Just saw off Yellen, and ushered in US Secretary of State Blinken. According to the announcement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the 22nd, at the invitation of Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit China from April 24 to 26. It is worth noting that this time he was invited, but last year, it was agreed by both parties. Including Yellen's previous visit, it was also agreed. Therefore, this invitation represents more goodwill and sincerity on our part, which also sets a positive tone for Blinken's visit.
Of course, as an old acquaintance of ours, it has been less than a year since his last visit to China. Like Yellen, this visit will certainly bring with it some issues that we have to seek to resolve with China. The U.S. State Department has already announced that Blinken will discuss a range of bilateral, regional, and global issues, including the Middle East, Ukraine, the South China Sea, and Taiwan. Of course, differences are destined to exist, for example, on the Middle East issue, Blinken said at a press conference on the 22nd that the Biden administration has no "double standards" in dealing with human rights issues in Gaza, plus the United States vetoed Palestine's entry into the United Nations, and some issues can only be discussed and discussed.
On the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the United States has also been hyping up China's assistance to Russia, and Yellen also said before leaving that Chinese companies and banks will face US sanctions if they aid Russia. Charles Brown, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, has long denied this, but the White House has not relented, and has said anything about exporting dual-use materials and parts. As for the South China Sea and the Taiwan Strait, the recent actions of the United States are enough to show that their thieving intentions are not dead.
Therefore, in the face of such a major premise, we also sent a signal with two actions. First, on the 19th, we released a report entitled "The Hypocritical Nature and Truth of U.S. Foreign Aid." Based on facts, this report exposes the egoistic motives and interventionist behavior of the United States through a study of the 70-year "history of foreign aid" of the United States. The report pointed out that in terms of action, the United States is always good at writing all kinds of empty promises, repeatedly exaggerating their huge contributions to the world, such as climate change assistance, and they boast that they will give developing countries $100 billion a year. But until now, the funds have not yet been put in place, which is equivalent to saying all the good things and inviting credit, but in fact, it has not been done.
At the same time, foreign aid has also become a tool for the United States to consolidate its hegemony, first provoking disputes and then intervening on the grounds of "aid", and the United States has colluded with the interests of arms dealers, causing humanitarian crises in many regions. For example, the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, which we always said, now Zelensky wants to borrow money from the United States to fight the war. Therefore, this report can also show our attitude, there are some things that the United States has done, and China's heart is the same as that of Spiegel.
The second action is that the Civil Aviation Administration of China announced the launch of the M503 route, W122, and W123 connecting routes from west to east. The so-called Ministry of Communications protested, saying that the W122 route is close to the southern edge of the airspace boundary of the Matsu terminal, and the W123 route is close to the airspace of the Kinmen terminal, and the nearest point is only 1.1 nautical miles.
In the name of saying that the airspace is too small and that there are risks, in fact, they still want to draw the so-called "middle line of the strait" and create a so-called "no-navigation zone." And we, of course, don't bother, because those don't exist in the first place. As for the United States, if it still wants to use the Taiwan Strait to make trouble, it will only get more protests and more habits from the DPP. After all, it is natural for the Taiwan authorities to get used to the current liberation planes patrolling Taiwan.
In general, China has a respectful and friendly attitude during Blinken's visit, but if the other side still wants to say some nonsensical things and create some rumors that turn black and white upside down, the result will naturally disappoint him. Mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and win-win cooperation, I hope that Blinken of the United States will do these three things, so as to achieve a worthwhile trip!