The first meeting that broke the agreement on the form of talks… it seems difficult to meet Biden-Xi Jinping early

[아시아경제 뉴욕=백종민 특파원, 베이징=조영신 특파원] Joe Biden’s first meeting between the US administration and China created a harsh atmosphere amid extreme nervous warfare. This means that the improvement of US-China relations will not be easy in the future. As the conflict between the world’s largest powerhouse, the United States and China, which is challenging it, cannot find a solution, the concerns of the Korean government are expected to deepen. Some are concerned that relations between the two countries are rapidly cooling and that they may fall into the’Thucydides Trap’.

Blincoln summons the reporter who was leaving

At the high-level US-China talks held in Anchorage, Alaska on the 18th (local time), an unusual thing that is difficult to find in the field of diplomacy took place.

The moment the reporters left after both the US and China exchanged their comments without making any concessions, US Secretary of State Tony Blincoln called them, saying, “Let our colleagues come back.” While embarrassed Chinese officials urged the reporters to leave, the on-site reporters were able to hear the remarks of Yang Jietsu’s Chinese diplomatic politician.

This breaks the agreement on the event, and is a rare rudeness in the field of diplomacy. It was interpreted as the intention to keep the reporters listening to the Chinese side’s hard-line remarks. Regarding this, both political authorities immediately complained, “Do you want this kind of dialogue? We thought the US side would obey diplomatic standards. I think we liked the US too much.”

Secretary Blincoln made a remark that was not in the manuscript. He immediately responded when both political authorities attacked the US with the aim of improving human rights, using harsh expressions such as “the human rights in the United States are at the lowest level” and “black people are being slaughtered in the United States.” “We are constantly exploring to create a more perfect community. This quest means we are not perfect and make mistakes,” Blincoln confronted.

Secretary Blincoln has set an angle from the start of everyone’s remarks. He started with the human rights issue in Xinjiang, China. It is the precision method that China considers the most uncomfortable. One foreign reporter said that the ice had already melted before entering into the full-scale talks, and that the battles of both sides were hot from the beginning.

The US and Middle that goes to the worst

The meeting is scheduled for two days until the next day. The US side predicted that it would be difficult for a joint declaration to come out early. In fact, it is predicted that the talks will only confirm the positions of the two sides. A senior US official said after the first meeting, “We will maintain a strong attitude toward China not only in public speaking but also in closed meetings.” As if conscious of the criticism from the Chinese side, he insisted, “It was China that broke the promise of the form of talks.”

White House spokesman Jen Saki also said that during the regular briefing, “after discussing all matters at the meeting, President Biden will decide on the next bilateral relationship” on whether or not to meet further. Considering the atmosphere of the talks, it is unlikely that the meeting between President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping will take place early.

The Chinese side also lowered expectations for the talks. Just before the US-China high-level talks, Chinese government scholars poured out opinions that there was no need for talks after the US sanctioned 24 senior Hong Kong officials.

“It is the intention of the United States to sanction Chinese officials related to the Hong Kong election law amendment ahead of the talks,” said Luxiang, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

“The US sanctions show that the Biden administration has inherited most of the confrontation policy of the former Donald Trump administration,” said Jin Chan-Long, vice president of the People’s University of China International Relations. He complained.

“After the handshake between former President Mao Zedong and former US President Richard Nixon, China-US relations are facing the worst situation,” said Yang Si-wi, a senior researcher at the China Institute for International Affairs. “There are only two ways to get back to the situation, namely the Cold War and even the war,” he warned.

▶Thucydides Trap: When an emerging power emerges, it means that war will occur in the process of controlling the existing powers.

New York = Correspondent Baek Jong-min [email protected] Beijing = Correspondent Cho Young-shin [email protected]