Liberal Elites Were Blind to the Rise of China and the Decay of the West. While commenting on issues including Trump’s wars on trade, the deep state, and America’s neighbors and allies, Professor Zhang Weiwei opined that Western democracy produces simple-minded populism and weak leadership, yet liberal elites are incapable of addressing such flaws. He made such remarks during an in-depth interview by RT Balkan on February 4 in Belgrade. 自由派菁英對中國的崛起和西方的衰退視而不見。張維偉教授在評論川普的貿易戰、深層政府、美國鄰國和盟友等問題時認為，西方民主產生了頭腦簡單的民粹主義和軟弱的領導力，而自由派菁英卻無力解決這些缺陷。 2月4日，他在貝爾格萊德接受深度採訪時作上述表示 March 10, 2025