The Queen Elizabeth posted a photo of her neighborhood near Singapore on her official Twitter post on July 26, with the Singapore skyline in the background.
Straight news: The British aircraft carrier that has been in turmoil for a long time has "real hammered" into the South China Sea, how do you see the British people playing this "crappy play" next? What interference will there be with our rights protection in the South China Sea?
Special Commentator Wu Jian: To be honest, no matter how lonely the British ship formation is, it is also one of the few teams in Europe that can project troops thousands of miles away, and it is also one of the few so-called "hard powers" in the UK after Brexit. Relying on these capitals, Britain's current "global Britain" diplomatic and security strategy is, to put it bluntly, a strategy based on the Anglo-American alliance, with a focus on the Asia-Pacific region, and an "alliance" approach to intervening in great power competition. However, after all, Britain is not the fifty-first state of the United States, the United States cannot fully take care of British interests, and at the same time, Britain cannot have the United States "covered" everywhere, which makes it full of strong "speculation" when dealing with China. This has been true from the Hong Kong issue 70 years ago, the Korean War issue, and then to the South China Sea issue today.
Please see, on the eve of the British aircraft carrier entering the South China Sea, the British Defense Minister Wallace began to attack China's sovereignty in the South China Sea, but the strength support behind it was very fragile. Why? Please see the British aircraft carrier formation itinerary, basically in Southeast Asia", the ships scattered to Brunei, Malaysia and other countries with auxiliary defense relations to visit, and the activity area is known as the South China Sea, but closer to Brunei, Malaysia's own Borneo coastal waters, following the "step on the yellow line and do not step on the red line" routine. But we cannot let our guard down against some of the British "adventurers" rubbing the red line, as they did in the Black Sea.
But I think that Britain clearly calls out Russia and China, which are completely different things, because in the Black Sea, Russia's superiority is military, but it lacks good economic, diplomatic and even cultural relations with neighboring countries. However, the South China Sea is completely different, although China's military superiority is strong, but the more important thing is that the region has long reached a consensus on "stopping chaos and stopping war", and the desire of China and ASEAN countries to hope for regional stability is highly unified: Deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, the cognition of opposing external forces stirring up the South China Sea is highly unified, which is doomed to China's all-round ability to stabilize and control the situation.
I will share with you a detail of observation, that is, to see if the British ships will play the Us ship set? For example, in my Nansha waters under the banner of "harmless passage", engage in "Z-shaped" navigation in the waters near my islands and reefs, or more seriously, to engage in shuttle sailing between islands in Xisha? If the British side dares to take this step, it is bound to be "driven away by justice" by our side in accordance with laws and regulations, just like the previous treatment of US ships, which will absolutely not be able to get any benefits. I would still advise that the South China Sea is fine, and Britain should respect itself.
Straight News: Compared with the "flag show" action you mentioned, the British secretly use "political scissors" to cut the Chinese companies that normally operate in the UK. The latest rumors that the UK will prevent CGN from participating in future nuclear power projects, which means that they will be "marginalized" after they finish the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant. What do you think about that?
Special Commentator Wu Jian: If this is true, I have nothing to say except "self-persecution". As the first country in the world to commercialize nuclear power, the UK has a clear mind about who is the industry leader in nuclear power construction, management and even environmental friendliness. I will give only one example, after the former government of Teresa May boycotted CGN's participation in Hinkley Point C, it had to compromise with reality, that is, the nuclear power project involved many investments and technological research and development, and the UK's own limited economic plate alone could not be completed, and in the context of Brexit, its nuclear power project could not count on eu support, which inevitably required the joining of China, an emerging partner.
But unfortunately, britain, which attaches more importance to its relations with the United States, is increasingly deviating from its own national interests, obstructing the normal business of Chinese enterprises on the grounds of generalized "national security", but further leading to the loss of opportunities for its own access to high-quality and low-cost services. Take the British nuclear power, there are currently five types of reactors for the United Kingdom to approve, if the Chinese "Hualong I" reactor due to "non-technical factors" excluded, the United Kingdom is left with only France's European pressurized water reactor and the United States AP1000 choice, and the price is much more than the British government can afford, it is very likely to cause a bad tail. As Richard Mason, head of EDF, which works with CGN, said, CGN is a business with a good risk management culture and operational level, "we and the Uk partners together will create commercial and technical miracles." In fact, many British officials and academics have privately acknowledged that whether nuclear power or other fields, only with an open and cooperative mindset will a win-win situation be formed between China and the UK. As Premier Li Keqiang said in a recent dialogue with representatives of the British business community, China is committed to creating a market-oriented, law-based and international business environment, and welcomes more foreign investment into China, but at the same time hopes that the British side can provide a fair, just and non-discriminatory business environment for Chinese enterprises, which is by no means a handout, but must, because in today's globalization, "people who take the initiative to cut" are "people destined to be marginalized".
Author: Wu Jian, Special Commentator of Shenzhen Satellite TV Direct News.