Chinese Ambassador to the United States criticizes the United States for bullying China Analysis: Chinese political circles are increasingly disappointed and dissatisfied with the United States | Lianhe Zaobao

U.S. Secretary of State Blinken is about to visit China this week. Chinese Ambassador to the United States Xie Feng criticized the United States for bullying China and warned that allowing competition to dominate Sino-U.S. relations would be like racing at high speed on the edge of a dangerous cliff, thinking that one is superb. , but if you are not careful, you will fall off the cliff. No matter how many guardrails are installed, it will not help.

According to the analysis of the interviewed scholars, Xie Feng’s latest criticism shows that the tension in Sino-US relations has not diminished since US Treasury Secretary Yellen’s visit to China this month, and reflects that the Chinese political circle is increasingly disappointed and dissatisfied with the United States, which it believes has been restored for nearly a year. The high-level exchanges between China and the United States have not only failed to bring any substantial benefits to Beijing, but the Biden administration will continue to suppress China with high intensity.

The official website of the Chinese Embassy in the United States released multiple reports on Xie Feng’s visit to Harvard University and exchanges with American academic circles on Sunday (April 21).

Xie Feng held a fireside chat with Allison, the founding dean of the Kennedy School of Government and the proposer of the “Thucydides Trap” theory, on the 19th, saying that the United States is not competing with China, but engaging in bullying, including targeting Chinese companies. It is included in the sanctions list, coerces other countries to ban the export of photolithography machines and other equipment and technology to China, and criticizes China’s “three new things” (electric vehicles, lithium batteries and solar energy) as overcapacity.

Xie Feng also criticized the United States for deceiving itself. While using the banner of competition to suppress, contain, and contain China, it also claimed to control competition and avoid direct conflicts. He said that if competition is allowed to dominate Sino-US relations, it will only bring strategic risks of lose-lose and more-lose. “If the bottom line of non-conflict between China and the United States is set as the goal, then the two sides will not be far from conflict.”

The interviewed scholars judged that China’s political circles have begun to question the effectiveness of the resumption of high-level communication between China and the United States, which may prompt Beijing to reflect on and adjust the way it deals with the United States.

Li Mingjiang, associate professor at the S. S. Rajaratnam School of International Relations at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, analyzed to Lianhe Zaobao that after Blinken’s visit to China in June last year, China and the United States resumed high-level exchanges, but the relationship between the two countries has only become more formal and fundamentally stable. It is still difficult to effectively manage differences.

Li Mingjiang pointed out that some people in China’s political circles may believe that Beijing has cooperated and met some U.S. demands, but it has not yet received a corresponding positive political response from the Biden administration. Instead, it has stepped up its suppression of China in some aspects. This could lead China to adjust its approach to dealing with the United States, increase pressure on the United States, and make the Biden administration realize that Beijing will not always be actively cooperative in high-level interactions.

Li Mingjiang expects that Blinken’s visit to China this week will face greater challenges in interacting with Beijing. The two sides may confront each other on the Russia-Ukraine war, the South China Sea, and the Taiwan Strait issue. “In terms of interactive talks with Blinken, China’s wording on some issues It may be more severe.”

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a foreign aid bill on April 20, of which US$8 billion (S$10.9 billion) will be used to support Taiwan and maintain peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

Xie Feng gave a speech at the Harvard Kennedy China Forum on the same day, emphasizing that the Taiwan issue is the most important and sensitive issue in Sino-US relations, “Taiwan independence” is a dead end, and the “one-China principle” is an insurmountable red line. He believes that maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait requires removing dangerous flashpoints. The top priority is to unambiguously oppose “Taiwan independence” separatist activities. The top priority is to be consistent in words and deeds to curb “Taiwan independence” risks and provocations.

He also warned that cutting sausages and crossing red lines on issues involving core interests is speeding on the edge of a cliff, and it is difficult to avoid falling into the abyss.

Li Mingjiang pointed out that although the new round of U.S. military aid to Taiwan will cause Beijing to be highly dissatisfied, Beijing still hopes that the Biden administration will increase pressure on the Democratic Progressive Party government. Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te will be sworn in on May 20. Don’t make any statements that are completely unacceptable to Beijing. Chinese officials are expected to make the request in talks with Blinken this week.

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