The US-Philippine joint exercises in the South China Sea are still in full swing, and the PLA and the United States are fiercely competing in the South China Sea.
Obviously, like Yellen's previous visit to China, Blinken also came with a purpose, and he is not a popular visitor to China, and it is not difficult to see from China's attitude towards Blinken's visit to China that his trip to China is bound to be very difficult.
Generally, important U.S. figures visit China with their so-called foreign policy of carrots and sticks, but now, with the gradual rise of China, the United States has increased its containment and sanctions against China, and the United States does not seem to have much carrot available in its hands.
Why is Blinken not a good person?
Although it is written in the relevant reports that Blinken was invited to visit China this time, it is important to know that in China's diplomatic vocabulary, being invited is to accept the invitation of the Chinese government, which is generally a word for friends and guests.
In fact, looking at the reception Blinken received after landing at Shanghai airport, it is not difficult to see that this hard-line American politician is not on China's list of friends.
Blinken did not prepare any red carpet when he landed at the airport, and the only officials who greeted him at the same time were Kong Fuan, director of the Shanghai Foreign Affairs Office, and US Ambassador to China Burns, and there were no other heavyweight officials.
Obviously, such specifications are obviously not equal to the state-level officials of a superpower, which just shows that China does not welcome Blinken's arrival, so why should it claim to be invited if it is not welcome?
In fact, this echoes the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's invitation to visit the United States last year, the United States invited the Chinese foreign minister to visit the United States, and China issued an invitation to Blinken in the spirit of coming and not being rude, and now we seem to have learned the diplomatic methods of the United States.
As we all know, the South China Sea is now undergoing the largest US-Philippine military exercise in 40 years, and this exercise is to build momentum for Blinken's visit to China, and at the same time, the United States has deliberately left some goodwill in this military exercise, such as the amphibious landing ship "Boxer" that was supposed to participate in this exercise, and the Typhon deployed by the United States in the Philippines, which is only equipped with Standard 6 anti-aircraft missiles with a range of 400 kilometers.
In the eyes of the Americans, their failure to take provocations to the extreme seems to be a release of goodwill, but such goodwill is ridiculous in the eyes of China. It's like when someone is ready to threaten you with force, but he doesn't make verbal threats, which shows that he still retains a trace of goodwill, such bandit logic makes no sense anywhere in the world, but it is the code of conduct pursued by Americans!
What do we do with such an unkind visitor? Either refuse him entry into the house or let him go until he comes to his senses!
China gave Blinken two options!
Therefore, Blinken did not receive a warm reception after landing in Shanghai, and the main reason was that he wanted the US Secretary of State to sober up in China, where there is a lot of land, so that he could understand the current situation before the two sides communicated.
When China received Blinken, there were also two very interesting things, one of which was that the hotel where Blinken stayed in Shanghai was the famous Peace Hotel.
The reason why it is interesting has nothing to do with the history of this hotel or other aspects, and the interesting point is the name of the Peace Hotel, we believe that after Blinken checked into the hotel, whether it was Ambassador Burns to China or the reception staff accompanying China, he would give him a detailed introduction to the meaning of the name of this hotel.
When Blinken arrived in Shanghai, it happened to coincide with the day after the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Navy, and the Chinese Navy specially parked the 052D destroyer "Zibo" on the Bund in Shanghai to celebrate the Navy Day, and opened it to the public!
It is a very coincidence that the "Zibo" is stationed on the edge of the Huangpu River Bund in Shanghai, and the straight-line distance between it and the Peace Hotel is only one kilometer, I believe that after Blinken checks into the Peace Hotel, the hotel staff will be enthusiastic to choose a room with a view of the Huangpu River, and the "Zibo" will definitely be in the position that Blinken can see when he opens the curtains!
When Blinken sat in front of the window of the Peace Hotel and looked at our warship, the American executive would surely understand what we were trying to say!
The United States is visiting China at the same time as conducting large-scale military exercises in the surrounding waters, while expressing its goodwill and bringing their threats, and China's position is naturally very clear, if you want to express your demands in a strong way, we will also fight back, but Blinken, who is in the Peace Hotel, must understand that peace is not easy to come by!
I just don't know that the United States, which has little history, understands the wisdom and subtle hints of China's great power! However, no matter what attitude the United States chooses to adopt toward China in the future, we will also reply to it with the same attitude; China today is no longer the weak and weak country, and the US foreign policy of using carrots and sticks on China is really choosing the wrong opponent!