On the evening of April 6, after a visit to Guangzhou, China, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen made her way north to Beijing, the capital of China. As when she first arrived in Guangzhou, Yellen got off the plane and went straight to a Chinese restaurant, but this time instead of Cantonese food, he went to a Sichuan restaurant. Judging from the exposed menu, Yellen ordered all the classic dishes of Sichuan cuisine, including boiled beef, mapo tofu and back-pot meat. From Guangzhou to Beijing, from Cantonese cuisine to Sichuan cuisine, it can be seen that Yellen likes Chinese food very much, and she also eats in China. In fact, not only this time, Yellen also tasted Chinese Chinese cuisine when she visited China last year, and last time he ate Yunnan cuisine. It's worth noting that Yellen doesn't just like Chinese food, but also seems to use Chinese chopsticks well.
We all know that Westerners generally use knives and forks to eat, and almost no chopsticks are used. A Westerner is unlikely to be proficient in using chopsticks if he does not use them regularly or do not intend to exercise. And Yellen uses chopsticks well, either she has practiced or eats Chinese food in the United States. Yellen's preference for Chinese food, coupled with her low-key travel and carrying a satchel, gives people a very easy-going, easy-talking feeling, and some even believe that Yellen is "pro-China" compared to other senior officials in the White House. It is undeniable that in a few months, Yellen has visited China twice and eaten Chinese food, and the impression given by Yellen is indeed not bad, but do not be confused by this appearance, the current policy pursued by the United States towards China is still mainly based on suppression.
According to foreign media sources, during the meeting with Chinese representatives in Guangzhou, Yellen raised objections to the so-called "overcapacity" of some Chinese goods, believing that some Chinese goods, including new energy vehicles, were sold too cheaply and "disrupted" the US market. In addition, on the occasion of Yellen's visit to China, the United States also joined forces with Japan, Australia, and the Philippines to conduct military exercises on China's doorstep, which clearly shows that it is cooperating with Yellen's visit to China, giving China "eye medicine", and at the same time strongly supporting the Philippines, which is making trouble in the South China Sea. Yellen's visit to China is a positive signal in Sino-US relations, but it is not enough to reverse the tension between China and the United States.
Now that the United States has listed China as a competitor of Tianzi-1, in the perception of the United States, China will impact the United States' position in the world and even disintegrate the hegemony of the United States, so it must suppress China. Judging from the previous visits to China by White House officials, whether it is US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, US Secretary of Commerce Raimondo, or now Yellen, their visits to China are not with sincerity, and it seems that they are not here to solve problems, but to preach to China. When they were in China, they spoke very well, saying that they would not seek confrontation with China or "decoupling" from China, but as soon as they returned to the United States, they immediately turned their faces and denied anyone, and the promises they made to China did not count.
Generally speaking, Sino-US relations are very complicated, and in the face of a rising China, it is impossible for the United States to let go of its hostility and suppression of China, so it is unlikely that the United States will have a real "pro-China faction" and cannot regard Yellen's taste of Chinese food as a manifestation of her pro-China. We must always be highly vigilant against US politicians and must not have any illusions about the United States, especially in the current situation.