The dialogue between China and the United States at the APEC summit has attracted much attention, especially the exchanges between the Chinese and US heads of state. China has shown sincerity to the United States and is willing to resume military dialogue between the two countries, but has the United States also shown sincerity?It is reported that the US Department of Defense issued a message on November 30 that it welcomed the resumption of military dialogue between China and the United States, and at the same time, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin also said that he looked forward to a phone call with the new Chinese defense secretary.
In response, a spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of National Defense responded on the same day, saying that the two countries are gradually resuming high-level communication between the military. Originally, the tension between China and the United States, and indeed the entire international tension, would have benefited from the resumption of dialogue, but the United States has once again touched China's "red line". On December 4, the USS Giffords intruded into the waters of Ren'ai Jiao, and at that time, China's southern theater immediately dispatched troops to monitor and alert the US military.
The US military approached the waters near China's islands and reefs without China's permission, which is a provocative act against China's sovereignty. Obviously, the resumption of military dialogue by the United States is nothing more than a "delaying tactic." Since the beginning of this year, the United States has frequently intervened in the issue of Ren'ai Jiao between China and the Philippines and encouraged the Philippines to provoke China. At the instigation of the United States, the Philippines' attitude toward China has become more arrogant.
According to reports, the Philippines plans to organize 40 fishing boats to deliver supplies to Second Thomas Shoal on December 5 and send coast guard ships to escort them. And this time, the United States sent ** close to Ren'ai Jiao, apparently to support the Philippines. In the eyes of the United States, the role of the Philippines is to contain China in the South China Sea.
On the surface, Sino-US relations have eased, but in fact there is an undercurrent, the United States is accelerating its military deployment around China, and the Philippines is one of the important targets of the United States, because there are disputed islands and reefs between China and the Philippines, and the United States can use this issue to put pressure on China. In fact, China has been sending goodwill to the Philippines.
In addition to Marcos Jr.'s visit to China at the beginning of this year, China pledged to provide hundreds of billions of yuan in loans to the Philippines, and China also provided 20,000 tons of fertilizer to the Philippines free of charge. In addition, at last month's China International Import Expo, the Philippines also received a large order worth $600 million of fruits from China, including bananas, durians and other fruits. China has done its best to help the Philippines, but Marcos Jr. has ignored this and moved closer to the United States.
Currently, the Philippines is establishing a coast guard on Thitu Island and plans to set up radars and other facilities in the area to monitor the activities of Chinese vessels. Although the Philippines' position on China is obvious, the Philippines' "sovereignty claims" are groundless, whether it is Ren'ai Jiao or Thitu Island. As an extraterritorial country, the United States has no right to interfere in the affairs of the South China Sea, so the United States is not qualified to express its views in the South China Sea. If the United States insists on doing so, China will surely make a resolute response.
Although the U.S. side remains tough on China, Supreme General Gordon Brown recently threatened in an interview that the U.S. will try to avoid a military conflict with China, but at the same time it is ready for a conflict. According to reports, by 2024, the United States will deploy medium-range missiles in the Indo-Pacific region, including the Standard 6 missile and Tomahawk cruise missiles, with a range of between 500-2700 kilometers. The real intention of the United States is clearly to confront China.
Although Brown has repeatedly claimed that the U.S. show of military power is to "achieve peace," other countries have seen through the true intentions of the United States. The United States has not believed its word, and has begun to take hostile actions against China as soon as it resumed military dialogue, so China has no reason to be polite to the United States. In response to the incident of the US warship intruding on Ren'ai Jiao, China's southern theater immediately responded and made stern remarks.
China stressed that the United States has maliciously undermined the situation in the South China Sea and violated China's sovereignty, proving that the United States is the greatest threat to peace and stability in the South China Sea. The People's Liberation Army (PLA) has always maintained a high level of alert and resolutely defended national sovereignty.