As soon as Yellen left, Blinken came to visit China, and in order to cheer for Blinken, U.S. Trade Representative Tai Qi issued a new round of "301 investigation" in the United States, in a vain attempt to suppress China's maritime and shipbuilding industries, and also announced that it would take measures against China's electric vehicles and use tariffs against us. In a vain attempt to exert pressure on China through sanctions.
Not only that, the United States has also organized the US-Japan summit and the US-Japan-Philippines summit, in which the United States has clearly aimed at China, instigated Japan and the Philippines to confront China, and claimed that the Diaoyu Islands and Ren'ai Jiao are within the scope of protection. Militarily, the navies of the United States, Japan, the Philippines and Australia conducted joint military exercises in the South China Sea, and the US Army deployed strategic intermediate-range missile systems in the northern part of Luzon Island in the Philippines, covering Shanghai, Guangzhou and other coastal cities in China, and during the visit to China, the United States and the Philippines conducted the 2024 "Shoulder to Shoulder" joint military exercise, and in the Taiwan Strait, the United States even approved $8.1 billion in arms sales to Taiwan. It can be said that the United States has used all its means.
Yellen had just returned home after she asked China to buy $200 billion in U.S. Treasury bonds, but China did not agree. This time, Blinken stepped out, holding a bunch of chips in his hand to pressure China to agree.
Therefore, compared with Yellen, Blinken can be said to have a rather tough attitude, not only making groundless accusations against normal economic and trade exchanges between China and Russia, but also threatening to impose sanctions on mainland financial institutions. And the purpose of Blinken's visit to China is also very clear:
1. Blinken demanded that China stop trade with Russia, otherwise it will sanction China's financial industry;
2. Blinken asked China to pressure Iran in order to force Iran to pressure the Houthis; Blinken also asked China to reduce its purchases of Iranian oil;
3. Blinken demanded that China not change the so-called "status quo in the Taiwan Strait";
4. Blinken demanded that China release some of the Americans who were controlled by China in China and violated Chinese laws;
5. It is hoped that China will continue to buy U.S. Treasury bonds, increase U.S. exports to China, reduce China's trade surplus with the U.S., and the so-called "overcapacity" of China;
Although behind Blinken's visit to China, the United States has been engaged in "public opinion warfare" and small actions, what is certain is that China's attitude has always been clear and consistent.
As one of the few independent powers in the world today, it is impossible for China to allow others to dictate or even coerce, whether it is Sino-Russian trade or US Treasury bonds, China has its own strategic blueprint and development pace, as well as its own trade sovereignty.
It is certain that the United States has not really realized that it should treat China with an equal mentality, not the mentality of commanding when its hegemony was in full swing in the past, and it has not really realized that the United States must come up with enough bargaining chips and sincerity in order for China to cooperate with its own series of demands. The Sino-US negotiations are not going to come up with a reason.
When the Chinese foreign minister met with Blinken, there was a direct showdown, whether China and the United States should stick to the right path of stability and move forward, or repeat the mistake of spiraling downward.
This means that China has already regarded the outbreak of conflict with the United States as a possible option, and this is also the first time that China has pointed out the possibility of war between China and the United States. Not only that, but our foreign minister even said this straightforwardly:
The international community will wait and see whether the two sides will lead international cooperation to deal with global issues and achieve a win-win situation, or whether they will be antagonistic and confrontational or even conflicting, resulting in a lose-lose situation and a win-lose situation.
This is already very straightforward, the United States must choose between "cooperation or confrontation", if the United States does not stop, then China will accompany to the end, this is the first time that China does not shy away from talking about war!
To put it simply, the choice between China and the United States has always been in the hands of the United States, and if it wants to avoid the risk of conflict caused by escalating frictions, the United States must stop provocations and examine China-US relations from an objective and neutral perspective. Over the years, the United States has continued to strengthen its encirclement and containment of China. The continuous arms sales to Taiwan, the continued support for the Philippines' provocations in the South China Sea, and the implementation of "small courtyards and high walls" to sanction, suppress and blockade China's high-tech industries all show that the United States is still treating China with a Cold War perspective and a zero-sum mentality.
Over the past 50 years, China has heard too many voices from the United States and deviated too much from its actions, and the trick of "doing one thing and saying another" obviously cannot work.
If the United States still ignores China's goodwill and still insists on going its own way and creating war and conflict, then China will not be afraid. Although the choice is in the United States, it is not up to the United States to decide what the outcome will be!
During Blinken's visit to China, China organized a meeting of Fatah Hamas in Beijing, and China's defense minister met with Iran's defense minister in Central Asia. As China's cooperation with Saudi Arabia, Iran, Palestine and other countries continues to deepen, this will greatly weaken the deterrent and influence of the United States in the Middle East. This is of great significance for the dismantling of US hegemony.