China News Service, April 25. According to Al Jazeera’s Chinese website, the two recent moves by US President Biden “angered” Turkey and added fuel to the tense relations between the two countries.

One is Biden's announcement that the United States believes that the Ottoman Empire carried out "genocide" on the Armenians during the events of 1915, and the other is that the United States excluded Turkey from its plan to deliver advanced F-35 fighters.

Data map: US President Biden.

[Talking on the phone the first day, accusing "genocide" the next day]

　　According to reports, just last Friday (23rd), U.S. President Biden and Turkish President Erdogan said in a phone call that the two presidents agreed with the “importance of working together to expand Turkish-U.S. cooperation” and agreed to be in Brussels During the upcoming NATO summit, bilateral talks will be held.

　　This is the first phone call with the President of Turkey since Biden took office on January 20, 2021.

Just one day after the call, Biden announced that the United States believed that Turkey had carried out "genocide" on Armenia during the First World War.

　　The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs pointed out that Biden’s statement on the Armenians would "cause serious consequences" and undermine the "mutual trust and friendship" between Turkey and Washington.

Turkey insisted that there was no genocide, saying that both sides “committed atrocities” during the war.

The country requested the opening of its archives and Armenia's archives, and asked historical science experts to investigate and confirm that there are also victims in Turkey.

　　Ruling Turkey’s Justice and Development Party leader Rasul Tucson mentioned Turkey’s strong reaction, indicating that Biden’s position may lead to "irreversible loss of relations."

The source pointed out that Biden's accusation of Turkey's genocide "may hinder reconciliation with Armenia."

Data map: US F35B "Lightning" fighter.

Photo by Mao Jianjun sent by China News Agency

[Because it bought the Russian system, the U.S. refused to deliver the Turkish F-35 fighter]

　　Regarding the issue of the F-35 fighter, the Turkish official Anadolu News Agency quoted an official from the US Department of Defense as saying: "The United States has officially notified Turkey that it has been excluded from the multinational project for the production of Russian S-400 missiles due to the purchase of Russian S-400 missiles. .

　　Analysts have pointed out that Turkey's purchase of the Russian S-400 missile defense system is a "watershed significance" event for NATO member states, and Washington and Ankara are facing unprecedented tensions.

Turkey paid a direct price for its decision and was excluded from the production of the latest fifth-generation fighter F-35. The United States insisted on rejecting any country to have both Russian systems and US military fighters.

　　Turkey previously paid 1.4 billion U.S. dollars for the purchase of 100 fighters under a multilateral plan agreement.

The United States decided to stop the delivery of fighter jets in July 2019. Turkey has been trying to stay in the F-35 fighter plan in various ways and believes that it is illegal to exclude them.

Turkey’s Justice and Development Party leader Rasul Tucson confirmed that Turkey’s response was to appoint a lawyer. It was revealed that it had entrusted the international law firm Arnold & Porter to obtain legal and strategic consulting services to obtain and recover the money paid from the United States. .

　　In December 2020, the outgoing U.S. President Trump imposed sanctions on Turkey in accordance with the "U.S. Hostile Country Sanctions Act", including four officials from the Turkish defense industry, and refused Turkey's defense loan of more than 10 million U.S. dollars.

　　During the election campaign, US President Biden promised to urge Turkey to abandon the Russian S-400 system or impose severe sanctions on it, and condemned its arms policy.

But Turkey insists on owning the Russian system and seeks to sign the second batch of contracts with Russia.

Data map: Turkish President Erdogan.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Sheng Jiapeng

[How will Turkey's difficult choice between Russia and the United States counter the United States?

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　　In view of the fact that neither side can back down, the analysis pointed out that Turkey must make a difficult choice between the Russian system and the US fighter jets.

This is much more complicated than directly comparing the choice between two strategic weapons that require Ankara.

　　Selçuk Bayraktar, technical director of the Turkish Baykar Defense Industry Corporation and chief engineer of the Turkish UAV Program, believes that the U.S. decision will be a "huge motivation" for the Turkish defense industry to accelerate the work of the unmanned fighter jet. First flight.

　　Bayraktar believes that the supply, operation, maintenance and continuity costs of local fighters will be lower than F-35 fighters. "Any aviation system purchased from outside Turkey will make them vulnerable to severe restrictions when used independently."

　　Tucson also pointed out: “Withdrawing Turkey from the project will not harm the country, but will benefit it and encourage it to produce the latest defense products. In fact, whenever an exporting country imposes sanctions on Turkey, Turkey will quickly produce and use its experience in the defense industry to produce advanced fighter jets."

　　In this case, a special source from the Communications and Liaison Office of the Turkish Presidential Palace told Al Jazeera that the US move "will lead to the opposite result and weaken the relationship damaged by a series of differences."

　　The source revealed some of the measures that Turkey has prepared in response to the US move, "including the closure of the Inkilik base, the opening of the Turkish consulate in Shusha, which was recovered during the recent war in Azerbaijan, and the boycott of American goods. Finally, the United States on July 15 Japan’s role in the “attempted coup d’état” filed a claim in the International Court of Justice.”

　　Ahmed Uysar, head of the Osam Center for Middle East Studies, said: “The United States is ignoring Turkey, but in the next few days it will need Turkey and will regret its actions. The whole world is happening fundamentally. Sexual change, the U.S. demand for Turkey will be stronger than Turkey’s demand for the United States."