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Recently, the U.S. Department of Commerce, after seeking "national security" and "foreign policy" considerations, decisively extended its hand to a number of countries, including China and the United Arab Emirates, a total of 11 entities were included in its export control list. At the same time, the United States also sent a number of senior officials to China to test China's attitude for Blinken's visit to China.
These decisions have attracted widespread global attention and are extremely sensitive in time, just two short days after US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen concluded her visit to China. At the same time, the United States has also stepped up its actions to win over the "little brother" against China. It is foreseeable that this time in the Asia-Pacific region, the United States is going to exert economic and military pressure on China.
U.S. sanctions escalate
The U.S. Department of Commerce has once again expanded the scope of sanctions against multinational entities, including Russia and China, on the grounds of so-called "support for Russia's special military operation in Ukraine." When the US side carried out a similar move two months ago, the spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy in the US made it clear that such behavior was naked economic coercion and a serious violation of international law and basic norms.
The spokesperson stressed that the US should immediately stop abusing state power and generalizing the concept of national security, let alone use this as an excuse to suppress Chinese companies. However, the US does not seem to have taken China's warnings seriously, and the resumption of the same measures has undoubtedly further escalated tensions.
Just after the sanctions were announced, US Assistant Secretary of State Conda and White House National Security Council Senior Director Besharan came to the mainland together, and the main purpose of the two officials' visit was to strengthen communication and exchanges between China and the United States, with a view to properly handling the competitive relations between the two countries.
It is worth noting that the visit of Kangda and Beshalan comes at a time when US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has just concluded her visit to China. Therefore, their arrival may also be to pave the way for Blinken's upcoming visit to China and provide him with the necessary information support.
Some sensitive issues between the two countries, such as the Taiwan Strait issue, are also expected to be discussed. After all, the United States, Japan, and the Philippines, three countries that have nothing to do with Taiwan, dare to discuss the Taiwan issue in vain at the trilateral summit.
Pull up Japan and the Philippines to target together
Recently, U.S. President Joe Biden hosted two heads of state from Japan and the Philippines at the White House to discuss the current international situation and how to deal with some regional challenges. It is worth noting that one of the key points of the meeting was to pay attention to the situation in the Taiwan Strait, and all three sides stressed the need to maintain peace and stability in the region and resolutely oppose any form of violent conflict.
Obviously, the United States, Japan, and the Philippines have made such a statement in response to China's possible "military reunification." The Japanese prime minister has even trumpeted the "China threat" in the US Congress, saying that the country that poses the greatest threat to Japan in the world is China, and even this threat has made the Asia-Pacific region the next battlefield and ultimately threatens the whole world.
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. pointed out in his speech that the Philippines' China policy has always been stable and clear, and the Taiwan issue should be resolved peacefully. In addition, Marcos expressed his desire to strengthen cooperation with the United States to jointly address global challenges.
Marcos Jr. of the Philippines also understands that the United States and Japan are both developed countries, mainly relying on the export of high-value-added products and financial investment to make profits, and have a strong ability to resist risks. The Philippines is a developing country with poor ability to resist risks, and its main export customer is China, so it is not beneficial to provoke China on the Taiwan issue.
Moreover, Marcos Jr.'s trip is more to reap benefits, and if it were not for the United States and Japan taking turns to express their positions, I am afraid he would not have mentioned the Taiwan issue. You must know that the United States and Japan are the foreign countries that are most interested in the Taiwan Strait issue, especially Japan, whose politicians have repeatedly publicly stated that they want to support Taiwan.
In addition to issuing statements interfering in China's internal affairs, the United States, Japan and the Philippines plan to continue military exercises, most likely in the Okinawa region of Japan, which is closest to Taiwan. It is even possible that before the military exercises, the United States and Japan will advance the exercise area to the Taiwan Strait area, and based on the past experience of the United States and military exercises, such cases are not uncommon.
What's more, in addition to Japan, the Philippines, which participated in the military exercises, is also very crucial. Although the Philippines is militarily weak and cannot be the main force in military exercises, some of the Philippine islands are relatively close to Taiwan. During the trilateral military exercise, the United States and Japan are also likely to take advantage of the Philippines' participation in the exercise area in the southern part of the island of Taiwan.
The United States has also announced plans to conduct joint military training and patrols with Japan and the Philippines in the future, with military training aimed at improving the ability of the three militaries to work together and patrols aimed at maintaining peace and stability in the region.
At the same time, in response to possible future developments, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan also said that the three countries will continue to deepen cooperation and may add more military exercises. He stressed that during the trilateral summit, the US government attaches great importance to its relations with the Philippines and is willing to provide it with the necessary support.
In the interview, Sullivan also revealed that the amount of aid will reach $2.5 billion, and he said that the funds will be used to purchase advanced weapons and equipment to strengthen the military strength of the Philippines. The intentions against China in the discourse are clear, otherwise would it really be necessary for a small island country like the Philippines to provide such extravagant assistance?
epilogue
In handling Sino-US relations, the US Government still has a high degree of hegemonist mentality and still maintains the "Cold War mentality" of the past, but all people of insight understand that confrontation is not beneficial. It is hoped that Blinken's visit to China will be an opportunity to improve China-US relations and promote deeper cooperation between the two countries in various fields.
We hope that the US will listen to China's voice, respect international rules and the principles of multilateralism, and refrain from continuing to take irresponsible actions so as not to bring unnecessary shocks to the global economy.
At the same time, in view of the United States' behavior of co-opting a number of "little brothers," it can also be seen that the United States intends to wipe out these "allies," and it is estimated that in the event of a conflict, the United States will immediately ask these "allies" to confront China and buy time for itself.
As for whether the time gained was used by the US military to enter the war or to escape, we do not know. But what is certain is that in the event of a conflict, these "allies" will be eliminated by the PLA first.
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Some sources of information in the article:
Guangming.com: The spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded to the negative China-related developments of the US-Japan-Philippines summit