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The United States has been wronged again.
Recently, the US Department of Defense has been complaining about China’s refusal to meet with the US defense ministers. The US media subsequently chimed in, claiming that the US side had made several weeks of efforts to ensure this meeting, Barabara
At first glance, it seems that China does not give the United States the opportunity and face, but given that it is the United States that is complaining, things need to be pondered.
US Defense Minister Austin (Image source: Network)
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At present, the 20th Shangri-La Dialogue is being held in Singapore, and Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister Li Shangfu was invited to attend. The “Sino US Defense Ministers’ Meeting” proposed by the US aims to have US Defense Ministers Austin and Li Shangfu meet in Singapore.
Originally, the debut of the newly appointed Chinese Defense Minister’s “Xianghui” was highly anticipated. But the Chinese side hasn’t said anything yet, and the United States has taken advantage of the heat first——
On May 30th, the US Department of Defense issued a statement: “We have received a notice from the Chinese side rejecting the request for the Sino US Defense Ministers’ Meeting; Officials also meaningfully stated that China’s refusal was an “unusually straightforward message”.
Subsequently, US Defense Minister Austin, who was visiting Japan, used the term “unfortunate” to describe China’s decision; American Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who was far away in Sweden, “regretted” that the defense ministers of China and the United States could not meet. Inside and outside the words, it’s all a grievance of ‘the US seeks to meet but the Chinese side is unwilling’.
During their foreign visits, senior US officials repeatedly expressed their opinions, and those who were not aware of it actually thought that the United States attached great importance to this meeting. You need to have a little understanding of the American style of behavior, and it’s not difficult to see that some people are throwing blame again.
In previous years, at the “Fragrance Fair”, if the defense ministers of China and the United States attended the meeting simultaneously, bilateral meetings were usually held and would inevitably become the biggest hot topic during the meeting. Last year, former Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe held talks with Austin and exchanged views on issues such as the Taiwan Strait, the South China Sea, and Ukraine. This year, the United States, as usual, thought it could see and did not want to be rejected, so it took the blame on the Chinese side.
What is the reason for the poor dialogue between the Chinese and American militaries? The spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated in one sentence: “The United States is clear.” To put it bluntly, it is not China that lacks sincerity between China and the United States.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken “regretted” that the US and China defense ministers could not meet. Source: Reuters
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Why is there no sincerity? The United States wants to meet with China’s defense minister, but constantly makes small moves behind the scenes.
As early as September 2018, the US State Department included Li Shangfu, then Minister of Equipment Development of the Central Military Commission, on the “sanctions list” because he had participated in China’s purchase of Soviet 35 fighter jets and S-400 air defense systems from Russia.
To this day, the United States has ignored China’s solemn representations and protests, making no mention of the lifting of sanctions, but is determined to engage in dialogue with the “sanctioned individuals”. We don’t understand the fantasy of where the US comes from, but how can China easily agree?
Looking back recently, the US Navy’s CVN-76 Reagan aircraft carrier launched its 2023 combat deployment operation, departing from Yokosuka Port in Japan and “showing off its muscles” in the Asia Pacific region. As an important weapon and equipment of the Seventh Fleet, the appearance of the Reagan aircraft carrier meant that the United States had put pressure on China and put in full force.
The United States is also deliberately creating “small circles” among regional countries. According to Japanese media, during this year’s “Incense Fair”, Japan, the United States, Australia, and the Philippines will hold their first meeting of defense ministers. Coupled with the “small trilateral” mechanism mentioned in the joint statement between the United States and the Philippines in early May, who can we target if this is not aimed at China?
Moreover, Taiwan’s defense department recently confirmed that US $500 million in weapons aid to Taiwan has begun to be implemented, and the first batch of delivered “Stinger” anti-aircraft missiles have arrived in Taiwan. The person in charge stated that the United States is assisting Taiwan in obtaining NATO’s “Link-22 Tactical Data Link System Technology” in an attempt to accelerate the exchange of information and resources between Taiwan and the United States.
Faced with such a broken promise and insincere United States, China really has nothing to talk about.
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Wave the ‘big stick’ of sanctions while throwing the ‘olive branch’; At the same time, he resorted to blackmail while seeking “reconciliation”. I can only describe this wave of operations in the United States as’ precision ‘.
This “fine score” is not only present in the Sino US Defense Ministers’ Meeting.
After attending the G7 summit, US President Biden expressed the hope that relations with China will improve “soon”. Then, the American media took the lead, saying that the Biden government was considering arranging a series of senior officials to visit China in the next few months, and made a list of them, including US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Treasury Secretary Yellen, Commerce Secretary Raymond and Special Envoy for Climate Change Kerry.
As soon as the face was done, the United States began stirring up muddy waters in the South China Sea and intentionally throwing “dirty water” at China.
The US military hyped up the so-called “unprofessional interception” of PLA fighter jets in the South China Sea. Source: CCTV News
In the past two days, the US military and some American media have teamed up to “touch the porcelain” in the South China Sea. CNN cited a statement from the US Indo Pacific Command stating that a Chinese People’s Liberation Army J-16 fighter jet conducted an “unprofessional interception” of the US RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft in the so-called “international airspace” in the South China Sea.
The US media also forcefully linked the “interception of US reconnaissance aircraft by PLA fighter jets” with the “China’s refusal to meet with the defense ministers of the two countries”, insinuating that the background of this matter is the US seeking to arrange senior officials to visit China in order to engage with China on substantive issues, but China rejected the US proposal.
On the surface, the United States has truly “broken its heart” for world peace. It is concerned that the inability of the defense ministers of China and the United States to meet may lead to a miscalculation between the two armies, and that it may cause anxiety in other countries in the Asia Pacific region. However, in essence, the United States is jumping up and down, which is itself the biggest risk point for world peace.
The United States really wants to have a good conversation with China, and China naturally welcomes it, but the prerequisite is that the United States first shows sincerity. China has long seen through the trick of pretending to be a fool and wronged while doing bad things.
Wen/Shan Hai Ji Yue
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