Although Blinken did not publicly express his position on containing China in his statement during his trip to Asia, whether it is the US-Japan "2+2" dialogue or the US-Philippines "2+2" dialogue, its core purpose is inseparable from the main axis of destabilizing China's surrounding situation. After Blinken left, a new round of United States' Asia-Pacific layout was opened by Mongolia.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia, on August 5, Mongolia Prime Minister Oyun Erden and Foreign Minister Battszeg met with Philippine Foreign Minister Enrique · Manalo. This is the first official visit to Mongolia by the Philippines since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries in 1973, and Mongolia attaches great importance to it, even calling the meeting a milestone in the statement, stressing that this is an important step in deepening friendly and cooperative relations between the two sides.
In addition to strengthening cooperation in the economic, health, cultural and other fields, Mongolia and the Philippines have sent an important signal to the outside world through this meeting. The two countries unanimously agreed to further strengthen cooperation in the regional and international arenas within the framework of international organizations in the future.
Mongolia and the Philippines are more than 3,000 kilometers away in a straight line, one surrounded by the sea and the other without seeing the sea at all. For the two countries to achieve "cooperation in the regional and international arena," one cannot help but think about how such cooperation can be achieved and what they want to do after it is achieved. Speaking realistically, apart from the fact that both of these countries now have a certain degree of geopolitical ties with China, they really can't fight together. And it is Blinken, who has just left Asia, who can support this judgment. On July 30, Blinken met with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos; On August 1, Blinken visited Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, and held a joint press conference with the foreign minister of Mongolia.
To a certain extent, this chronological sequence illustrates the significance of the high-level meeting between the two countries. AFP analyzed the purpose of Blinken's trip in the report, saying that he wanted to strengthen United States' relations with allies in order to counter China's influence in the region. Today, the United States regards the Philippines and Mongolia as its allies and actively cooperates militarily with these two countries. Needless to say, the "Mutual Defense Treaty" signed by the two countries is still in force, and there are also US military bases in the Philippines. And Blinken even openly admitted that United States has military ties with Mongolia.
From this point of view, it is very likely that the high-level meeting of the Mongolia country with the Philippine foreign minister is a "letter of surrender" to the United States to show that he and United States are on the same "front" on certain issues. For Mongolia, eager to gain United States support to become a developed country, this is not a big price.
However, Mongolia, which is sandwiched between China and Russia, dares to make such a decision geopolitically, which is really a bit "daring". China and Russia share a common stance on opposing United States hegemonism and imposing politics, and the current solid Sino-Russian relations are the embodiment of this common pursuit, and China and Russia will never allow United States to extend their military power to Mongolia countries. Recently, Mongolia countries have not only strengthened cooperation with United States, but also openly enhanced relations with the Philippines and sought cooperation in the regional and international arenas, and it seems that they also want to meddle in this regional hotspot issue.
Mongolia's behavior does practice its diplomatic concept of "third neighbor" and leaves China and Russia behind, but China and Russia may not sit idly by and watch this happen. There is nothing wrong with increasing trade exchanges, and China and Russia will not put pressure on Mongolia because of this, but if they forcibly interfere in the regional situation and move in step with United States, this is an unacceptable situation for China and Russia. Foreign Minister Wang Yi chaired the China-Russia-Mongolia Trilateral Foreign Ministers' Consultation in Astana on July 4, and made it clear that the three countries should abide by the original aspiration of cooperation, anchor in the right direction, strengthen solidarity and cooperation, eliminate external interference, discuss effective ways of mutual benefit and win-win results, jointly build a prosperous and stable regional pattern, and share the positive fruits of regional development.
The statement of "excluding external interference" clearly illustrates China's thinking. According to the Chinese Embassy in Mongolia, Ambassador Shen Minjuan visited the Chinese troops participating in the multinational peacekeeping exercise on July 30, hoping that the officers and soldiers would display the image of a peaceful, mighty, and civilized army. On August 1, Ambassador Shen Minjuan held a reception at the embassy to commemorate the 97th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army, emphasizing that the Chinese armed forces are not only a great wall of steel to defend national sovereignty, security and development interests, but also a backbone force for maintaining world peace and tranquility. Such intensive military-related activities generally do not occur in other Chinese embassies abroad.
All in all, Mongolia countries should clearly understand the current geopolitical environment, no matter what, the border between China, Russia and Mongolia is there, and it is self-evident who is a "neighbor" and who is an "outsider", and blindly following the Asia-Pacific strategy of United States will reap the bitter consequences.