Yang Jiechi (R), Director of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), and Wang Yi (L), Minister of Foreign Affairs of the CPC, meet with U.S. officials at the opening of the U.S.-China talks in Alaska on March 18.
The recent U.S.-China talks in Alaska were marked by a lot of fireworks. The U.S. representative first threw out sensitive issues such as Xinjiang, Hong Kong and Taiwan, while the Chinese representative dropped tough remarks such as “the Chinese don’t eat this,” making the outside world feel foggy. Experts say that the Chinese side is far more eager for the talks than the U.S. side, and the U.S. did not give in to the talks, and attacked the soft underbelly of the Chinese Communist Party at the beginning, which means that both sides actually have their own agenda.
The most interesting part of the talks was the sudden outburst of Yang Jiechi, a representative of the Chinese Communist Party, who attacked the United States. Yang Jiechi, who has always been a moderate within the Chinese Communist Party, turned into a “War Wolf“, surprising the outside world.
Continuation of Trump‘s “Indo-Pacific Strategy” to be strengthened in the future
In an exclusive interview with Epoch Times, Song Xue-wen, a professor at the Institute of Strategic and International Affairs at Chung Cheng University in Taiwan, analyzed that some clues can be observed from the U.S.-China talks on March 18, that is, the U.S. side will continue to implement the “Indo-Pacific strategy” formed by the U.S., Japan, India and Australia during the Trump era, and this direction has been largely determined.
“Not only has it inherited Trump’s past international coalition against the Communists, but the Indo-Pacific strategy not only follows the Trump-era structure, but also strengthens and expands it.”
“The U.S. is ready to collide head-on with the Chinese Communist Party and is no longer backing down.” Song said the U.S. hopes to use the talks to declare to the outside world that the U.S. will not compromise on human rights, such as the Hong Kong version of the National Security Law in Hong Kong, the human rights persecution in Xinjiang, and the international oppression of Taiwan, and that the U.S. will not sit idly by.
Most importantly, the U.S. has clearly sensed that the substantial expansion of the Chinese Communist Party will directly challenge U.S. hegemony. Therefore, the U.S. has to build a larger team (alliance) to hold on to the first island chain, as well as the security of the second island chain. Therefore, the Indo-Pacific strategy becomes more important.
U.S.-China talks ahead of U.S. layout of Anti-Communist alliance
Some analysts believe that the two sides met and quarreled specifically because it would be helpful to each other’s domestic politics. Chinese Communist Party President Xi Jinping is focused on being re-elected next year, so he needs nationalism and anti-American sentiment.
The United States also has the same need, Biden can not let Americans feel that he is controlled by the Chinese Communist Party, so the U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken stepped on the red line of the Chinese Communist Party at the beginning, the beginning of the clear talk about Xinjiang, Hong Kong and Taiwan issues, proving that it is useless to talk to the Chinese Communist Party, but also to do to the U.S. allies to see, that the United States in the past organized a coalition against the Chinese Communist Party is to come true.
For the above analysis, Song Xuewen agreed. He said that from the several meetings the U.S. had with various countries recently, basically all of them were aimed at the CCP’s international expansion and proposed ways to deal with it.
He cited, from March 16, the United States and Japan to talk about the future of military strategic cooperation, the Diaoyu Islands, Taiwan and other “red lines” drawn, but also extended the issue to the South China Sea issues. In addition, on March 17, the U.S. and South Korea met to reach a preliminary agreement on the nuclear threat posed to the region by the Chinese Communist Party and North Korea (North Korea).
In addition, the United Kingdom, France and Germany, in response to the expansion of the Chinese Communist Party in the Indo-Pacific region has been alert, also willing to join the Indo-Pacific Alliance. Song said that the United States has long been in international alliance with other countries, playing team warfare, to counter the expansion of the Chinese Communist Party layout has long taken shape.
Song said, “The U.S. layout to such an extent, why the Chinese Communist Party still want to talk? This means that each has its own needs.”
The CCP needs “nationalism” to strengthen its core
The Chinese side is far more eager for talks than the U.S. side. Song explained that because of the repeated diplomatic setbacks, coupled with the economic, trade and technology sanctions imposed on the Chinese Communist Party under Trump, China’s internal economy is in a downward spiral, and the development of the technology industry is in a weak state.
“So Xi Jinping wants to use this meeting to present some kind of strength, confidence, and use nationalism to consolidate the political challenges he is facing at Home.”
“At the same Time the U.S. wants to create a posture that the U.S. will focus on building a team that is U.S.-led and is welcomed by the EU, Japan, South Korea and other countries.” So said Song Xuewen.
The U.S.-China talks were sparkling, Song said, from the Chinese Communist Party’s point of view, it was the U.S. side that fired the first shot, because Blinken began more than 2 minutes ago, the topics of Xinjiang, Hong Kong and Taiwan, which cannot be discussed, were thrown out first to speak, so for the Chinese side, some people think it was the U.S. that took the initiative to attack and deliberately poke the Chinese Communist Party.
From the U.S. standpoint, the U.S. does not care about the issue of climate change at all. What it really cares about is the CCP’s expansion in the Indo-Pacific region and the military threat it poses to the region, as well as changing the international order established by the U.S. after World War II. Therefore, Blinken, whether intentionally or not, began by picking the “red line” that the Chinese Communist Party cares about, which, from the U.S. side’s standpoint, is also a part of the diplomatic negotiations.
The “Indo-Pacific region” has become a global strategic hotspot
In order to besiege the Chinese Communist Party in the international arena. Song Xuewen said that the past Trump era opened the opportunity for the United States and Japan to become solid allies, followed by India also expressed its alliance with the United States. It is expected that more international allies will choose to stand in line and deepen their relationship with the United States in the future.
“It’s like Trump opened the door to Biden to bring his (allies) closer”.
This tendency can also be seen in the fact that U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin did not travel to Alaska with Blinken to participate in the talks, but instead visited India. Song Xuewen said, this highlights the United States, India in the future strategic cooperation, there will be closer cooperation relationship.
In addition, about the Indo-Pacific Alliance, Britain, France and Germany also expressed their willingness to join the United States, and even Italy, which used to be highly dependent on China, also wants to join the Indo-Pacific strategy. Song Xuewen analysis, because the future economic and trade centers, as well as global strategic hotspots, will gradually move to the Indo-Pacific region, if you want to have influence and say in the future of international affairs, these countries naturally can not be absent.
The “Indo-Pacific Alliance” consists of the United States, Japan, India and Australia to form a diamond-shaped encirclement of the Chinese Communist Party, especially in response to the Chinese Communist Party’s expansion into the Indian Ocean and Central Asia, and to unite with other Indo-Pacific countries to strengthen political and economic cooperation, and to jointly confront the “Belt and Road” and “Maritime Silk Road” promoted by the Chinese Communist Party. The strategy proposed in the “One Belt, One Road” and “Maritime Silk Road” plans promoted by the CCP.
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