US “Concern about coercive action” Chinese “America do good” slander in front of camera

“We will discuss deep concerns about China’s actions, such as cyber attacks on Xinjiang, Hong Kong, Taiwan and the United States, and economic coercion against our alliance.” (U.S. Secretary of State Tony Blincoln)

“We want America to do better. America is facing a challenge when it comes to human rights issues.’Black life is also precious’ has not just emerged over the past four years.” (Yang Jietsu, Political Officer in charge of diplomacy at the Chinese Communist Party)

The first high-level talks between the United States and China, which were held on the 18th (local time) after the inauguration of the US administration, Joe Biden, was from the beginning. Not only the United States, which announced in advance that “I will go hard,” China as well as the United States, as if contemplating, poured out a direct hit on the other’s’sick part’. For the press release at the beginning of the meeting, a few words were usually exchanged and refuted only in the process of remarking, and there was also a scene where a discourse of over an hour took place.

The meeting held at the Captain Cook Hotel in Anchorage, Alaska, was attended by Secretary of State Blincoln and White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan from the United States, and Yang Jetz and Wang Yi, a state council member and foreign minister in charge of foreign affairs from the Chinese side.

The gun was opened by the host country, Minister Blincoln. Secretary Blincoln spoke of issues in Hong Kong and Taiwan, including the crackdown on human rights against Uighurs in the western Xinjiang Autonomous Region, which China considers most sensitive. The United States has repeatedly defined Xinjiang as “mass slaughter”, but this is the first time it has spoken outright in the face of China in front of a camera.

In response, both political authorities refuted, saying, “Xinjiang, Hong Kong, and Taiwan are inseparable Chinese territories,” and “Firely oppose US intervention in internal affairs.” The United States then urged them not to use their political and military forces to oppress other countries, but to pay attention to their own problems. In the meantime, he talked about the human rights issue of black people in the United States. In addition, he counterattacked, saying, “The United States is the champion” in cyber attacks, and “you should not blame anyone else for this problem.”

When Minister Blincoln mentioned that he had just returned home after visiting Japan and South Korea, both political officials replied, “The two countries are China’s second- and third-largest trading partners.” He emphasized that the alliance that the United States boasts is economically dependent on China.

The Japanese-language speeches of both political bureaucrats lasted 15 minutes. While speaking Chinese for a long time, the US had no choice but to wait for an interpreter, Reuters reported. Both political officials claimed that the US side provided the cause of the battle, saying, “Minister Blincoln and Aide Sullivan made the opening speech a little different, so my remarks will be slightly different.”

Secretary Blincoln also immediately launched a counterattack. They held the reporters who were about to leave the conference hall because they thought that both sides were over, and they refuted the Chinese allegations one by one. The United States also made mistakes and is not perfect in terms of human rights issues, but said that because it is open and transparent to face challenges, it can show stronger and better appearances. “The US doesn’t ignore problems, pretend it doesn’t exist, or push it under the carpet.” They attacked the opacity of the Chinese authorities.

After Minister Blincoln’s remarks were over, reporters who were about to leave were held this time by both political officials. The New York Times (NYT) reported urgently shouting “Wait” in English into the TV camera. Both political council members, who rebutted, expressed displeasure at the attitude of the United States. He asked, “Is it the intention of the United States to speak in a coercive way, from the superiority of power?”

“Is all this carefully planned, prepared and coordinated. Is this the way you wished to conduct this conversation?” he asked. “We thought we liked the United States so much,” he said. “I thought the United States would follow diplomatic protocols.” It was said that the United States was responsible for the unexpected meeting progress.

He said, “I am not entitled to say that the United States wants to talk to China from the standpoint of a great power,” he said.

The Foreign Minister Wang, who was next to him, also helped. “Just before we started, the US imposed new sanctions,” he criticized. “We shouldn’t welcome guests in this way.” He pointed out that the day before the talks, on the 17th, the United States announced additional sanctions against 24 Chinese personnel in connection with the crackdown in Hong Kong.

Wang said, “I doubt whether the U.S. has made a decision to get an advantage in dealing with China,” he said. “If so, it was miscalculated and only reflects the weaknesses and weaknesses inside the United States.”

The workshop continued outside the market as well. The United States explained to reporters outside the conference hall that the Chinese side had broken the rules through a separate briefing. An official from the US administration criticized China for acting intentionally, saying, “The Chinese delegation violated the protocol given for two minutes each.”

A senior U.S. administration official told NYT, “It may be a foreshadowing that China is conscious of its domestic audience and that there will be little success in diplomatic debates.” However, after the reporters left the conference hall, the two sides said that the temperature was lowered so that a substantial conversation took place much longer than originally planned.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Li Zhen said at a regular briefing that the talks were full of’the smell of gunpowder’ from the start and “this is not what China wanted in the first place.”

There were already expectations that the talks would be tough. The United States and China entered the talks without a proper agreement from the nature of the meeting to the agenda. The United States had earlier announced that it would deal with all issues with China, including human rights, high-tech violations, trade, and so on, and require China to show change through “actions, not words.”

After the first meeting on this day, the second meeting, which started in a cool atmosphere, ended in an hour. The two sides are scheduled to hold the third meeting on the morning of the 19th (local time).

Atlanta = Correspondent Park Hyun-young [email protected]