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[Preface]
In recent days, the United States has frequently appeared in disputes in the South China Sea, whether it is providing assistance to Taiwan, deploying medium-range missiles in the Philippines, and jointly carrying out joint military exercises with the Philippines.
There is no doubt that these small moves by the United States are aimed directly at China, and China immediately retaliates, not only deciding to support the construction of the Cuban road team, but also to carry out a three-day military training in the South China Sea.
Before the escalation, Russia gave China a helping hand, not only publicly criticizing the joint military exercises of the United States and the Philippines, but also saying that Russia would also deploy intermediate-range missile systems in Europe.
What is the United States most afraid of? What has China done to fight back against the United States? What news has the Russian ambassador to the United States made to announce?
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Recently, the United States has made frequent small moves against China, first announcing that it would launch a Section 301 investigation against China's shipbuilding industry, wanting to impose port fees on Chinese-made ships, and then wanting to raise tariffs on China's steel industry.
What is even more intolerable is that the United States' attempt to explore the issue of sovereignty in the South China Sea first intervened in the contradictions between the mainland and Taiwan, which is tantamount to meddling in China's internal affairs.
At a time when Sino-Taiwan relations were becoming increasingly intense, the Philippine side saw a needle and sent people to intrude into the waters of the South China Sea in the early morning in an attempt to deliver supplies to the Philippine ship that was illegally beached.
In this Sino-Philippine friction, the United States has openly sided with the Philippines, and the US Army Command has also announced that it will deploy an intermediate-range missile system in the Philippines, which will directly threaten the security of China's southeastern coastal region according to the range of this missile.
In the face of repeated provocations by the United States, both overtly and covertly, China also directly counterattacked, warmly receiving Cuba's Minister of Political Affairs, General Rojo, on the 15th.
China also gladly agreed to their requests, and the People's Liberation Army (PLA) provided them with assistance in building up the Cuban army and training its personnel, which can be said to have lit a fire in the "backyard" of the United States.
【U.S.-China Call】
As a matter of fact, since last year, China and Cuba have already started talks on supporting the building of the Cuban army, and the US military openly expressed concern at that time, claiming that it would pay close attention to the development of this matter.
Since April this year, there have been several rounds of overt and covert games between China and the United States, first Biden called to express his desire to improve bilateral relations, and did not forget to secretly probe the issue of China's sovereignty in the South China Sea.
Since then, China has gladly accepted the visits of US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and US Secretary of State, but there is no room for negotiation on matters concerning China's sovereignty over the South China Sea and the Taiwan Strait.
After Yellen's visit to China, China and the United States had a new contest, first blaming China for "overcapacity", and then threatening China on the issue of "aid to Russia".
The mainland is naturally justifiable, China's high-quality production capacity is also an opportunity for the United States, they love it or not, and China and Russia are just normal cooperation, and the United States has no control.
After concluding the talks with Admiral Rojo, the U.S. Secretary of Defense made a video call to the Chinese defense minister on the 16th, which was the first substantive meeting between the two defense ministers since August 2022.
The purpose of the US side is also very clear, but it is to see that China's attitude is a bit tough, and they themselves know that they are moving too much, so they want to test China's attitude.
China's attitude is also very clear, directly stating that both the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea are China's own affairs, and no other country can be allowed to interfere.
[Russia is also preparing to deploy medium-range missiles in Europe]
Russia's involvement has steered the matter in a direction favorable to China, and the grievances between the United States and Russia have a long history, while both China and Russia are the two main forces of the anti-US hegemonic camp.
As early as 1962, the Soviet Union had very close contacts with Cuba, and Cuba and the United States were very willing to accept the Soviet Union's deployment of missile systems in their countries because of problems left over from history.
At that time, the Soviet Union and the United States almost broke out into war, and it was not until the two countries signed the "Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty" that the Cuban Missile Crisis came to an end.
Russian Ambassador to the United States Antonov was critical of the US-Philippine joint military exercises, and he also expressed concern about the US deployment of the "Typhon" missile system in the Philippines, believing that this might endanger international security.
In 2018, it was the United States that took the lead in accusing Russia of violating the INF Treaty and announcing its withdrawal, which eventually led to the expiration of the treaty for the whole year.
Now that the United States is deploying a missile system in the Asia-Pacific region for the first time, the implication of targeting China is very obvious, and it is difficult to guarantee that the United States will not deploy missile systems in Europe in the next step.
When the United States announced its withdrawal from the treaty, Putin immediately announced that he would no longer fulfill its obligations under the treaty, and before the United States announced that it would deploy an intermediate-range missile to the Philippines, the Russian deputy foreign minister said that he would "take actual retaliatory measures."
Therefore, once the United States deploys missile systems in Europe, then Russia will naturally make a counterattack, preferably deploying short- and medium-range missile systems in Cuba, Venezuela and other places.
【Conclusion】
The current behavior of the United States is really becoming more and more excessive, and it has the mentality of "fearing that the world will not be chaotic," and its intentions in the Asia-Pacific region are even more obvious.
They themselves are committing acts that endanger international security, but they frequently accuse other countries of endangering US security by their normal behaviors.
The United States has not yet solved its own national debt problem, and it is still in the mood to create a focus everywhere, and its behavior is really very bad, so it is really time to reflect on itself and pay more attention to its own country's problems.
Now that Russia has succeeded in containing the United States, China is no longer alone, and China and Russia, as friendly neighbors, will naturally work together to stop the United States from bullying other countries with hegemonism.
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