US Secretary of State Tony Blingen (left) and White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan hold a press conference after finishing high-level US-China talks for two days and one night in Anchorage, Alaska on the 19th. Anchorage = Reuters Yonhap News
Joe Biden’s first face-to-face high-level talks in Alaska after the inauguration of the US administration, the two sides clashed head-on, making a rough prelude. The US was the one who urged to punish China for cracking down on human rights by rallying the alliance, but it was China who shouted out loud at the meeting. In fact, it looks like the US is subtly turning to the defensive after going through the first talks between the US and China by the Biden administration.
The end without a joint announcement was an expected result. The U.S.-China talks held in Anchorage, Alaska, USA for 1 night and 2 days starting on the 18th (local time), ended with their respective press conferences on the 19th. China, who demanded “respect” until the end, was elated. As it was a meeting to confirm the difference between the two sides, it was a mutual opinion that the intended purpose was achieved, and the US induces an unexpected public slander, showing off its equal status and subduing the initiative.
The American side is calm. According to the US-China media, after the talks, White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said, “I expected to have a serious but candid conversation over a wide range of issues, and I did.” Secretary of State Tony Blincoln said, “We conveyed our shared concerns with our allies about China’s actions and presented US policies, principles, and worldview.”
This reaction is a testament to the fact that China is challenging. Bloomberg News analyzed that “The fact that no results were announced means that the low expectations set before the talks were not reached.” The Washington Post in the United States said, “It seems that the Biden administration has tasted China’s’wolf warrior’ diplomacy for the first time.” The wolf warrior is the title of a Chinese patriotic box office film (Wolfang·戰狼), which refers to diplomacy showing off strength like a wolf.
In fact, China’s status as recognized by the US is already the only hegemonic rival. President Biden’s praise speech that “I am very proud of the Secretary of State (who fought a slander)” on the way to Atlanta, Georgia to digest the schedule for the aftermath of the serial shootings, including meetings with Asian American leaders on the 19th. The yen reflects the sense of crisis in the United States, which is no longer looking at China. There is no longer any room to compete with opponents under one number.
It is also a result of China’s consciousness of choosing the destination of Defense Minister Lloyd Austin, who broke up with Minister Blincoln after visiting Korea and Japan on the 15th and 18th, as India. The character of public protest is strong. The US-led India-Pacific Council for Checking China’Quad’ As India is the country that is most affected by centrifugal force by China among the four countries, the cabinet minister was appointed less than 10 days after the Quad Summit (12th). The fact that they attempted to send face-to-face contact shows how much the US cares about cracking down on India. From the 19th, the Minister of Defense Rajinat Singh, a foreign counterpart for two nights and three days, met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Foreign Minister Subramanum Jaisankar to discuss ways to strengthen partnerships and expand security cooperation.
According to media reports that the Chinese government is restricting military and state-owned employees from using Tesla vehicles, the US electric vehicle maker, CEO Elon Musk himself denied that the factory would be closed if the spy was true It reminds us that hitting a partner country’s company is not exclusively for the United States. Last year, 30% of Tesla’s worldwide sales came from the Chinese market, and Tesla’s blow is also a blow to Biden’s government, which professed an eco-friendly policy.
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