A few days ago, the heads of state of China and the United States had a phone call, and US President Joe Biden said that he would send US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to visit China in the coming weeks, and our response was to welcome it. Now that Blinken has not yet arrived in China, the US State Department has begun to hype up the issue of Blinken's visit to China.
According to Reuters, U.S. State Department spokesman Miller "briefed" Blinken's visit to China, saying that Blinken's trip would raise issues of concern to China, such as China's help Russia build a defense base industry.
Miller said that in the past few months, some Chinese materials have been transferred to Russia, and Russia has used these materials from China to re-establish a defense industrial base, and the weapons made in these bases have been used by Russia on the battlefield of Russia and Ukraine.
In other words, what the United States means is that the materials exported by China are used by Russia several times to produce weapons and equipment, and then these equipment are used to produce weapons and equipment, and then these weapons are used in the Russian-Ukrainian battlefield, in short, Chinese materials are helping Russia in the war. The reason why it is not said that China is aiding Russia with weapons and equipment is because the United States really cannot find evidence, and has repeatedly said in the past that there is no evidence that China has aided Russian weapons, and it is impossible to slap itself in the face, so it has come up with this set of arguments that are quite twisted.
Blinken
However, there are obvious logical loopholes in this rhetoric of the United States, because small civilian aerial photography drones can also be used for battlefield reconnaissance, and even modified into combat drones for dropping grenades, which have been applied in many battlefields, but this cannot be said to be our problem, right? According to this logic, the United States and Britain have been importing Russian oil and gas, so can it be said that the United States and Britain are also supporting Russia's war through funds?
According to the information released by the US State Department, the purpose of Blinken's visit to China is very obvious, that is, to come here to teach China how to do things.
It is worth mentioning that the United States has recently begun to frequently hype up the topic of "Sino-Russian cooperation". Blinken said earlier this month that he would discuss Sino-Russian cooperation at the upcoming G7 foreign ministers' meeting.
In addition, a senior Pentagon official also said in an interview with reporters that the intelligence obtained by the United States shows that Chinese companies have provided Russia with a large number of electronic components, which will be used to manufacture unmanned aerial vehicle systems and dual-use products on a large scale, and the United States is very worried that Russia will use these electronic components to manufacture drones for the Russian-Ukrainian war.
Even U.S. officials have revealed that Chinese companies are involved in the production and assembly of Russian drones, emphasizing that China is secretly and systematically helping Russia improve its combat capabilities.
The Chinese Embassy in the United States refuted the U.S. claim, saying that normal trade between China and Russia should not be restricted or restricted, that China has not provided weapons to either side of Russia and Ukraine, and that China is not the one who has started the war between Russia and Ukraine, and demanded that the U.S. side not slander the normal bilateral relations between China and Russia. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also said that China and Russia have the right to carry out normal business exchanges, such cooperation is protected by international law and should not be the object of hype, and China does not accept groundless accusations from the United States and its allies.
China and the United States
In addition, it is worth mentioning that in addition to making demands on China on the so-called "Sino-Russian cooperation issue", the United States has also asked China to help sanction Iran, especially Iran's foreign oil exports, on the issue of the Iran-Israel conflict, and what is interesting is that the United States claims that China is the largest importer of Iranian oil.
When it comes to the interests of U.S. allies, the U.S. will stand firmly on the side of U.S. allies and demand that China serve the interests of the U.S. and its allies. When it comes to the issue of the adversary of the United States, the United States will demand that China not have normal business relations with the adversary of the United States, which is itself a kind of bandit logic.
However, there is also a view that China should not be pressured on this issue. For example, Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Tania said that Western countries need to support Ukraine, because as long as Ukraine is defeated, there is no hope for peace in the Russian-Ukrainian war. But this requires the participation of China, and without China's participation, peace cannot be achieved in the Russian-Ukrainian war, so it does not advocate putting pressure on China, because China maintains good relations with Russia.
Russia-Ukraine war
In fact, since the Russia-Ukraine war, China has been consistent and firm in its position on the Russia-Ukraine war, upholding a neutral position of "persuading peace talks" and actively participating in political peace talks to resolve the Russia-Ukraine war. In February last year, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued an official position paper on "Political Means to Resolve the Ukraine Crisis", in which China respects Ukraine's territorial integrity and national sovereignty, but at the same time believes that countries should take into account the legitimate security concerns of other countries while launching their own strategies. The implication is that in the Russia-Ukraine war, China did not take sides between Russia and Ukraine.
In addition, China is also contributing to the peaceful resolution of the Russia-Ukraine war. Last year and in March this year, Li Hui, China's special representative for Asia-Europe affairs, conducted two rounds of shuttle diplomacy with Russia, Ukraine and European countries, just to promote the political settlement of the Russian-Ukrainian war.
On the issue of the Russian-Ukrainian war, NATO's continuous eastward expansion is the fundamental reason for the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian war, and the reason why the Russian-Ukrainian war is difficult to end is that the United States and Europe themselves are the initiators behind it. On this issue, he took a bite back, wanting to drag China into the Russian-Ukrainian war, so as to achieve the goal of dividing China and Russia.