The fact that the Chinese and US military leaders had a phone call has attracted widespread attention. After the call, the Pentagon claimed that it was "ready to fulfill Biden's commitments", does this mean a sign of weakness?In August last year, after then-Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi insisted on visiting the Taiwan region, China suspended a number of dialogues between China and the United States, including military dialogues. The US side has repeatedly requested the resumption of dialogue with China, but has not received a response. However, the fact is that the United States is not at all sincere in its dialogue with our country. The Chinese side also stressed that dialogue cannot be without principles and communication without a bottom line. The reason why the Chinese and US militaries are facing difficulties in exchanges is entirely the responsibility of the US side. However, China and the United States are world powers, and the long-term stalemate between the two militaries is not conducive to world peace and stability.
Therefore, at the meeting between the leaders of China and the United States in November this year, the two heads of state agreed to resume high-level communication between the two militaries on the basis of equality and respect, a meeting of the working group of the Chinese and US defense ministries, a meeting of the Sino-US maritime military security consultation mechanism, and a telephone call between the leaders of the Chinese and US military theaters. It was against this background that the top military leaders of China and the United States had a phone call for the first time in more than a year. According to sources from China's Ministry of National Defense, the chief of staff of the People's Liberation Army recently had a phone call with Brown, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the US military. During the dialogue, senior leaders of the two militaries discussed several global and regional security issues, while the Chinese side issued a clear warning to Brown on the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea. The Chinese side pointed out that the Taiwan Strait issue is purely China's internal affair and brooks no interference by any external forces, and the squadron will resolutely defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity.
The US should earnestly respect China's territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests in the South China Sea, and take concrete actions to safeguard regional peace and stability and the overall situation of China-US relations. Interestingly, after the high-level military call between China and the United States, Pentagon spokesman Martin Minas responded that the US Department of Defense wants to "establish open military communication channels at all levels" with the Chinese side, while declaring that they are "ready to fulfill Biden's commitments." So, what is Biden's promise?It is nothing more than words like "adhere to one China, do not support **" to the Chinese leaders in San Francisco. Does this mean that the United States is showing weakness to China?In my opinion, the actual situation may be related to the current situation, and the United States still has bad intentions this time. The United States is obviously in a position where it is powerless in the international situation.
The Palestinian-Israeli conflict continues to escalate, the Russia-Ukraine war has reached a stalemate, and the United States' "two-front blood transfusion" strategy has led to its financial emptiness and inability to continue to be aggressive with China. Therefore, at a critical moment of global tensions, they have chosen to actively seek dialogue with China to reduce the risk of misfire. In addition, the United States understands that China regards the Taiwan Strait issue as a red line, so it has released a positive signal, claiming that it is willing to fulfill Biden's promise and hopes to engage with China on more levels. Despite the tensions and fundamental differences between China and the United States, the United States seems to believe that China will strive to control bilateral relations, and they seem to bet that China will not have a full-scale confrontation, so they repeat the lie again and again. From these signs, it is not difficult to see that the United States has not actually changed, and they are still shooting themselves in the foot.
The Pentagon claims to be ready to deliver on Biden's promise, but that promise is worthless in the eyes of China. If the United States really wants to improve Sino-US relations, it should take concrete actions to prove that it should first stop arms sales to the Taiwan region. If we are not willing to take this step, then there is no need for us to have too many illusions about the rhetoric of the United States.