[Epoch Times November 02, 2021](Interviews by Epoch Times reporters Chang Chun and Gao Miao) US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken (Antony Blinken) and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the G20 in Rome on Sunday (October 31) (G20) During the meeting, confronted on the Taiwan issue. Experts believe that Blinken’s move can be regarded as one of a series of actions to avoid military conflicts in the Taiwan Strait, and at the same time set the tone for the Xi Xi meeting.
The website of the US Embassy and Consulate in China released news of the meeting between the two on November 1, quoting State Department spokesperson Ned Price’s statement that Brinken raised concerns about a series of actions by the Chinese Communist Party, stating that “these actions undermine rule-based actions. The international order violates the values and interests of us and our allies and partners, including actions related to human rights, Xinjiang, Tibet, Hong Kong, the East China Sea and the South China Sea, and Taiwan.”
Reuters reported that Brinken also “very clearly” told Wang Yi that Washington opposes any unilateral change of the status quo across the Taiwan Strait by Beijing.
According to a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Communist Party of China, Wang Yi stated during the talks that the United States has arbitrarily interfered in China’s internal affairs, and that the United States “clips together to suppress various small circles in China on a global scale” and reiterated that “Taiwan is part of China” and that the United States is required to do so. One China policy”.
The U.S. emphasizes that the international order refers to the CCP’s breaking of rules
The US stated in the statement that the CCP has undermined the rules-based international order. Tang Jingyuan, a current affairs commentator in the US, analyzed in an interview with Epoch Times on November 1 that Brinken’s speech showed two main purposes.
One is to continue to put pressure on the CCP, emphasizing that the U.S. will not make concessions on these core issues. It also shows that the basic position of the U.S. is to compete fiercely with the CCP. Although Sino-U.S. cooperation is also desired by the U.S., it is relative. The secondary part.
Second, Blincoln wants to use this to fight for the right to speak in the international community and strike the legitimacy of the so-called new world order advocated by the CCP.
The CCP’s threats are increasing, the U.S. strategy toward Taiwan is clear
Cheng Qinmo, director of the Department of Diplomacy and International Relations at Tamkang University in Taiwan, said in an interview with Epoch Times that this meeting should be regarded as one of a series of actions taken by the United States to avoid military conflicts in the Taiwan Strait in various ways in the near future. The background is that the United States assessed that under the fierce power struggle before the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Beijing authorities might consolidate their power by launching military operations across the Taiwan Strait. At the same time, in response to the CCP’s significant adjustment of military mobilization laws and regulations, there is a tendency to launch a war.
He said that although the United States still adheres to the so-called strategic ambiguity policy, due to the increasing threat from the CCP, from the perspective of the balance of power, the US Taiwan Strait policy has gradually tended to be strategically clear.
Tang Jingyuan also believes, “In fact, both the United States and Taiwan want to maintain the status quo. It is the Chinese Communist authorities themselves who have tied the annexation of Taiwan with the red revival dream promoted by the Chinese Communist Party, thus unilaterally escalating the crisis in the Taiwan Strait. This is also the general support of the international community for Taiwan. It is also the main reason why the U.S. policy toward Taiwan has gradually changed from vagueness to clarity.”
Brinken releases signal to avoid CCP’s misjudgment
Epoch Times columnist Wang He emphasized that the US official Taiwan policy has lasted for decades and has been a consistent proposition. “From the three Sino-US Joint Communiqués and the “Taiwan Relations Act” to the “six guarantees”, the United States insists that violence cannot be used. To forcibly change the status quo, Brinken is actually repeating the consistent U.S. policy and long-term position.”
As the crisis in the Taiwan Strait escalated, Brinken clearly opposed any unilateral changes to the status quo in the Taiwan Strait by Beijing. Wang He believes, “He is actually admonishing the CCP not to mess around. If you have to do this, then we will stay with you to the end.”
“As for Brinken, on the stage, he raised a series of concerns with the CCP. These are some of the CCP’s inherent weaknesses. Brinken has adopted a tit-for-tat diplomatic stance to let the CCP understand the bottom line of the United States. The purpose is to keep the CCP from acting rashly. “
He said that Brinken intends to release the position of the current U.S. government. “The Biden administration does not want the CCP to take advantage of the hesitation and weakness of the U.S., so he puts all issues on the table. The CCP should not misjudge the United States, and should not take any chances and give the CCP no room for trickery.”
Wang He analyzed that the United States has sufficient strength to provide strong support to Taiwan, “The United States‘ judgment is to use strong strength to suppress and stop the CCP from launching a war.”
Setting the tone for the worship meeting, the Taiwan Strait crisis remains a core issue
According to Zheng Qinmo’s analysis, the G20 Rome meeting should be a good time to visit Xi’s face-to-face talks, but Xi Jinping chose to absent from the meeting and Blinken and Wang Yi would play on their behalf, but the tone of the talks should not change. And the United States will never hope that military conflicts will occur across the Taiwan Strait when dealing with endless domestic problems.
Tang Jingyuan said that this meeting between Brinken and Wang Yi is a keynote of the next Xibai Summit. “The two sides may ease the minor issues, but the contradictions and confrontations on the core issues will only increase. sharp.”
Wang He believes that the talks between Wang Yi and Brinken are to pave the way for their own political needs. “The United States will have mid-term elections next year and Xi Jinping will be re-elected for three consecutive terms at the 20th National Congress of the next year. Therefore, both sides will do some political work for their own political purposes. During the performance, the two sides will reach consensus on some aspects, but there should be no conflicts in the profound differences and strategies between China and the United States.”
As for how to judge whether the crisis in the Taiwan Strait has reached the brink of war?
Wang He believes that it is not the CCP’s military strength that surpasses the United States. “The CCP can’t beat the U.S. in its military strength, but it believes that it can be through intimidation, through its desperation, and through its madness that will drag you down with you when you die. In order to make the United States retreat automatically, the CCP is taking such a dangerous move. This is a fringe policy of war. If you take a small step forward, the two sides will wipe out their guns.”
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