The U.S. position toward China has changed, and Blinken has issued another "challenge letter" to China, so what is the U.S. position on China? In this case, Foreign Minister Wang Yi has four questions before and is still waiting for the Biden administration to answer, what exactly do these four questions say?
On July 1, when U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken talked about relations with China at a foreign policy dialogue, he mentioned "competition" the most often. Not only did he claim that the United States would "compete fiercely" with China and "make sure that we are the ones who are really shaping the future." At the same time, he stressed that the United States will invest in itself and in its alliances and partners in order to be in a better position to deal with challenges, including from China. At present, the United States has long positioned China as its "most important competitor" and "most significant geopolitical challenge". Blinken's remarks can not only be seen as another "challenge" to China, but also vividly demonstrate the zero-sum game mentality of the United States and its mentality of vainly trying to "win" China. This is exactly the same as the so-called "table menu" argument emphasized by Blinken before, in the eyes of the United States, there can only be one "table" between China and the United States.
In fact, to a certain extent, US politicians' frequent emphasis on "competition" with China in order to maintain the position of the US "world boss" precisely shows a lack of self-confidence in the hearts of US politicians, who comfort themselves by exaggerating and hyping up the above arguments. This can't help but remind people of the four consecutive questions asked by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to the United States in March this year. These four questions are: If the United States always says one thing and does another, what is the credibility of a great power? If the United States is nervous and anxious when it hears the word "China," where is the self-confidence of a major power? If the United States only keeps itself prosperous and does not allow other countries to develop properly, what is the international axiom? If the United States insists on monopolizing the high end of the value chain and only letting China stay at the low end, where is fair competition? Until now, the Biden administration has not answered these four questions from Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
It is undeniable that since the San Francisco meeting, although some progress has indeed been made in improving Sino-US relations, it has to be pointed out that the US side's erroneous perception of China is still continuing, the means of suppressing China are constantly being renovated, and the list of unilateral sanctions has been continuously extended. However, the fact is that the United States faces challenges within itself, not in China. If you are bent on suppressing China, you will end up harming yourself.
As far as the United States is concerned, it must clearly recognize the reality that cooperation between China and the United States will benefit both sides, and fighting will hurt both. In taking a correct view of Sino-US relations, we should not only focus on the differences between the two countries, but proceed from the overall situation. However, judging from the current situation, the Biden administration obviously does not think in this regard, whether it is on the issue of suppressing sanctions against Chinese companies, or on issues involving China's internal affairs such as the South China Sea and the Taiwan Strait, the US side still has various provocative actions. A few days ago, at a hearing held by the "Special Committee on U.S.-China Strategic Competition" of the House of Representatives of the United States Congress, U.S. politicians launched unprovoked attacks on China from four aspects: drones, semiconductors, shipbuilding and the steel industry. Moreover, for some time, the United States and its Western allies have been labeling China as "over-subsidy" and "unfair competition", which in turn has triggered trade conflicts between them.
As for the current China-US relations, Foreign Minister Wang Yi has previously used three "consistent" and three "don't" to explain China's solemn position on China-US relations. Second, China has always adhered to the principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation, and is committed to promoting the stable, healthy and sustainable development of China-US relations. Third, China has always been consistent in its demands and has always advocated respect for each other's core interests. As for the three "don'ts", they mean that the US should not interfere in China's internal affairs, suppress China's development, and not step on China's red lines concerning China's sovereignty, security and development interests.