As 2023 draws to a close, all parties are beginning to make annual reviews and plan their foreign policies for the new year. As one of the most important relationships in the world, the direction of China and the United States in 2024 is particularly interesting. In this regard, US Secretary of State Blinken's statement at the annual press conference in 2023 has undoubtedly added a lot of drama to this "big drama".
During this period, Blinken made it clear that he was very hawkish, saying that the United States would deal with China "from a position of superiority." In order to show that the United States does have this "qualification", Blinken reiterated that the United States has huge partnerships in the Indo-Pacific region, as well as alliance mechanisms such as the United States, Japan, South Korea, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia, and once again emphasized that the United States will respond to the so-called "China threat" by deepening cooperation with allies in various regions of the world.
Obviously, Blinken's statement has set the tone for Ming's diplomatic strategy towards China, and he is still unwilling to get along with China from the position of equal dialogue, which is why he emphasized "starting from an advantageous position". To put it more bluntly, the United States still adheres to the hegemonic mentality of "America First" and unilateral sanctions, and puts American interests above all countries in the world.
Among the major alliance mechanisms mentioned by Blinken, including the G7, NATO, the European Union, Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, India and Australia, the members of these organizations overlap, and the total number of all countries has reached 35, which is also the "last card" that the United States can show in its strategy to contain China.
Among these countries, there are many countries that have been hostile to China for a long time, and the issues they are involved in include confrontation in the economic field, the situation in the Taiwan Strait, the South China Sea, and the East China Sea, as well as the "human rights" issue that the West has always hyped up.
In the face of this series of containment sanctions, it would be self-deception to say that there is no pressure, after all, China is not aligned with other countries, and most of its partners are from an economic point of view, and it is inevitable that it will be a little difficult to support itself in the face of the encirclement of 35 countries in the US and Western camps.
In addition to the Arab world and Islamic countries in the Middle East who are willing to strengthen ties with China, China and Russia are also actively reaching cooperation.
Up to now, the amount of China and Russia has reached 218 billion US dollars, exceeding the target set by the top leaders of the two countries, an increase of 26 year-on-year7%。At the current growth rate, China and Russia will exceed $300 billion by 2025.
An economic breakthrough is undoubtedly what Putin wants most in Russia, especially when Russia is still at war, and the United States and the West are still imposing comprehensive sanctions on Russia.
In terms of military security, China and Russia have also interacted intensively, with frequent high-level visits by the two militaries, and frequent moves in activities such as the new airspace strategy, which also sends a signal to the West and the world that in the face of common external pressure, China and Russia will have a high degree of consistency and work together.
Of course, the close cooperation between China and Russia will inevitably arouse dissatisfaction and concern in the United States and the West, and Sino-Russian relations will be viewed through "colored glasses." However, the United States has made its purpose against China clear and tried its best to suppress and impose sanctions on China and Russia
Against the backdrop of major changes unseen in a century, in the face of the Cold War mentality of zero-sum game and unilateral sanctions that the US and Western camps still adhere to, trying to maintain their own dominant position and continue to squeeze other countries, the joint efforts of China and Russia will set an example for those developing countries that have been bullied and oppressed, and they will also be the defenders of international security and stable development.
As one of the most important bilateral relations in the world, China-US relations are facing many challenges and uncertainties because of the wrong ideology of the US side towards China. However, China has always firmly upheld the inviolability of its core interests and stands ready to work with other countries to promote the process of building a community with a shared future for mankind. This is also the biggest difference between China and the United States in terms of development and cognition.