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On February 16, 2024, the 60th Munich Security Conference opened in Germany. It is a grand event that brings together heavyweight guests from various fields such as politics, military, economy, and society around the world, and it is also a stage to show the changes and crises and challenges of the world.
On such an occasion, China's leading governor Wang Yi appeared in the posture of "going to the meeting alone", which attracted everyone's attention. He delivered a series of important speeches at the meeting, expounding China's stand and propositions and demonstrating China's wisdom and strength.
On 16 February, the 60th Munich Security Conference (MUAN) opened in Germany. It is a grand event that brings together heavyweights in the fields of global politics, security, and military, and is also a stage to showcase the diplomatic strategies and positions of various countries.
At this year's Mu'an meeting, there is one person who is particularly eye-catching, that is, Wang Yi, the chief of China. Wang Yi was the star guest at last year's conference, and his keynote speech "Firmly Acting as a Stabilizing Force in a Turbulent World" attracted widespread attention and praise.
This year, Wang Yi attended the meeting again, but he was missing two important partners: Russia and Iran. Due to the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian war, Russia was canceled by the organizers of the Muan-China meeting, and Iran was also absent because of the impasse over the nuclear deal.
This has led some Western politicians to mistakenly believe that Wang Yi is "going to the meeting alone", and without the unity of China, Russia and Iran, China's diplomatic power will be weakened.
However, this thinking is very wrong. First of all, the cooperation between China, Russia and Iran is not based on an occasion like the MUAN, but on the basis of common interests and ideas, and will not be shaken by the absence of a meeting.
Second, China's diplomatic power does not depend on any one country or bloc, but stems from China's own development and international status, and will not be deterred by the hostility and suppression of some countries.
Finally, Wang Yi's "single-handedness" does not mean China's isolation, but rather China's self-confidence and openness, and Wang Yi had a friendly and constructive dialogue with representatives of many countries at the MUAN meeting, demonstrating China's willingness to cooperate and responsibility.
An important meeting of Wang Yi at the meeting was with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. This is the second face-to-face exchange between the two men after two rounds of talks held in Washington last October.
It can be seen from the footage of the meeting that Blinken was very enthusiastic about Wang Yi's arrival, he walked forward quickly, stretched out his hand from afar, and Wang Yi smiled and shook hands with him.
Such details reflect the importance and respect that the United States attaches to China. Blinken is a close confidant of Biden in the United States, and his attitude also represents the attitude of the United States. The United States is well aware that China is a great power that cannot be ignored, and relations with China are the top priority of US diplomacy.
The United States is also aware that confrontation and conflict with China will not only fail to solve its own problems, but will also bring greater risks and uncertainties to the world. Therefore, the United States hopes to maintain communication and dialogue with China and seek cooperation and win-win results.
Of course, this does not mean that the United States will give up containing and suppressing China, and the United States will still have differences and frictions with China on some issues, and even take some hostile actions.
However, the United States also understands that such an approach will come at a cost and will not only damage its interests, but also damage its image and credibility. Therefore, the United States needs China's cooperation, China's understanding, and China's help.
This is why the United States has "great expectations" for China, and this is why the United States hopes that China will play a role of mediation and mediation on issues such as the Middle East, Russia, Ukraine, and the Korean Peninsula.
Compared to Blinken's enthusiasm, British Foreign Secretary David Cameron's performance was far from unseemly. Cameron is an old partner of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who has served as British prime minister and has also spoken at the Muan meeting.
Cameron's attitude towards China, however, is very hostile and ignorant. Before the meeting began, Cameron had made noises at home that he would talk to Wang Yi about "freedom of navigation" in the Red Sea and the Taiwan Strait, suggesting that Britain would put pressure on China in those areas.
Such remarks immediately aroused the solemnity of the Chinese Embassy in the United Kingdom, and the embassy spokesman pointed out that Cameron's conflation of the Red Sea and the Taiwan Strait is completely wrong and we firmly oppose it.
Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory. According to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and China's domestic law, the waters of the Taiwan Strait extend from the coasts of both sides of the strait to the center line of the strait, and are China's internal waters, territorial sea, contiguous zone and exclusive economic zone.
China enjoys sovereignty, sovereign rights and jurisdiction over the Taiwan Strait, while also respecting the legitimate rights of other countries in relevant waters. China firmly opposes any country creating incidents in the Taiwan Strait in the name of "freedom of navigation" and undermining China's sovereignty and security.
Cameron's act of linking the Taiwan Strait issue with the Red Sea not only ignores China's core interests, but also ignores international law and Security Council resolutions. The Red Sea is an important international cargo and energy channel.
China stands for safeguarding the security of international shipping lanes, does not want to see tensions escalate in the Red Sea, and hopes that all parties concerned can play a constructive and responsible role in safeguarding security in the Red Sea region. Cameron's remarks are undoubtedly creating tension in the Red Sea and disrupting and undermining regional peace and stability.
We thought that after Cameron met Wang Yi, he would still hold on to this issue. As a result, after the two met, Cameron didn't dare to mention this.
He said that Britain is willing to look at the UK-China relationship from a strategic perspective, develop bilateral relations with China, and manage differences. We are naturally willing to listen to this, and Wang Yi also agrees.
This change in attitude before and after Cameron can only prove that the way some Western politicians do things is like this: it's okay to brag behind their backs, but they still don't dare to mess around in person.
Their hostility and prejudice against China can only be expressed in their own small circle, and once they face China's strength and rationality, they can only bow their heads and admit cowardice. Such politicians not only have no influence on China, but also do not benefit their own country and people.