Source: CCTV Military
25-26 October
2021 Beijing Fragrant Hills Forum
The expert video conference was held in Beijing
Experts and scholars from many countries have discussed and exchanged
Among them, the International Hotspot Incident of Asia-Pacific Security
And the trend behind the relationship between major powers
Become the focus of everyone's attention
New changes in Asia-Pacific security
Be in the spotlight
"This move by the United States is against the trend of the times"
This year, the experts of the Beijing Xiangshan Forum Expert Video Conference paid great attention to the topic of "Asia-Pacific Security". In September, the United States established a trilateral security partnership with the United Kingdom and Australia called "AUKUS" and planned to cooperate in nuclear submarines. This intra-domain security hotspot was one of the main points of discussion at the meeting.
Tong Zhen, an associate researcher at the Academy of Military Sciences of the People's Liberation Army of Chinese, said: "This is a new military confrontation group, which also fully reflects the double standards of the United States, which prohibits Iran from developing nuclear weapons while helping Australia develop nuclear weapons." While bringing nuclear proliferation risks to regional countries, it will also trigger an arms race between countries and undermine regional security, stability and prosperity. ”
Since Biden took office as US president, whether it is accelerating the construction of the "four-country mechanism" between the United States, Japan, India and Australia, or the formation of the "AUKUS" alliance between Britain, the United States and Australia, it reflects the recent escalation of the degree of US military cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region.
In this regard, Ruan Zongze, executive vice president and researcher of the China Institute of International Studies, believes that this move by the United States is narrow and immoral, and is an act contrary to the trend of the times.
"If Sino-US relations want to turn better, the roots are in the United States"
In the face of the current new situation in the field of Asia-Pacific security, the experts attending the meeting also gave a prejudgment of future development and response.
Cao Yanzhong, a researcher at the Academy of Military Sciences of the People's Liberation Army of Chinese, said: "To handle the relations between major powers in the Asia-Pacific region, the most important thing is to view the development of a rising power from the perspective of a community with a shared future for mankind, rather than using the Cold War mentality to regard the development of the other side as a threat to itself." If Sino-US relations are to turn better, the root cause is that only by expanding the common interests of both sides on the basis of mutual respect for each other's core interests and important concerns can major country relations develop in the direction of a healthy track. ”
The situation in Afghanistan is headed
Attract the attention of experts and scholars
At the meeting, Hu Shisheng, director of the Institute of South Asian Studies of the China Academy of Contemporary International Relations, also gave an analysis of the possible regional and international security implications of the hasty withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan.
Hu Shisheng believes that the GOVERNANCE OF the United States in Afghanistan in the past 20 years can be said to be a complete failure. After the withdrawal of U.S. troops, it actually brought many new problems to the security of the region:
First, it has led to a rapid decline in Pakistan's value in the US strategy, which means that the strategic imbalance between India and Pakistan will further increase. Both countries are nuclear powers, and this strategic imbalance implies a great crisis to regional stability.
Second, after the Withdrawal of the United States from Afghanistan, it will focus its energy on the "Indo-Pacific Strategy" and increase its co-optation with India, which actually makes India more willing to pursue a risk-taking policy toward China, resulting in a delay in resolving the border problem between the two countries.
Third, the confrontation between China and the United States is likely to further intensify in the future. The United States invests $100 billion a year in Afghanistan, and if we put some of it around China, it will cause us great trouble, such as the South China Sea, and the maritime military threats and challenges we face will further increase.
Finally, it may bring about changes in the regional strategic pattern, and the alliance system between China, Pakistan, Iraq, and Russia, as well as the United States and India, will form a pattern of strategic confrontation, which is a great variable for regional security.
Hu Shisheng believes that the hasty withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan by the United States and its allies is an irresponsible sign. The US side even said that the withdrawal was to concentrate on dealing with China and Russia, which in itself is a kind of Cold War style. At the same time, Hu Shisheng also said that we should not underestimate the troubles left by the United States in Afghanistan in the past 20 years.
Expert: A series of U.S. actions in the South China Sea
It is an act of not being responsible for the security of other countries
The US nuclear submarine "Connecticut" collided with an unknown object in the waters of the South China Sea on October 2, and the US military issued an unclear statement to the outside world five days later.
In response to the recent series of frequent actions of the United States in the South China Sea, at the Xiangshan Forum, Cao Yanzhong, a researcher at the Academy of Military Sciences, said in an interview with the National Defense Military Channel reporter that this reflects the Cold War mentality of the United States and is an irresponsible behavior for the security of other countries. At present, the reason why the South China Sea is turbulent and the situation is complicated and severe is that the major powers outside the region deliberately use disputes over maritime rights and interests in the South China Sea to provoke confrontation between regional countries. The United States has played a very bad leading role in this regard.
Liu Lin, an associate researcher at the Academy of Military Sciences, also believes: "The United States has always been secretive about underwater approaching and reconnaissance of China, and the US nuclear submarine collision accident has confirmed the US side's military behavior toward China's approach reconnaissance, which is a threat to regional security and stability." On the other hand, combined with the recent cooperation between the United States and the United Kingdom to help Australia build nuclear submarines in the form of technology transfer, which has triggered the concerns of neighboring countries about nuclear leakage and nuclear safety, the accident in the United States has also confirmed the concerns of countries in the region. ”
Source: CCTV Military Comprehensive CCTV-7 "Noon National Defense Military"
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