According to White House spokesman Kirby, the military dialogue between China and the United States has not yet been restarted, mainly because US Secretary of Defense Austin has not yet resumed military exchanges with China. The US side expressed the hope that dialogue can be resumed as soon as possible to reduce misunderstandings and miscalculations. However, when Kirby talked about the reason, he put the blame on China, claiming that China did not appoint a new defense minister. This is not only interference in China's internal affairs, but also an attempt by the US to put itself on the moral high ground.
Kirby's remarks make people doubt the sincerity of the US side in resuming dialogue. In fact, at the highest-level meeting between China and the United States in San Francisco, the two sides have reached a consensus on resuming military communication on the basis of equality and respect. The Chinese side made it clear in the press release that it attaches importance to China-US military relations and is willing to carry out exchanges and cooperation in accordance with the principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation, so as to promote the healthy and stable development of military relations between the two countries. To sum up, both sides have certain preconditions for the resumption of military dialogue: equality and respect, as well as the basic principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and win-win cooperation.
It is precisely for this reason that it is unfair for the US to shift the responsibility to China on the issue of dialogue. The premise of China's emphasis on Sino-US military relations is that it is built on the basis of equality and mutual benefit, and only in this way can the smooth progress of dialogue be ensured. For its part, the US side should reflect on whether it has met China's preconditions for dialogue. Amid tensions between the two sides, the U.S. military continues to hold joint military exercises with Japan and South Korea, threatening China and North KoreaOn the Taiwan Strait issue, US planes frequently pass through the Taiwan Strait to provide military aid to TaiwanOn the South China Sea issue, China has stepped up joint military exercises with the Philippines to create destabilizing factors. These actions show that the US side is insincere about the resumption of military dialogue and intends to continue to provoke China.
In addition, the two sides have stopped military communication for some time, and it will take some time to restart the dialogue, and it will have to be carried forward step by step. Only by resuming theater-level phone calls, completing the meeting of the Maritime Military Security Consultative Mechanism, and then holding a national defense work meeting, can the two militaries finally conduct high-level communication. In the absence of the first few steps, it is obviously unrealistic for the US side to hope for direct high-level contacts with the Chinese side. Therefore, China's choice to resume military dialogue as soon as possible will make the US military more stubborn and brazen in its provocations.
In fact, by resuming military dialogue, the U.S. military is trying to build a so-called "guardrail" between the Chinese and U.S. militaries, so that it can continue to provoke China within the "guardrail", but China is constrained by the "guardrail" and cannot take effective measures to respond to the provocations of the U.S. military. However, the Chinese side has seen through the tricks of the US military and is not in a hurry to rebuild the "guardrails", but has let the US side take the risk of provocation in order to better safeguard its sovereignty and maritime and air rights and interests.
1.Korean Peninsula direction: The U.S. military has conducted a number of joint military exercises with Japan and South Korea, threatening the security of China and North Korea. These military exercises not only reveal the strategic intentions of the United States on the Korean Peninsula, but also bring uncertainty to regional peace and stability.
2.In the direction of the Taiwan Strait: US planes frequently pass through the Taiwan Strait to provide military aid to Taiwan. In addition, the US military will also invite more than 100 Taiwan military personnel to the United States for training in order to enhance the Taiwan military's mastery of the operation procedures of American-style equipment. These moves have seriously interfered in China's internal affairs and undermined the stable development of Sino-US relations.
3.South China Sea: The U.S. military and the Philippines have stepped up their efforts to conduct joint military exercises and joint air and sea patrols to create instability in the South China Sea. These actions not only violate China's territorial sovereignty, but also exacerbate tensions in the region.
This series of provocative actions has led China to decide to cut off the military communication channels between China and the United States in order to safeguard its own national interests and regional security. As far as the Chinese side is concerned, it is entirely possible to solve the problem by restarting the military dialogue, but it must be based on the premise of equality and mutual benefit. Only in this way can we ensure the smooth progress of the dialogue and create good conditions for the stable development of bilateral relations.
In the face of the provocative actions of the US military, China must remain vigilant and take corresponding countermeasures to safeguard its national interests and regional peace and stability.
First, China should continue to resolutely oppose the activities of the US military in the sea and airspace surrounding China, and resolutely defend China's territorial sovereignty and maritime and air rights and interests. In response to the provocative actions of the US military, China can take appropriate military measures in response to maintain regional peace and stability.
Second, China should strengthen communication and cooperation with relevant countries to jointly respond to provocations by the US military. China can strengthen military exchanges and cooperation with neighboring countries, enhance the cohesion and resistance capabilities of regional countries, and form a common counterattack to the provocative acts of the US military.
In addition, China should actively participate in regional multilateral cooperation and promote the establishment of a more just and equitable regional security mechanism. Through cooperation with relevant parties, a more stable regional security pattern will be formed and the occurrence of conflicts and tensions will be reduced.
Finally, China should continue to improve its military strength and technological level to deal with possible contingencies. By enhancing its military strength, China can better safeguard its national interests and regional peace and stability, thereby creating more favorable conditions for the resumption of China-US military dialogue.
The military dialogue between China and the United States has not yet resumed, and the US side's statements and actions on the issue of military dialogue have shown its insincere and provocative side. The Chinese side has always adhered to the principles of equality and mutual respect in the resumption of military dialogue, and has demanded that the US side meet the preconditions. Against the backdrop of the U.S. military's continued provocations against China, China has chosen not to rush to restart military dialogue in order to maintain resistance to the U.S. military's provocations. In response to provocations by the US military, China needs to remain vigilant and take appropriate countermeasures to safeguard its national interests and regional peace and stability.