Taiwan and the South China Sea and urged Washington to look at China’s development “in a positive light”.

Both the U.S. and China have mutual (of two or more people or groups) feeling the same emotion, or doing the same thing to or for each other) deep misgivings (a feeling of doubt or worry about a future event). U.S. National Defence Strategy documents name China as a “revisionist power” and a pacing technological and military challenger. The U.S. has imposed export controls to limit China’s growth in strategic sectors, particularly semiconductors, and imposed high tariffs on Chinese goods. It has also doubled down on its support for Taiwan and bolstered (to support or improve something or make it stronger) defence cooperation with the Philippines, which has disputes (an argument or disagreement, especially an official one between, for example, workers and employers or two countries with a common border) with China in the South China Sea. Beijing has blamed the U.S. for South China Sea tensions and called Washington’s support for Taiwan as an intervention (the action of becoming intentionally involved in a difficult situation, in order to improve it or prevent it from getting worse) in its internal affairs. While it is practically impossible (If an action or event is impossible, it cannot happen or be achieved) to reset ties given these structural challenges, there are areas of cooperation as well. In November 2023, when Presidents Xi and Biden met in California, both sides decided to resume bilateral military-to-military communication, cooperate in addressing the risks of artificial intelligence and launch efforts to control the production of fentanyl. Tackling climate change and global food security are also areas of cooperation. A key lesson from the Cold War is that if competition between superpowers turns ugly, it could affect the world through proxy (authority given to a person to act for someone else, such as by voting for them in an election, or the person who this authority is given to) conflicts, economic wars and diplomatic (involving diplomats or the management of the relationships between countries) crises. As the two most powerful countries, they should stay away from repeating history. Even if they are not able to resolve their ideological and geopolitical differences, they should build the guardrails that could prevent the competition from turning ugly and stay focused on the areas of cooperation (the act of working together with someone or doing what they ask you), addressing the common challenges of the world.

The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary Wordlist 1st May 2024

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• Stabilize: To cause something to become fixed and stop changing, esp. in order to keep it from becoming worse, or to become fixed and stop changing.
• Competition: A situation in which someone is trying to win something or be more successful than someone else.
• Vicious: People or actions show an intention or wish to hurt someone or something very badly.
• Mutual: (of two or more people or groups) feeling the same emotion, or doing the same thing to or for each other.
• Misgiving: A feeling of doubt or worry about a future event.
• Bolstered: To support or improve something or make it stronger.
• Dispute: An argument or disagreement, especially an official one between, for example, workers and employers or two countries with a common border.
• Impossible: If an action or event is impossible, it cannot happen or be achieved.
• Proxy: Authority given to a person to act for someone else, such as by voting for them in an election, or the person who this authority is given to.
• Diplomatic: Involving diplomats or the management of the relationships between countries.
• Cooperation: The act of working together with someone or doing what they ask you.
• Intervention: The action of becoming intentionally involved in a difficult situation, in order to improve it or prevent it from getting worse.

The Hindu Vocab Master 1st May with Synonyms & Antonyms

Know synonyms and antonyms of difficult words in Hindu Vocab Master on 1st May 2024.

Difficult Words	Synonyms & Antonyms
Stabilize	Synonym: Preserve, Balance Antonym: Forget, Destroy
Competition	Synonym: Clash, Rivalry Antonym: Peace, Agreement
Vicious	Synonym: Dangerous, Cruel Antonym: Calm, Civilized
Mutual	Synonym: Collective, Bilateral Antonym: Distinct, Detached
Misgiving	Synonym: Apprehension, Anxiety Antonym: Assurance, Belief
Bolstered	Synonym: Assisted, Approved Antonym: Disapproved
Dispute	Synonym: Conflict, Controversy Antonym: Agreement, Calm
Proxy	Synonym: Intermediary, Alternate Antonym: End
Impossible	Synonym: Impassable, Hopeless Antonym: Believable, Hopeful
Diplomatic	Synonym: Polite, Gracious Antonym: Rude, Artless
Cooperation	Synonym: Assistance, Aid Antonym: Disagreement, Discord
Intervention	Synonym: Conflict, Interference Antonym: Aid, Encouragement