The Wall Street Journal published an article on February 17, citing people familiar with the matter, saying that since Putin left Beijing, the Seventh Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China has been arguing about China’s position on the Ukraine crisis, so that there has been a rare phenomenon that no member of the Standing Committee has appeared in public for several days.
The report quoted Johns Hopkins University International
Looking back, however, the agreement signed by Xi Jinping and Putin is precisely helping Moscow to evade possible sanctions. Moreover, Beijing signed a series of agreements with Russia at a critical moment and criticized NATO’s eastward expansion in a Sino-Russian joint statement, just one step away from publicly supporting Moscow’s invasion. Therefore, Australia and the United States have continuously publicly criticized Beijing’s silence in the Ukraine crisis, and the voiceover is beating the CCP.
It was another foreign policy blunder by Xi after misjudging the situation that triggered the Western siege of Beijing, and damaged relations with Ukraine, a member of the Belt and Road Initiative. This may be the reason why the Seventh Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China has held secret meetings for several consecutive days: to besiege Xi Jinping by taking advantage of the mistakes in the Russian-Ukrainian crisis.
In the press release of the call between Xi Jinping and French President Emmanuel Macron published by Xinhua News Agency on the 16th, Beijing began to downgrade, saying that Xi Jinping advocated on the Ukraine issue that “all parties concerned should adhere to the general direction of political settlement… Seek problems through dialogue and consultation.” comprehensive solution”.
In addition to the Ukraine issue, Hong Kong’s epidemic prevention may be another quagmire that Xi Jinping has stepped into.
Xi Jinping recently ordered that “Carrie Lam’s SAR government should take stabilizing the CCP virus epidemic as soon as possible as the current overriding task.” But the news was reported by two pro-Communist Hong Kong media. The CCP’s official media Xinhua News Agency and CCTV did not mention it. Lu Qiu Luwei, an assistant professor at the School of Communication at Baptist University, told The Australian News that this was the first time in memory.
Some people believe that Beijing does not want to bring attention to the CCP virus epidemic in Hong Kong to the mainland.
However, some observers have suggested that behind this rare approach, there may be a dispute over the CCP’s line. Because Xi Jinping gave instructions this time in the name of the general secretary of the Communist Party of China, not the president of the country, Carrie Lam and all the members of the Hong Kong Legislative Council also used “general secretary” to address Xi Jinping in their responses. This tore the CCP’s painting of the control of Hong Kong in the name of China. The “one country, two systems” that Deng Xiaoping promised back then meant that the CCP would not lead Hong Kong. Xi Jinping may be caught by the high-level anti-Xi forces of the CCP because of this.
The forces of Jiang Zemin and Zeng Qinghong have deeply penetrated Hong Kong for many years. In the absence of a complete elimination of political enemies, Xi Jinping, regardless of the public opinion in Hong Kong, pushed the dynamic “zero” policy, which seems to emphasize his own status, but it may lead to future troubles.
Related videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hH3NHPavGrQ