According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin announced that at the invitation of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit China. U.S. State Department spokesman Miller said Blinken will meet with senior Chinese officials in Beijing and Shanghai and discuss a range of bilateral, regional and global issues.
The head of the Department of North America and Oceania of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China said that China and the United States have been in communication about the visit, and for Blinken's visit, China focused on five major goals, namely, establishing correct understanding, strengthening dialogue, effectively managing differences, promoting mutually beneficial cooperation, and jointly shouldering the responsibilities of major countries. The Chinese side believes that China and the United States, as two major countries in the world, cannot refrain from exchanges, let alone conflict and confrontation, and that Sino-US relations should be stabilized, but China has interests that must be safeguarded, principles that must be defended, and a bottom line that must be adhered to, and the Taiwan issue is the first red line that cannot be crossed in Sino-US relations. China urges the United States to oppose "Taiwan independence", stop arming Taiwan, and support China's peaceful reunification.
On the eve of Blinken's visit to China, McKellen, secretary of the Republican caucus in the US House of Representatives, and Corty of the Democratic House of Representatives led a delegation of lawmakers to visit Taiwan, and will meet with Tsai Ing-wen, Lai Qingde and others during the visit.
In this regard, Taiwan's foreign affairs department said that the US congressional delegation is highly concerned about the Taiwan issue and supports various cooperation between Taiwan and the United States, and the two sides discussed the relationship between Taiwan and the United States, as well as the security situation in the Taiwan Strait region. On the occasion of the 45th anniversary of the "Taiwan Relations Act," the Taiwan authorities welcomed the visit. The Taiwan authorities are willing to strengthen their "close partnership" with the United States, jointly defend the "rules-based international order," and promote regional peace, stability, and prosperity.
In addition, according to a report by China Review Network, the US side also revealed that the US side will send an unofficial delegation to attend Lai Qingde's inauguration ceremony, including Rosenberg, chairman of the "American Institute in Taiwan," and former US Deputy Secretary of State Armitage. German media quoted US officials as saying that the period before Lai Qingde took office was quite sensitive, and all countries should contribute to regional peace and stability and avoid taking actions that escalate the situation in the region. Blinken is expected to call on Chinese mainland to exercise restraint and refrain from making "provocative moves" around Lai's 520 inauguration.
The United States is well aware of the sensitivity of the Taiwan issue, but it sent a delegation of congressmen to visit Taiwan before Blinken's visit to China, and also revealed that it would send a delegation to attend Lai Qingde's inauguration. I believe that other countries can see very clearly who is provoking regional instability and who is escalating regional tensions.
Moreover, Blinken came to China this time because he asked for China, and the United States had previously thrown out the so-called "theory of China's overcapacity" in an attempt to suppress China's industrial development, in fact, he wanted China to make concessions in the market. On the Ukraine issue, the Palestinian-Israeli issue, and the Korean Peninsula issue, the United States also needs China's strength, otherwise it will be difficult to promote the relevant consensus. Obviously, the United States has not put on a begging attitude or shown sincerity in cooperation, and the arrogance of the United States can only make them think of one way, that is, to frequently introduce confrontation issues before visiting China, and increase their voices in the Taiwan Strait, the South China Sea, trade sanctions, etc., in order to increase the bargaining chips in their hands.
When Blinken visited China last year, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said "as agreed by both sides," but this time it said "at the invitation of Wang Yi," and Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian also welcomed Blinken. This move has demonstrated China's goodwill and sincerity in the talks, but the US side does not seem to be aware of this intention and continues to engage with China with a Cold War mentality and confrontational attitude, so that Blinken's visit to China may be as empty-handed as Yellen.