On the last day of his visit to China, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken finally met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, and after meeting with Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Blinken will also be received by the Chinese side at the highest level in the Great Hall of the People.
After being left in the air for two days, Blinken must be able to listen to China's position in a relatively calm manner. Considering the current overall U.S. situation of suppressing China, Foreign Minister Wang Yi directly reminded Blinken not to step on the red line in his opening remarks.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi
In front of Blinken, Foreign Minister Wang Yi stressed that China's attitude is consistent and that it has always viewed China-US relations from the perspective of building a community with a shared future for mankind, and that China's position has been consistent and has always adhered to the "Three Principles" in developing diplomatic relations with the United States.
At the same time, China's demands are consistent, and the US should not step on China's red lines on issues involving China's sovereignty, security and development interests. These three "consistency" are in line with the three principles that the Chinese side proposed to adhere to this year's Sino-US relations during the previous phone call between China and the United States at the highest level.
At that time, China pointed out to US President Joe Biden that China and the United States should adhere to the three main principles of valuing peace, stability and trust, and properly manage differences.
U.S. President Joe Biden
China's remarks send a very clear signal to the outside world, that is, China has always advocated peaceful coexistence with the United States on the basis of mutual respect, achieving mutual benefit and win-win results, and promoting the healthy and sustainable development of bilateral relations. All along, China has upheld an attitude of being responsible to the people and the world, and has properly handled its differences with the United States.
Before his visit to China, Blinken made a statement to the outside world through the mouth of the US media, saying that his visit would talk about Sino-Russian relations, and that the Taiwan issue was also the focus of confrontation. But the crux of the matter is that one is China's foreign affairs and the other is China's internal affairs, and neither of these issues has anything to do with the United States.
Russia is a friendly partner of China, and the normal economic and trade exchanges between the two countries will not hinder any country at all. The reason why the United States pointed fingers at this is only because it disrupted the geopolitical plans of the United States, and the West's attempts to use economic sanctions and diplomatic blockades to isolate Russia were broken by the joint efforts of China and Russia.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi
As for the Taiwan issue, it is entirely China's internal affair, and the United States has often shouted the slogan of "maintaining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait." However, the biggest destabilizing factor that has led to tension in the Taiwan Strait is precisely the collusion between the United States and Taiwan. As long as the United States stops all military contacts with the Taiwan authorities and stops sending wrong signals to the island, peace in the Taiwan Strait can naturally be achieved.
In the final analysis, how we ultimately realize the reunification of the motherland is the Chinese on both sides of the strait, and it is not the turn of external forces to dictate them. While doing our best to strive for peaceful reunification, our bottom line is also very clear, that is, we will never allow anyone to separate the Taiwan region from China's territory.
Foreign Minister Wang Yi has reiterated this point in a recent written interview with Qatar's Al Jazeera News Network. No matter how much the United States tries to do so on this issue, it will not lead to anything, and it will only make China more determined to defend its national sovereignty and territorial integrity.
U.S.-China talks
It is precisely for this reason that China's face-to-face reminder of Blinken not to step on the line is actually tantamount to advising the US side not to waste its efforts. And at present, the United States still has to ask China for many issues, whether it is the former US Treasury Secretary Yellen or the current Secretary of State Blinken, they all come to China with missions.
For the United States, the two biggest problems at present are the upcoming 2024 U.S. presidential election, and the other is the U.S. economy. If Biden wants to seek re-election, it is inevitable to ease Sino-US relations and stabilize bilateral economic cooperation, but at present, the United States is putting on a posture of wanting to attack China on the tariff issue, which is obviously not good.
In mid-April, the latest report on international capital flows released by the U.S. Treasury Department showed that China reduced its holdings of U.S. bonds by 22.7 billion yuan in February, and has achieved "two consecutive sells" this year. At the same time, U.S. grain sellers have complained that Chinese buyers have canceled multiple orders in favor of imports from countries such as Brazil, indicating that the U.S. is no longer the only option.
China reduced its holdings of U.S. bonds
All in all, China is willing to communicate with the US side as necessary, but the issue of strategic cognition is always the "first button" that must be buttoned up in China-US relations, and the US side should abandon its prejudice against China, establish a correct understanding of China, and deal with China in a rational and pragmatic manner, so as to truly inject positive energy into the overall stability of China-US relations.