Ming Pao reporter Liu Xiaoyu
The German Chancellor’s visit to China is a “small test” and causes a stir in the West
This visit by the Chinese head of state is also the first meeting between Xi Jinping and the leaders of many Western countries that have had poor relations in recent years after the new crown epidemic. Wang Yiwei, a lecturer at the School of International Relations of Renmin University of China and director of the Center for European Studies, told this newspaper yesterday that visits abroad are of great importance. China interpreted the spirit of the 20th Congress national international multilateral stage, which is a vivid embodiment of Xi Jinping’s “head of state diplomacy”. “For example, I communicated with Biden some ideas on how to resolve the Taiwan issue. Biden said (after the meeting): ‘I don’t think (China) wants to resolve the Taiwan issue militarily.’ Another example is to explain ‘the great struggle , national security, ideology ‘ What is happening, he (Xi) stressed that ‘development is the top priority’, and using the concept of peaceful development and win-win cooperation (to explain) is a gesture that it shows China’s high level of openness.”
Wang Yiwei used two proverbs to describe this meeting between Xi Jinping and the leaders of Western countries: one is “capture the thief first and capture the king first”. The meeting with Biden will lay the foundations for future talks with other countries. Ci’s visit to China was also a “little test”, and the West began to cause ripples. Secondly, “the situation is stronger than others.” Wang Yiwei believes that China’s market is so large that market principles, economic laws and economic globalization are irreversible.
China and Japan Reach Consensus 5, Australia Says It Supports ‘One China’
In this interaction between China and foreign countries, in addition to the United States, the leaders of Japan and Australia, who followed the United States to encircle China, also met with Xi Jinping in an icebreaking meeting. China and Japan also reached consensus on five points, not only stressing that the importance of Sino-Japanese relations has not changed and will not change, and that a new round of Sino-Japanese high-level economic dialogue should be held as soon as possible , and proposes to open a direct telephone line between the Defense Department’s Air and Sea Liaison Mechanism to strengthen China-Japan relations Consensus on dialogue and communication between the Departments of Defense and the Sea. This is very important to prevent incidents between the two armies in the East China Sea and Taiwan Strait.
As for the Australian premier of Albania, after the meeting with Xi Jinping, the day before yesterday he told reporters that the CPTPP (Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement) is a cooperation agreement signed between “recognized countries”, Taiwan does not belong to this category , stressing that Australia Both sides support the “one China” policy. After attracting national public attention, the Australian government will come forward to clarify that its position on Taiwan’s participation in the CPTPP has not changed and that all economies that meet the criteria are still welcome to join.
“Basically all countries are not willing to come between China and the United States. Forcing allies is a challenge to other countries’ capabilities, means and will. In fact, it is impossible for many countries to truly break with China “. Yiwei added that the economic basis Determining the superstructure, the biggest weakness of decoupling and supply cuts are political decisions: “The cost of decoupling for reasons of national security and ideology is extremely high.”
Analysis: Britain, a great pragmatic country, should meet again
The complicated international situation conditioned the headquarters: it is said that a missile that fell in Poland hindered the Sino-British summit. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak canceled his meeting with Xi over “scheduling problems”, while the Chinese Foreign Ministry did not release the news. “The cancellation of the meeting was accidental.” Wang Yiwei believes this also reflects some of the contradictions Britain faces after leaving the European Union. , Relying heavily on relations with the United States, unable to find precise direction on issues such as Russia and Ukraine, resulting in self-isolation. “Had the meeting been arranged in advance, he would not have been disturbed by this incident; or the pleasantries were not seen, which is very regrettable.” He also said that the UK is a pragmatic Western power, and after the internal issues are resolved, I believe there will be opportunities to meet.
Interactive curiosities under the camera reflect the delicate relationship between the countries
In addition to the official meeting, the media cameras also recorded some highlights of the leaders’ interaction, reflecting the delicate relationship between the countries in the diplomatic arena. Xi Jinping and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had a 10-minute stand-up conversation. While not a meeting, it was also believed that China-Canada relations should recover. Unexpectedly, when Xi Jinping met with Trudeau the next day, he accused the other side of releasing information to the media and “educating” him. It was inappropriate to do so, and before leaving, he launched a three-character comment of “very naive.” . The clip received widespread attention and discussion on the net.
Huang Kui-bo, associate professor of the Department of Foreign Affairs of National Taiwan Chengchi University, told the United Daily News that the essence of Sino-US competition remains unchanged, and now the “guardrail” is being built, the which means that although China is inferior to the United States, its overall strength cannot be suppressed by the United States, so the two countries must seek a compromise. Meng Zhicheng, an associate professor in the policy department of National Cheng Kung University, said it remained to be seen whether the two countries will really cooperate, including US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to China early next year, whether the Will China and the United States really cooperate on climate issues and if the United States continues to decouple China economically, if China accepts it.
While there is a need to focus on restarting the global diplomatic situation, Southeast Asia, as a neighbor, is still China’s main diplomatic direction. Before Xi Jinping held talks with Indonesian President Joko Widodo, the two issued instructions for the trial operation of Indonesia’s Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (Jakarta-Bandung) via video. Bandung is a place name recorded in Chinese diplomatic history. At the Bandung Conference held in 1955, Zhou Enlai proposed “seeking common ground while reserving differences”, which opened up New China’s diplomatic situation, promoted unity and cooperation between China and Asian and African countries, and became Bandung. The spirit of “non-alignment” at the meeting.
Next year, when China’s standard high-speed trains gallop on the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway, which is the flagship “Belt and Road” project, it will be the greener version of the “Belt and Road” initiative which China is promoting will be favored by more countries as a way to lead the economy after the epidemic One of the engines of the recovery deserves the expectation and attention of the outside world.
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