Former US President Jimi Carter says the US has been at war for all but 16 years of its 242-year history to force others to adopt American principles.
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Apr 15, 2019, 6:50 PM
TEHRAN, Apr. 15 (MNA) –Former US President Jimi Carter says the US has been at war for all but 16 years of its 242-year history to force others to adopt American principles.
Earlier this year former President Carter sent President Trump a letter with some advice about managing the US-China relationship. Carter oversaw the normalization of diplomatic relations between the countries 40 years ago.
And on Saturday evening, Trump called Carter to talk about it. It was the first time they’d spoken, Carter said. He said Trump said the particularly concerned about how China is “getting ahead of us.”
Carter agreed that’s true, according to www.wabe.org.
“And do you know why? I normalized diplomatic relations with China in 1979. Since 1979 do you know how many times China has been at war with anybody? None. And we have stayed at war,” he said.
The US, Carter said, has been at war for all but 16 years of its 242-year history.
He called the United States “the most warlike nation in the history of the world,” because of a tendency to try to force others to “adopt our American principles.”
Carter suggested that instead of war, China has been investing in its own infrastructure, mentioning that China has 18,000 miles of high-speed railroad.
“How many miles of high-speed railroad do we have in this country?”
Zero, the congregation answered.
“We have wasted I think $3 trillion,” Carter said of American military spending. “… It’s more than you can imagine. China has not wasted a single penny on war and that’s why they’re ahead of us. In almost every way.
“And I think the difference is if you take $3 trillion and put it in American infrastructure you’d probably have $2 trillion leftover. We’d have high-speed railroad. We’d have bridges that aren’t collapsing, we’d have roads that are maintained properly. Our education system would be as good as that of say South Korea or Hong Kong.
“I wasn’t comparing my country adversely to China,” Carter qualified. “I was just pointing that out because I happened to get a phone call last night.”
He said he understood that Trump is worried about China surpassing the US as the world’s top economic superpower.
“I don’t really fear that time, but it bothers President Trump and I don’t know why. I’m not criticizing him — this morning,” Carter said to laughs from the audience.
Much of Carter’s Palm Sunday lesson went beyond politics, to focus on the importance of bringing virtues like peace and kindness to today’s world, and how, he said, God has given each person the freedom and the power to change their own life.
He spoke to a congregation of mostly visitors, many of whom had arrived overnight to get in line for the service. That’s become commonplace for his biweekly Sunday School lessons.
Last month Carter became the nation’s longest-living president.
The rare outstanding rational politician of former US president Jimmy Carter
In this world, nothing is absolute; though electoral democracy is not perfect, but, the most of electorally elected presidents were rational with a clear sense what should do, but they were disabled by the kidnap of populist. But, Jimmy Carter is outstanding by great achievements on the same restricted performance stage.
April 15, 2019, article US the most warlike nation in the history of the world: Carter reports that Former US President Jimmy Carter says that the US has been at war for all but 16 years of its 242-year history.
Carter said that “do you know why? I normalized diplomatic relations with China in 1979. Since 1979 do you know how many times China has been at war with anybody? None. And we have stayed at war,” He called the United States “the most warlike nation in the history of the world,” because of a tendency to try to force others to “adopt our American principles.”
Carter suggested that instead of war, China has been investing in its own infrastructure, mentioning that China has 18,000 miles of high-speed railroad.
“How many miles of high-speed railroad do we have in this country?” Zero, the congregation answered.
“We have wasted I think $3 trillion,” Carter said of American military spending. “… It’s more than you can imagine. China has not wasted a single penny on war and that’s why they’re ahead of us, in almost every way.
He said he understood that Trump is worried about China surpassing the US as the world’s top economic superpower. But he said that “I don’t really fear that time, but it bothers President Trump and I don’t know why.”
As my view, this was only rational comments on barbaric manner of the United States’ politicians, who have no instinct for making good but were full of bad ideas in brain for making bad.
Obviously, Jimmy Carter is one of the most rational presidents in the US, he dared point out the absurd of own political system, and why he did not fear about China for wars since that China is rational and tends in peace.
Here, there is necessary to mention something about the wars of China, in fact, since the founding of the People's Republic of China, China has had fights in all major surrounding neighbors.
The 1950 Korean War that China defeated the United Nations Army of the 21 countries that gathered by the great US.
The 1962 Sino-Indian War.
The 1969 Sino-Soviet Treasure Island War.
The 1979 Sino-Vietnamese War.
For the war in 1979, there is necessary to talk about a little more, it was a brief border war fought between China and Vietnam. China launched an offensive in response to Vietnam's invasion and occupation of Cambodia in 1978.
In January 1979 Chinese Vice-premier Deng Xiaoping visited the United States, and told the American president Jimmy Carter that China planned a punitive action against Vietnamese, and got the help. After the Sino-Vietnamese war started, by phone call, president Carter warns the Soviet Union and avoided the Soviet Union taking military adventures against China.
美国前总统卡特接受临终关怀，他曾说与中国建交是“最伟大的成就之一”
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卡特曾表示，从长远来看，美国人民会发现，与中国好好相处对我们自身的繁荣、我们自身的和平与美好的生活至关重要。
当地时间18日，大洋彼岸传来消息，称现年98岁的美国前总统吉米·卡特将不再进行进一步治疗，开始在家中接受临终关怀。
卡特于1977年至1981年出任美国第39任总统，是当年中美建交的当事人和见证者。无论是就任总统期间还是卸任之后，他都一直致力于推动中美关系发展。他曾表示，与中国建交是他作为美国总统取得的最伟大的成就之一。
将与家人共度最后时光
据美媒报道，18日，美国史上最长寿的总统卡特目前正在佐治亚州的家中接受临终关怀。
2021年，卡特在自己家中，他是美国史上最长寿的总统。图源：nytimes
美国卡特中心发表声明称，在经历一系列短暂入院治疗后，卡特决定，将与家人一起度过他人生中的最后一段时光，并不再寻求进一步治疗。
近年来，卡特遭受了一系列健康危机。其中包括扩散至肝脏和大脑的黑色素瘤，以及反复跌倒。
1924年，卡特出生于美国花生农民家庭。1962年，他开始就任佐治亚州民主党参议员，1971年，卡特成为佐治亚州第76届州长。卡特于1974年参加民主党总统提名竞选，并于1976年赢得美国民主党总统提名，同年11月当选为总统。1977年，卡特正式入主白宫，成为美国第39任总统。
任期内，卡特政府的重要外交政策成就包括巴拿马运河条约、戴维营协议、埃以和约、与苏联的双边限制战略武器条约以及中美两国正式建立外交关系等。2002年，卡特获得诺贝尔和平奖。
卡特夫妇亲身参与建房。图源：CNN
晚年的卡特依然壮心不已。卡特夫妇一起创办了卡特中心，致力于协调国际冲突；作为美国埃默里大学的名誉教授，他还时常给年轻的大学生上课；卡特夫妇还积极为全球范围内的无家可归者启动住房工程，常常不顾年事已高，亲自参加施工为无家可归者搭建福利房；此外，他还是一名勤奋的作家，迄今为止，他已出版了数十本书。
“中美建交是最伟大成就”
在卡特任期内的外交成就中，与中国建交，是他最为自豪的决定之一。
1979年1月1日，中国和美国建立正式的外交关系，掀开了中美关系新的一页。作为这一历史性事件的当事人，卡特曾多次回忆起这件重要的往事。
1979年1月29日，邓小平在美国华盛顿肯尼迪中心观看表演时与美国总统卡特一起向观众致意。图源：新华社
2008年，在中美建交30周年即将到来之际，卡特在卡特中心接受新华社、《人民日报》等中国驻美记者的联合采访。
他表示，自己的生日与中国国庆节是同一天，即10月1日。因此有人对他说，他成为中国的朋友是命中注定。
卡特回忆称，他当选美国总统后，觉得改变对华政策的时机到了，便把与中国建交列入了议事日程。1978年初，他和邓小平就建交问题进行了一系列秘密谈判。为了保密，他甚至都没有让国务院经手，所有有关建交谈判的信息都直接从白宫发往中国。
卡特认为，与中国建交是正确的，“它是我作为美国总统取得的最伟大的成就之一”。建交对美国来说是一件史无前例的大好事，对中国也产生了巨大的影响。美中两国建交还稳定了远东和亚洲的政治军事局势，也稳定了世界局势。
积极推动中美关系发展
除了在任期间积极推动中美两国打破隔离状态，卸任后的卡特也多次访华，并为中美两国关系发展作出努力。
2008年，在谈及中美关系的未来时，卡特说，他一直在为美中关系祈祷，希望美中两国能始终保持友好密切的关系。当时，卡特强调，未来美中的竞争将越来越强，这一点在经济领域已经表现得非常明显，但他认为这是一种健康的竞争关系。“如果我们能始终保持相互尊重和信任，这种竞争将是和平的、互利双赢的，对两国都将有益无害”。
卡特于2009年前来中国，出席中美建交30周年纪念活动。图源：cartercenter
2019年，在中美建交40周年之际，卡特在“纪念中美建交40周年暨第七届卡特中心中美关系研讨会”上致辞说，美中自1979年正式建交后，不仅两国实现了更快更好的经济增长，东亚地区也从此前的战乱和冲突走向和平与稳定。中美建交40年来为两国繁荣和地区和平、稳定作出贡献。
同样是2019年，白宫当时证实，时任美国总统特朗普给卡特打电话，两人谈论了当时正在进行的美中贸易谈判等一系列问题。卡特透露，特朗普表示，他为中国“正在走到我们的前面”感到不安。卡特表示认同特朗普的说法但并不担心。
“你知道原因吗？1979年，中美正式建交。你知道从那以后中国发动了几次战争吗？零。而我们一直在打仗。”卡特对特朗普说，“美国在242年的建国历史中仅有16年没有打仗，堪称‘世界历史上最好战的国家’，因为美国总是想迫使其他人采用美国的原则。美国浪费了3万亿美元在军费开支上，而中国没有将一分钱浪费在战争上，这就是他们在各个方面正走在我们前面的原因。”
2019年1月，卡特还曾给特朗普写信，建议成立一个由6人组成的专家小组，在幕后协助改善与中国的关系。他在接受美国媒体采访时表示，从长远来看，美国人民会发现，与中国好好相处对我们自身的繁荣、我们自身的和平与美好的生活至关重要。
