Just the first week that Joe Biden came to sit in the White House, it was immediately faced with pressure from mainland China.
The day Biden’s inauguration ceremony Beijing has announced sanctions on 28 high-ranking US officials, including former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
Make that the new Secretary of State Anthony Blinken must come out to respond to China as an impromptu.
Although the Biden and Trump governments have very different opinions on almost everything. But Washington’s stance towards China is basically the same.
That is, the United States sees China as a threat, and must suppress Chinese influence in every way.
Blinken insisted the Biden government continued to oppose the policy of oppression of the people. Especially the Muslim minority in Xinjiang Province
And it will not let American companies sell technology that will allow Chinese authorities to deprive their citizens’ freedom.
A few days ago China and America have to face each other over the airspace and waters around Taiwan.
China sent a fighter jet to patrol Taiwan airspace two days in a row on Saturday and Sunday.
Taiwan claimed it was a violation of the airspace that he declared as a foreign “presence” zone.
China doesn’t care that Taiwan is part of China. Will send warplanes to fly around to spy on the possibility at all times.
Be it by chance or not The United States also sent a squadron led by aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt to the South China Sea at the same time.
Washington issued a statement asking Beijing to speak peacefully with Taipei. There should be no weapons intimidation.
China has responded that the United States must respect the “one China” policy, not to invade the area.
Two days later President Xi Jinping spoke at the World Economic Forum’s annual conference (this year, hosted online because of COVID) that countries around the world should stop thinking about the “Cold War” because it will not benefit anyone.
Chinese leaders called on all sides to build confidence by “Strategic communication”
What does this mean? But it should be interpreted that Xi wanted to have a “talk” rather than “show strength” at each other.
The word “strategy” has been used a lot recently.
The same day Xi Jinping spoke about “strategic communications,” the new White House spokesman Jane Plaski said.
“The US and China are in a strategic competitive environment …”
Washington sees China’s behavior that affects American workers, disrupting US technology.
Not but only A White House spokesman also said that China could “Threatening US allies and influence in international organizations”
Obviously, the approach of the two giants is entering a more competitive mode rather than cooperation.
Xi criticized the Trump-era US approach to trying to create a Cold War climate.
China says the United States uses threats to threaten other nations.
China does not agree that the United States is trying to split the world into two halves, or decoupling.
China opposes sanctions against other nations and isolates some from the global society. Joe Biden has vowed to use a “multilaterism” system to promote trade and dialogue.
Which is the same word used by Xi in his speeches urging countries All over the world are working together to create opportunities for trade and investment.
By “dismantling the barriers that impede trade, investment and technology development”
A White House spokesman said. The United States, under Joe Biden, will have a “new approach” towards China.
Because China has more dictatorship in the country And there is a vigorous expansion in foreign influence
She said, “We are in a very serious position of strategic competition with China … and that will be a key principle in defining our approach to the 21st century.”
Listen to the surroundings and you will see that the two giants are starting to “clash” from the first round of the new boxing match… between Biden and Xi. Jinping … quite.
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