Nothing exceptional about America except its immorality

Editor's note: Some in the United States are accustomed to applying a double standard and "American exceptionalism" in international affairs, and in their eyes the rules are used to constrain other countries and have nothing to do with the US. Zhong Sheng, a columnist for People's Daily, comments:

Some US politicians make sensational remarks about trade, debt, rule-breaking and human rights, revealing their chaotic logic and haughty mindset.

For example, the US is by far the biggest violator of World Trade Organization rules, but some US politicians try to confuse right and wrong, accusing China of breaking WTO rules. The Ministerial Meeting of the Arctic Council failed to issue a joint statement for the first time in more than 20 years because the US refused to mention "climate change" while the US secretary of state claims China and Russia pose a threat to the Arctic ecology.