In front of Blinken, Wang Yi drew a red line against the United States, and the United States imposed sanctions on China, and in less than 24 hours, China responded with three sentences. What is the purpose of the US implementation of the system against China? What kind of position does China's position be expressed in the three sentences of China's response?
On May 1, local time, the United States launched a new round of sanctions against China. According to the U.S. Treasury Department's website, it announced sanctions against nearly 300 targets from dozens of companies, including 20 Chinese companies in the mainland and Hong Kong. Reuters said that this is one of the most extensive actions taken by the United States against Chinese companies in the sanctions against Russia so far, but the reason given by the United States is "collusion with Russia". So why does the US impose sanctions on Chinese companies in the name of "aiding Russia"?
Some analysts believe that in order to understand this issue, it is first necessary to understand the underlying logic of the US Government and what exactly it relies on? In fact, US politicians are still using their usual hegemonist thinking and zero-sum game mentality in handling diplomatic relations with China. As we all know, in addition to supporting Israel, the US government has recently strengthened its assistance to Ukraine, and the US government has also smeared the normal economic and trade exchanges between China and Russia while aiding Ukraine with weapons.
It can be said that this is a typical act of hegemonism and "double standards." Even though U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken recently visited China and reached "some consensus" with Foreign Minister Wang Yi, it still hasn't changed the U.S. side's tough stance toward China. In Washington's view, there is nothing that sanctions and pressure cannot solve.
For example, on the issue of the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, the United States has taken measures to put pressure on the DPRK again and again, and even almost caused a dangerous situation of misfire. Therefore, there is no such thing as compromise or concession in the US options, which is either to exert pressure or to "make false promises" and use deception and lies to achieve the goal, and the so-called "spirit of contract" has long been left behind.
On the other hand, the United States may also have the intention of diverting contradictions by linking sanctions against Chinese companies with the so-called "aid to Russia". You must know that in mid-April, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a package of aid to Ukraine worth $95 billion, and it was McJohnson, the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, who had been opposed to aid to Ukraine before, who passed this resolution.
At present, McTJohnson is also regarded as a "traitor" by the Republican Party, while Biden and other Democrats have uncharacteristically expressed "support" for him, perhaps attacking Chinese companies, that is, the Biden administration is trying to divert the attention of the Republican Party, "whitewash" Johnson's behavior, and eliminate internal contradictions by unifying the "anti-China" direction of the two parties in the United States.
However, it should be made clear that the new round of US sanctions against China and Russia is not only a further provocation to bilateral relations, but also a blatant challenge to international law and order. Behind such sanctions lies the hegemonic logic and double standards of the United States, which attempts to achieve political goals and contain the development of China and Russia through economic means.
In response, Liu Pengyu, spokesman for the Chinese Embassy in the United States, responded in three sentences. Second, Liu Pengyu pointed out that normal economic and trade exchanges between China and Russia conform to WTO rules and market principles, and should not be aimed at any third party, nor should they be interfered with or coerced by a third party; finally, Liu Pengyu stressed that China will continue to safeguard the legitimate and legitimate rights and interests of Chinese enterprises.
There is no doubt that the US sanctions are not only a suppression of China, but also a disruption to the global supply chain and industrial chain, and a serious obstacle to global economic recovery and development. This kind of self-serving practice has aroused widespread concern and strong condemnation from the international community. China calls on the United States to abandon the Cold War mentality and zero-sum game, stop provocations and sanctions against China and Russia, and return to the track of international relations that are equal, mutually beneficial and win-win.