Shortly after Wang Yi's plane arrived in the United States, the Biden administration made two moves in a row on the South China Sea issue, sending a strong signal. First of all, the US Navy aircraft carrier "Ronald Reagan" and an electronic reconnaissance plane and two bombers of the Air Force forcibly intruded into the waters of the South China Sea without the approval of the Chinese side. This shows that the US side is negotiating on the one hand,
On the one hand, military action has always been their usual tactic. Second, President Biden publicly stated that China had taken "threatening and illegal actions" against Philippine vessels in the South China Sea, reaffirming the U.S. commitment to defend the Philippines. The Chinese side immediately responded,
The United States has no right to interfere in the issue between China and the Philippines, while warning the United States not to undermine China's sovereignty and maritime rights and interests in the South China Sea. These two moves show that the Biden administration wants to strengthen communication with China, but it is still provoking trouble in the South China Sea and trying to contain China.
The Chinese Embassy in the Philippines also issued a statement criticizing the United States for stirring up contradictions and creating incidents in the South China Sea, pointing out that the US plot is doomed to fail. China's statement clearly criticized the United States and sent an important signal. If the US really wants to develop and maintain Sino-US relations,
You can't play the "hard and soft" trick anymore. The question is, how should China respond to the Biden administration's South China Sea policy?