On the second day of his visit to China, Blinken gave his bottom line to China. The United States is playing both hard and soft tricks, but China does not accept this trick. How did Blinken explain to China, and what is China's attitude towards the U.S.'s soft and hard tricks?
April 25 is the second day of U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to China. On the morning of the same day, he held talks with Chen Jining, secretary of the Shanghai Municipal CPC Committee. The Chinese side welcomed Blinken's visit and said that the visit would become an important foundation for strengthening bilateral relations between China and the United States. China's statement set the tone for Blinken's visit. Although the current Sino-US relations are very tense and there are still huge differences between the two sides, as long as the channels of communication and dialogue remain open, it is a positive signal.
During the talks, Blinken finally gave his honest opinion to China. He said China and the United States have an obligation to manage their relationship responsibly, both for the people of the two countries and for the world as a whole. He stressed that the two countries should engage directly and continuously to fully discuss "real differences" and find ways to resolve differences and find common interests in establishing cooperation between the two countries. The implication is that as two great powers, it is crucial for China and the United States to maintain a stable relationship. In order to ease Sino-US relations, the two sides should further engage face-to-face, dispel misunderstandings, and avoid miscalculations.
In this regard, the Chinese side said that since the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States, it has not been smooth sailing, but on the whole, the relations between the two countries have been moving forward. Whether China and the United States should choose "confrontation" or "cooperation" is a very important choice, because it is not only related to the well-being of the people of the two countries, but also to the future and destiny of the whole world. This means that China is also aware of the importance of maintaining friendly and stable bilateral relations for the development of the two countries.
However, while the United States keeps saying that it will strengthen communication and manage differences, it has begun to shift the blame on the other. As recently as April 17, the U.S. government released a report falsely accusing China of "directly supporting fentanyl production." And on April 24, the day of Blinken's visit to China, he made a video speech on the Bund in line with the hype, saying that he hoped that China could "stop fentanyl from flowing into the United States." This is undoubtedly a big pour of sewage on China. According to Blinken, fentanyl and other opioids have become the "number one killer" of people aged 18 to 49 in the United States, which shows that the drug abuse situation in the United States has reached a very serious level.
However, the relevant accusations of the US side are completely untenable. The Chinese side has said many times that China is one of the countries with the strongest anti-narcotics efforts. China not only implements the strictest control and punishment of drugs at home, but also upholds a humanitarian and responsible attitude abroad, earnestly implements the United Nations conventions, and implements strict verification of the import and export of controlled chemicals. At the same time, China has also assisted many countries, including the United States, in dealing with fentanyl abuse, and China and the United States have also established a working group on anti-drug cooperation, which provides an effective platform for the two countries to cooperate in drug control.
It can be seen from this that China has a resolute attitude and obvious results in cracking down on narcotics. On the first day of his visit to China, Blinken raised the issue of fentanyl, which shows that his visit to China is "not good". On the one hand, it has softened its attitude and said that it wants to strengthen communication with China, while on the other hand, it has wantonly slandered China and shown a tough attitude towards China.
The United States is inconsistent with its words and deeds, and wants to force China to compromise, but the United States must recognize the fact that China will not accept this set. Although there has been an increase in high-level interaction between China and the United States in recent times, the relationship between China and the United States is facing more serious challenges. The previous differences have not been clarified and resolved, and the US side has thrown out new issues to attack China, which has further complicated the relations between the two countries.
Whether it is the so-called "fentanyl problem", the so-called "overcapacity", or the "China-Russia relationship", they are all tools used by the United States to suppress and contain China, and the intention behind it is to use the pressure of public opinion to "isolate China" and advocate the "decoupling" of China by the international community. However, the eyes of the international community are clear, and this trick of the United States is doomed to fail. China will take all necessary measures to safeguard its national interests. If the United States repeatedly tests China's bottom line and infringes on China's interests, it will inevitably be met with strong countermeasures from China.