According to Reuters, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission issued an order requiring China Telecom, China Unicom and China Mobile's U.S. branches to cease fixed or mobile broadband internet services in the U.S. and for these Chinese carriers to stop service within 60 days of the approved net neutrality rules taking effect.
According to sources, the order also applies to the Chinese telecommunications company Pacific Network and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Xintong Telephone. The FCC had previously barred the two companies from providing telecommunications services, and the U.S. court upheld those decisions. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Rosen-Wasser said the agency had evidence that Chinese telecom operators were providing broadband services in the United States. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has revoked or denied Chinese companies the right to provide U.S. telecommunications services on national security grounds. They argue that Chinese telecommunications companies are "used, influenced and controlled by the Chinese government".
It has been learned that at the same time that the US Federal Communications Commission imposed a ban on Chinese enterprises, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen made the latest statement on the issue of sanctions against some Chinese banks in an interview with the media. Yellen said the U.S. would not immediately impose sanctions on Chinese banks involved in Russian trade. But at the same time, she said that the United States will not give up on imposing sanctions on Chinese banks, and that sanctions will be ready to be used if necessary.
Before Yellen's latest statement, the Wall Street Journal and other foreign media quoted people familiar with the matter as saying that the United States has no plans to implement these measures, and said that officials hope to avoid such actions through diplomatic means. It is understood that the date of the US media report on the above news is about the same as the time of US Secretary of State Blinken's visit to China. In this regard, some US media interpreted in their reports that the US government was providing diplomatic bargaining chips for Blinken's visit to China. U.S. officials said they would not impose sanctions on the Bank of China in the short term to cool the report.
It is worth noting that after the US Federal Communications Commission issued a ban, Blinken met with Foreign Minister Wang Yi. When talking about China-US relations, Wang Yi emphasized the "three consistencies", including China's attitude, position and demands. At the same time, Wang Yi drew a red line to Blinken, saying that the US should not interfere in China's internal affairs, suppress China's development, or step on China's red lines involving China's sovereignty, security and development interests.
After the talks with Wang Yi, Chinese senior officials met with Blinken at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. The Chinese high-level said that he put forward the three principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation, which is not only a summary of past experience, but also a guide for the future. The Chinese high-level mentioned that he met with US President Joe Biden in San Francisco last year and launched the "San Francisco Vision" for the future. In the past few months, the teams of the two sides have made some positive progress in implementing the consensus reached by the two heads of state, maintaining communication in various fields, but there are still many issues that need to be resolved and there is still room for further efforts.
Wang Yi and Chinese senior officials stressed that China and the United States should strengthen dialogue, manage differences, and advance cooperation. However, judging from the series of policies to contain China introduced by the US government during Blinken's visit to China, as well as the successive suppression measures taken against Chinese companies, the US government lacks sincerity for Blinken's visit to China. On the issue of China, the US government has not yet put in place Blinken's position to avoid misunderstanding and miscalculation in some areas. Blinken's series of remarks like this are similar to the "guardrail theory" proposed earlier, which seeks to deprive China of its right to defend its sovereignty and interests while containing China's development.
Therefore, during the meeting with Blinken, the Chinese high-level said that China and the United States should seek common ground while reserving differences, rather than vicious competition, and should keep their word and do what they do, rather than saying one thing and doing another. We hope that the US side can truly understand China's concerns and work together to promote the warming of China-US relations.