“China expert” Kurt Campbell has been approved to serve as US Deputy Secretary of State.
Campbell. AP profile picture
According to reports from the Associated Press and Reuters, on February 6, local time, the U.S. Senate passed an overwhelming majority (92 votes to 5) in a bipartisan vote to confirm Campbell to succeed Sherman, who resigned in July last year. DEPUTY SECRETARY OF STATE. This position is the second-ranking official in the U.S. State Department and is considered the “second in command” of U.S. diplomacy.
Campbell, 66, currently serves as the White House Senior Assistant for Asia Affairs and the National Security Council Coordinator for Indo-Pacific Affairs.
In November last year, U.S. President Biden announced his nomination of Campbell as deputy secretary of state. White House National Security Advisor Sullivan said, “Campbell’s passion and commitment to our alliances and partnerships strengthens the United States’ strategic position in the world and improves our ability to address common challenges.”
On December 7 last year, Campbell attended a meeting of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee. At that time, he pointed out that December 7 was the anniversary of the “Pearl Harbor attack” and emphasized the so-called “redemptive power of democracy” and the importance of Asian allies to the United States.
Campbell is considered an “expert on China.” He served as the top U.S. diplomat responsible for Asian affairs during Obama’s term, and is known as the architect of the “pivot to Asia” strategy. He is involved in nearly everything the Biden administration does regarding Asia policy. The nuclear submarine agreement “AUKUS” between the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia was exactly his idea.
Campbell outlined his attitude towards Asia in a book published in 2016, advocating strengthening existing alliances and establishing closer relations with India, Indonesia and other countries to cope with the rise of China.
In July last year, US media published an exclusive interview with Campbell by a former Wall Street Journal reporter. As one of the architects of a series of U.S. policies to compete, suppress, and contain China, Campbell’s views are obviously based on a subjective American perspective and are intended to serve U.S. interests. They contain a large amount of misinterpretation of China’s diplomacy, development model, and the nature of bilateral relations. and arrogance. In his eyes, the current situation of Sino-US relations is due to the rise of China that challenges the international and regional order dominated by the United States. Campbell also claimed that the essence of US-China relations, whether in the past or in the future, is a “competitive relationship.”
In October last year, Campbell claimed in an interview with the US “ChinaTalk” website that China and the United States can cooperate in areas of mutual interest, such as climate issues. “We hope that in an environment where competition still dominates US-China relations, the two sides can continue to cooperate,” he said. High-level contacts and pragmatic communication.”
Reuters believes that Biden’s nomination of Campbell as deputy secretary of state highlights Biden’s efforts to shift the main US foreign policy focus to China. The Associated Press also said that this reflects the importance of Sino-US relations. China poses a “formidable diplomatic challenge” to the United States, and the United States hopes to counter China’s growing power without triggering a conflict.
Sun Yun, director of the China Program at the Stimson Center, an American think tank, previously told the South China Morning Post that Campbell’s nomination as the No. 2 figure in the U.S. State Department proves the importance of the “Indo-Pacific region” and China in Biden’s foreign policy. “The nomination It means that his policies have been recognized and serve the overall goals of the Biden administration. It also shows that the current policies of the Biden administration will continue.”
However, some Asian countries have different views on Campbell’s position transfer.
According to the Financial Times, multiple people familiar with the matter said that after Campbell becomes deputy secretary of state, the White House will not seek a replacement to fill the position of “Indo-Pacific coordinator” on the White House National Security Council, which focuses on Asia.
The “Financial Times” stated that the “Indo-Pacific Affairs Coordinator” was established in 2021 to unite allies to deal with the so-called “China threat.” News that the position will soon be vacant has triggered tension among U.S. allies in Asia such as Japan, South Korea, and Australia. They believe that the White House’s attention to Asia has been weakened by the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, and the 2024 U.S. election.
Talking about the fact that the position of “Indo-Pacific Coordinator” will be vacant, former White House Senior Advisor for Asia Affairs Evan Medeiros said: “The White House’s leadership on Asian issues is indispensable, but this has now disappeared. , and there is no alternative. This creates huge anxiety among allies in Asia and Europe. We coaxed Europe into Asia, and now we are leaving them alone at the altar.”
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2024-02-07 03:58:18
