Wang Yi and Brinken met: an important step for the acceleration of high -level interaction between China and the United States

Regardless of whether the United States is seeking to set up a "guardrail" for Sino -US relations

I still want to "place orders" in China, I am always inseparable from

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On July 9th, during the 20th G20 (G20) Foreign Minister's meeting held in Bali, Indonesia, the Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with US Secretary of State Brosky, exchanging opinions on the current Sino -US relations and major international and regional issues. This is one of the two -sided meeting with the China Foreign Minister and the representatives of the regional organizations during the G20 meeting. It is an important step for the recent Sino -US high -level interaction to enter the speed -up moment. The first face -to -face meeting.

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This meeting helps to promote the development of relations between the two countries in the direction of resolving disputes, alleviate the external concerns of the outside world about Sino -US relations, and promote the communication and pair of international issues such as climate change, public health, and Ukraine issues. The table, so the meeting itself is positive and beneficial.

In fact, following the important consensus of the first March video call between China and the United States, the national security, diplomacy, economy, military, and climate change teams of the two countries maintain contact, frequently talks, and take practical actions in implementing the consensus of the head of state, continuing the official dialogue and the official dialogue and the official dialogue and The positive momentum of negotiation reflects that both China and the United States have communication needs.

From the perspective of China, China has always supported China and the United States to strengthen communication and enhance mutual understanding. Dialogue and negotiation are the path that China is accustomed to adopting and good at it, and it is also acceptable to the United States from the start of pragmatism. A dialogue may not be enough to reverse the overall situation of Sino -US relations, but it is beneficial to solve specific problems, ease the contradictions between the two parties, maintain communication channels, and avoid the worst situation. China proposed four lists during the meeting: requiring the United States to correct the list of mistakes and words and deeds of China, the list of key cases concerned by China, the list of China -related China -related bills, and 8 cooperation lists in China and the United States. Essence The meeting not only expresses the sincerity of the Chinese side to talk to the United States, but also explains the opportunity of China's foreign policy to the world.

China has noticed that for a period of time, the United States has repeatedly promised not to seek to fight "New Cold War" with China, does not seek to change the Chinese system, does not seek to oppose China through strengthening alliance relations, does not support "Taiwan independence", and does not intend to occur with China. Conflict; but the United States has different words and deeds, and there is a set of situations. In fact, the United States has introduced a formal national strategy to lock China as "the most important strategic competitors", and take "stop China's threat" as a priority goal of the defense strategy. Chinese containment, strengthening the U.S. Taiwan hooks, the problem of building Xinjiang -related issues, and increased sanctions against China.

These actions are systematically damaged to Sino -US relations. The Taiwan issue is related to territorial integrity and national sovereignty, which is the core interests of China; the issue of Xinjiang -related issues is purely fabricated and is a combination of the United States' ideological offensive to China. The normal foreign economic exchanges of sanctions on the country have also impacted the international order based on the UN Charter and International Law; the United States pushed the grid -based alliance group in the Asia -Pacific region to make the economic alliance for the land to compress China's development space. Therefore, of course, China needs to reiterate the border and bottom line of the United States' sovereignty, security, and development benefits, requiring the United States to clarify the disconnection of remarks, and to Zheng Zhengzheng's wrong recognition of China and Sino -US relations.

From the perspective of the United States, the US President Biden is about to enter the "second half" and has a key node for adjustment to China. In the past year, the path of the Bayeng government to China was "first allies, then to China." Blingken's speech on "investment, alliance, and competition" at the end of May also shows that the focus of the United States' policy on China is "outside China", using mobilization and integration of allies as the forefront of China, to create internal and external coordination for themselves, and more people. The "advantage" of the people, and then "shaping China's strategic environment." But in fact, whether the United States seeks to set up a "guardrail" for Sino -US relations or wants to "order" in China, it is always inseparable from the bilateral track that directly talks with China.

There are two main factors in the United States' contact with China. Internally, Biden's governance is not effective. The Democratic Party's midterm election prospects are worrying. High inflation, soaring oil prices, and rising food prices have become the most concerned on voters. The formation of these issues has the reasons why the Russian -Ukraine conflict and the US -European sanctioning frenzy lead to rising commodity prices in the world. There are economic policies such as Biden's large -scale rescue plan, as well as tariffs on China. Compared with other factors, by adjusting tariffs on China to alleviate domestic inflation, it is the most realistic way for Biden. Therefore, it is required to strengthen dialogue and suppress inflation. In terms of diplomacy, the United States has expanded its strategic layout against the Asia -Pacific region, and has greatly promoted NATO "Indo -Pacific" to open the situation in the Eurasian and Asia. Pressure, occupying the upper hand of competition against China, hoping to test the attitude of the Chinese side, it may also be the exploration wind for the next head of state.

In the context of the spread of the new crown epidemic, the continuous Russian and Ukraine conflict, and the decline in the world economy, China -US Foreign Minister's meeting under the G20 framework highlights that the important role of the G20 as a global governance platform is more prominent. The opportunity to communicate with the topic. However, the prospects for cooperation between the two sides are still dim. Compared to China ’s focus on the world’ s grain and energy security issues, rising global commodity prices, etc., the United States ’attention is to blame Russia’ s problems such as global food shortage and chemical fertilizer shortage. What should I do on the Ukrainian issue and what should not be done. " The practice of foreign exchanges in the United States has stated that it has never really solved the problem to destroy opponents, punish and sanctions. What China does and does not do is its own sovereign choice, which will be measured according to the right and wrong. In the final analysis, China and the United States have maintained contacts and high -level contacts, which reflects the consensus of the two parties on the bottom line of non -conflict and non -confrontation, and have common demands for stabilizing Sino -US relations. This is also the toughness of Sino -US relations. It is also necessary to see that the Bayeng government in contact with China also hopes to understand the Chinese intentions through communication to formulate a more effective and long -term curb policy. As the United States insists on regarding China as a "strategic competitor" and constantly emptying the principle of "one China", the trend of tight relations between Sino -US relations will continue for a long time. Affected by the American political polarization and election schedule, the overflow of domestic crisis in the United States will still affect the coherence of the United States' policy on China.

(The author is the director of the American Institute of International Institute of International Issues)

Author: Shen Yamei

Edit: Xu Fangqing

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