U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price
In response to frequent calls from senior Communist Party officials to the new U.S. government that the United States and China should reach out and cooperate as soon as possible, State Department spokesman Ned Price said on February 2 that the United States would coordinate with allies and partners to “get in step” before engaging with Beijing. He also criticized the Chinese Communist Party‘s practice of undermining human rights.
Recently, the top brass of the Chinese Communist Party has been shouting at the Biden administration, from Xi Jinping‘s overhead call not to engage in a “new cold war,” to Wang Qishan’s call for “the U.S. and China to focus on cooperation and manage differences,” to Yang Jiechi, director of the Foreign Affairs Office of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, speaking at the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations (NCR) on February 2. Yang Jiechi, Director of the Foreign Affairs Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, delivered a video speech at the National Committee on United States-China Relations, criticizing the Trump administration for promoting the decoupling of China and the United States, calling on China and the United States to restart dialogue as soon as possible, and mentioning U.S.-China “cooperation” 31 times. “The U.S. Department of State spokesman Ned Nebraska said that the U.S. government should stop “interfering” in the issues of Hong Kong, Tibet and Xinjiang, and should not oppose Beijing’s position on Taiwan.
In response, State Department spokesman Ned Price (Ned Pric) 2 responded that the United States will first seek consensus with allies dialogue: “As a first step, we want to make sure that we are in step with these allies, with these partners.”
He said it was no coincidence that Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken initially interacted with European and Indo-Pacific regional partners, and that “our relationships with global allies and partners can be a multiplier in the face of challenges, and that includes our relationship with Beijing.
And with the Chinese Communist Party, the United States “will look at it from a competitive perspective and compete with it, and the United States will ultimately win that competition. Price noted that Washington and Beijing are in conflict over trade, technology, regional security and other related issues, and “we know that China [the Chinese Communist Party] is hurting American workers in many areas, undermining our technological advantage, threatening our allies, and increasing its influence on international organizations.
Price also directly criticized Beijing for undermining human rights, saying, “China’s (CCP) gross violations of human rights shock the conscience of all people, so we will confront China’s (CCP) aggressive behavior and coercive actions to maintain our critical military advantage, defend democratic values, invest in advanced technology, and re-establish partnerships in key security areas. “.
At the same Time, he called on Beijing to “cease military, diplomatic and economic pressure on Taiwan and engage in meaningful dialogue with Taiwan’s democratically elected leaders. The U.S. also expressed its deep concern about the Chinese Communist Party’s attempts to disqualify the Chinese lawyers who represented the 12 Hong Kong people and to harass them.
On the other hand, however, Price also said it is “in our national interest to work with China on a limited basis” on climate change issues and that he believes the U.S.-China race to the bottom can go hand in hand, while Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has previously hinted that China is open to restarting relations between the two sides.
As of yet, the Biden Administration has not fully articulated its strategy toward the CCP. Some analysts believe that in the short term, the Biden administration should largely continue former President Trump’s hard-line policy toward China. Radio Free Asia, on the other hand, quoted scholars as saying that the U.S. has strategically identified the CCP as a competitor and will not change, but in terms of tactics and practices, Biden will make some adjustments.
Since Biden came to power, he has not spoken with Xi Jinping, but has signed a series of executive orders, including taking down the State Department’s website on topics such as the Chinese Communist threat and 5G, and banning the federal government from saying “China virus” and delaying the ban on investment in Chinese military companies.
In addition, in response to frequent harassment of Taiwan by Chinese military aircraft and military exercises in the South China Sea, the Biden administration did not fight back as forcefully as the Trump Administration, but instead said it was taking “strategic patience” and that Secretary of State Blinken rarely referred to Tsai as “Taiwan’s elected representative” instead of “president. “The president.
Some analysts believe that Biden is verbally tough on the Chinese Communist Party in dealing with U.S.-China relations, but it is worth watching whether he will adopt a policy of “appeasement” in his future practical actions.
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