Chen Bing: Wang Yi responded to Taiwan's issue to explain the "maintenance status quo"

On July 11, 2022 local time, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited the ASEAN Secretariat and delivered a policy speech on the open regionalism.

Straight News: Foreign Minister Wang Yi delivered a policy speech in the ASEAN Secretariat reminds that ASEAN countries should not become a pawn of a big country. What do you think about this? What do you think of the competition prospects of the United States in ASEAN?

Special commentator Chen Bing: This is a good question. Since the United States released the "Indo -Pacific Economic Framework", many observers believe that ASEAN is a key area for Sino -US competition. Foreign Minister Wang Yi gave a speech at the ASEAN Secretariat, telling China's position, and also responded to the American tear at an attempt to tear ASEAN. He used the "three benefits" to explain the Chinese policy, and at the same time exposed the American attempts with "three", and explained what China and the United States brought to ASEAN clearly. That is, whether it is conducive to maintaining regional peace and stability, or trying to exacerbate tension and opposition; whether it is conducive to promoting regional development and revitalization, or wanting to engage in a decaptering chain; whether it is conducive to improving regional solidarity and cooperation, or even a separate set of division, or even a division of division Essence

Wang Yi put forward the way China ASEAN played a role in the global recovery in the future, including controlling the new crown epidemic, and then concentrating on development, and using specific projects to reflect the spirit of cooperation. China ASEAN will also cooperate in depth in the digital economy and green economy, promote e -commerce cooperation, and lead East Asia to become the fastest -growing digital economy market in the world. Wang Yi pointed out that the ASEAN policy that China adheres to is the real Asia -Pacific open policy, and the "Indo -Pacific Strategy" in the United States has a hegemonic mentality and the Cold War thinking, with hostile and curbing each other.

So what is the status quo of the competition between China and the United States in ASEAN? Let me tell you a few data, and it is clear at a glance. China has surpassed the United States in ASEAN and has become the most important economic force. Among the ten ASEAN countries, except for Laos and Brunei, China is the largest trading partner. In 2021, China's total trade with ASEAN increased to US $ 878 billion, and the US trade with ASEAN was 380 billion US dollars, which was more than twice that of the United States. China has maintained the position of ASEAN's largest trading partner for 12 consecutive years. In terms of investment, the United States invested 35 billion US dollars in 2020, and the investment in Mainland China and Hong Kong was US $ 28 billion. The US investment is concentrated in the security field, and China's investment focuses on solving the problem of trade and economic and people's livelihood, and even threw the United States out of the infrastructure construction field. Therefore, the United States is worried about losing to China in Southeast Asia, using the "Indo -Pacific Economic Framework" and "Global Infrastructure Plan" to increase its economic influence on ASEAN.

Wang Yi said very well. If China and the United States can realize a healthy interaction in the Asia -Pacific region, it is good. But the question is, whether the United States can come up with real gold and silver to add firewood and fire to Southeast Asian economic development, which is yet to be observed.

Direct news: Wang Yi also explained the issue of Taiwan. How do you interpret it?

Special commentator Chen Bing: I think Wang Yi's most powerful response is to make a novel interpretation of "maintaining the status quo". The United States is always gossiping, as if China does not want to maintain the status quo. Wang Yi has given a strong answer to what the "status quo" of Taiwan's question is. He said that the "status quo" of the Taiwan issue is the same "one middle" on both sides of the strait. Taiwan is part of the Chinese territory. Although the cross -strait has long -term political confrontation, China's national sovereign and territorial integrity have never been divided. This is the true status quo of the Taiwan Strait issue. It is the status quo that has never changed and will not change. This allows the US -Japan and other countries, which interfere with Taiwan issues, and Taiwan authorities, which are "alone", have no place to accommodate. In fact, they want to maintain the status quo of Taiwan. The United States is playing with the "Taiwan card", constantly distorting and hollowing out the "one China" policy, and interfere with China's development process. The Taiwan authorities linked to the United States, trying to break the principles of "One China", "1992 Consensus", and went further and further on the path of division of the country.

Today (12th), Xiamen held a Strait Forum, and the people on both sides of the strait were conducting good communication and communication. I think Wang Yi's interpretation of the "maintenance of the status quo" in Taiwan will become the public opinion weapon of people on both sides of the strait, and directly pierces the so -called "maintaining the status quo" in the United States and Taiwan authorities.

Author 丨 Chen Bing, special commentator of Shenzhen Satellite TV "Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan"

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