The U.S. ambassador to China released the wind in advance, saying that the top level of the Chinese and American militaries will have a phone call? There is only one purpose, and that is to prevent a military misunderstanding between the two superpowers.
Just a week ago, during the visit of United States Presidential National Security Assistant Jake Sullivan to China, he reached an agreement with the Chinese side to hold a video call between the leaders of the two military theaters at an appropriate time. It has only been a few days, and the US side is already eager to implement this consensus.
United States Ambassador to China Burns was interviewed
According to the United States "Foreign Affairs Magazine", United States Ambassador to China Burns said in a recent interview that it is expected that in the next few weeks, Paparo, commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command, will have a phone call with the commander of the Southern Theater of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, aiming to prevent any military misunderstanding between the two superpowers.
The rush of the US military top brass to talk to the Chinese side shows that the US side is also aware of the current tensions in the Indo-Pacific and the need to take measures to prevent competition from turning into conflict.
However, the so-called "military misunderstanding" of the US side is a bit of a way to make up for itself. In fact, there is no such thing as a "misunderstanding", and it has always been the US that has taken the initiative to flex its muscles, form factions, and provoke bloc confrontation in China's neighborhood.
For example, Paparo, the U.S. Indo-Pacific commander who planned to have a high-level phone call with the Chinese side, openly "supplied fire" on the South China Sea issue.
Just after the Philippines repeatedly stormed Senbin Reef and failed to try to resupply, Paparo openly declared at a military forum that "United States warships can escort Philippine supply ships," and he also said that "this is a completely reasonable option."
Paparo, commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command
With the support of the United States, the Philippine side has once again begun to pretend to be a tiger, not only saying that it "will never take the initiative to withdraw ships from Xianbin Jiao", but also bringing out the "US-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty" to endorse itself, claiming that "when the Philippine side is unable to deal with China, it will seek help from partner countries".
It has always been the Philippines that has taken the initiative to escalate the situation in the South China Sea, while United States has played the role of a behind-the-scenes supporter, providing military assistance to the Philippines and other means to promote the arrogance of the Philippines in the South China Sea infringement and provocation.
However, if the United States and the Philippines want to use the so-called "mutual defense treaty" to scare China, they are obviously underestimating the determination of the PLA to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Senior Colonel Wu Qian, spokesman for the Mainland Defense Department, has long told the US side that such moves are doomed to be futile and will only arouse greater fighting spirit among the Chinese people. China will take resolute measures to safeguard its sovereignty and maritime rights and interests.
Just recently, the Philippine side claimed to have spotted more than 200 Chinese vessels, including more than a dozen Chinese warships, dozens of coast guard vessels, and fishing boats, near the islands and reefs in the South China Sea, such as Xianbin Jiao, Ren'ai Jiao, Thitu Island and Huangyan Dao.
Our army conducted exercises in the South China Sea
China has proved with concrete actions that the warnings issued by the PLA are never just words, and if the United States and the Philippines insist on going their own way, they will definitely pay the price for their wrong actions.
Seeing that the Chinese side is serious, the US side is busy shouting that it wants to communicate and dialogue with the Chinese side. This also shows from the side that in the process of the Sino-US game, the Philippines is just a pawn of the United States.
Once it loses its use value, or if the situation is unfavorable to the United States, United States can discard this chess piece at any time and seek to sit down with China to solve the problem at the negotiating table.
This time, the US side took the initiative to seek a phone call, but it was still the same old rhetoric, saying that it should "manage differences and avoid miscalculations".
It is undeniable that dialogue is better than confrontation, and it is necessary to keep the channels of communication open for the relations between the two countries. However, we must also admit that there are indeed many obstacles in the current Sino-US military relations, and these obstacles are mainly unilaterally created by the United States.
Sullivan met with Foreign Minister Wang Yi during his visit to China
All in all, if the US really wants to manage its differences with China and avoid miscalculations, it should take concrete actions to provide a foundation of trust in the relationship between the two militaries, instead of saying one thing and doing another.