Chinese offered United States of America to save military dialogue and in the same speech he blamed her for most global conflicts. This happened at the international forum on Monday. XiangshanThe most relevant annual event of Chinese military diplomacy, Harmony between Beijing and Moscow against the Western order in general and Washington in particular.
Minister of Defense of Russia Sergei ShoiguHe accused the West of trying to fuel the conflict Ukraine to Pacific Asia With the usual prescription of accumulating military bases and encouraging an arms race, while expressing “intention to dialogue”. This is a recurring lament from Beijing, which sees the abusive American deployment in its backyard as the seed of the Ukraine war. Zhang Youxia, vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, did not mention the United States, nor did he need to, when he spoke of “certain countries” that continue to “cause trouble in the world.” “They produce agitation“It interferes in the internal affairs of other countries and incites color revolutions,” he added.
These are not new attacks, but some analysts expected more restrictions two days after a visit to Washington by Wang Yi, the head of Chinese diplomacy, who met with White House staff: Joe BidenMinister of Foreign Affairs, Anthony Blinkenand Security Consultant, Jake Sullivan. From this diplomatic marathon came a common will to understand each other and how difficult this would be. The most basic goal is that President Joe Biden and Xi Jinping will meet at the APEC summit in San Francisco next month because the election is a sure thing. Taiwan first those of the USA, then it will return to drought. Zhang also said about the island: “No matter who tries to separate Taiwan, ChineseOur army will not tolerate this in any way (…) We will not show mercy.”
Respect and cooperation
The two biggest powers went through more turbulent times. Globe-gate and former House speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan have dragged relations to historic lows. Friendly messages are urgent now. “We want to develop mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and mutually beneficial cooperative military relations with the United States,” Zhang said Monday. said. Beijing invited the Minister of Defense to the forum Lloyd Austin, but Washington dispatched a lower-level official, Cynthia Xanthi Carras, in a move that would have prevented complete contempt. There is no word on whether the envoy was in the room when representatives from Beijing and Moscow took a swipe at his government’s policy, or whether he was meeting with Chinese military elites.
Xiangshan forum has arrived China remains without a defense minister after Li Shangfu’s recent dismissal for corruption. His appointment in March disrupted bilateral military dialogue as Li was placed on a US sanctions list for his alleged involvement in the purchase of Russian weapons, in addition to various bilateral tensions. The identity of the Chinese official who will open the forum, the Defense Minister’s competition, was awaited to find out whether Beijing had chosen his replacement. Zhang’s intervention defied expectations.
China established the Xiangshan forum in 2006, and it was the first face-to-face forum held after the pandemic break. It is also the most successful: Military representatives from 90 countries Among them are 22 defense ministers. Most come from the global south, while the West ignores them or dispatches lower-level officials. With the summit, China aims to soften its threatening message about the West’s military rise, counter the Cold War mentality and promote a new order that will provide more space for the developing world. He called the current crackdown “For common security and lasting peace.”