China News Agency, Beijing, June 12th, title: Chinese military expert Guanxiang will give a speech by the US Secretary of Defense: shirk responsibility and build momentum for yourself

　　China News Agency reporter Li Chun

　　On the morning of the 11th, the 19th Shangri-La Dialogue, which is being held in Singapore, ushered in the keynote speech of US Secretary of Defense Austin.

As expected, the U.S. Secretary of Defense's speech at the meeting again mentioned China.

A reporter from China News Agency interviewed Chinese military experts who were attending the conference in Singapore to interpret the China-related remarks in the speech of the US Defense Secretary.

The length of the China-related content is relatively long, which is rare in recent years

　　Observing Austin's speech, there are 4184 English words in the full text, of which 527 words are directly talking about China, and the content involves the South China Sea, East China Sea, Taiwan issues and other platitudes in the speeches of the US Secretary of Defense.

　　Zhao Xiaozhuo, a researcher at the Academy of Military Sciences of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, said that if the U.S. Secretary of Defense delivers a keynote speech at the Shangri-La Dialogue, it will basically talk about China, but it is rare to have a more systematic and long speech like Austin's.

　　Zhao Xiaozhuo analyzed that in addition to publicly speaking about China's content, the US Secretary of Defense has obvious intentions to insinuate and allude to China when talking about maintaining the rules of the Asia-Pacific region.

And not just a paragraph, a part, but a summary from the beginning to the end of the speech.

　　"When he spoke today, he read the manuscript, that is to say, the content of the speech has been deliberated, and these contents represent the official position of the United States." Zhao Xiaozhuo said.

　　Cao Yanzhong, a researcher at the Academy of Military Sciences, also believes that the speech at the U.S. Defense Secretary-General’s meeting continued the basic positioning of the U.S. strategy toward China, “taking China as a major strategic competitor, and emphasizing that it must rely on alliances to advance its 'Indo-Pacific strategy' and 'India-Pacific strategy'. The core of the Pacific strategic vision is to strengthen the alliances and partnerships of the United States, and use the strength of alliances and partners to further weave a network of containment against China.”

Put the blame on China

　　When Austin talks about China, he first accuses "China of posing a threat to regional security and stability".

Is it really the truth?

　　"This kind of accusation against China is completely groundless," Cao Yanzhong said. "The United States itself has not signed the Convention on the Law of the Sea. On the issues of the East China Sea and the South China Sea, the United States stands for its allies to fabricate and exaggerate this kind of Chinese behavior. 'threaten'."

　　The reporter also noticed that when Austin talked about the so-called "threat" of China, he mostly expressed it in general terms, citing only one example, that is, the encounter between Chinese and Australian ships and planes in February this year.

However, the Chinese Ministry of National Defense clarified on February 21 that the situation at that time was that the Australian P-8 anti-submarine patrol aircraft approached the airspace surrounding the Chinese ship formation and dropped sonar buoys around the Chinese ships.

During the entire encounter with the Australian military aircraft, the Chinese warships always maintained safe, standardized and professional operations, in line with relevant international law and practice.

　　Cao Yanzhong pointed out that the purpose of the US Defense Secretary's use of this example was to exaggerate China's threat, but he did not mention it at all. The direct reason for this situation is that the United States launched these allies to further reconnaissance on China and put the responsibility for increasing regional tensions. given to China.

　　He believes that the relevant false accusations are all on the side of the US side.

"When you talk about threats, you impose them on China, but you don't talk about your own close-in reconnaissance of China, threatening China's sovereignty and security."

Build momentum for U.S. action in the region

　　Zhao Xiaozhuo also believes that the speech of the US Defense Secretary is based on the position of the United States itself and its allies. The purpose is to point out the challenges to regional peace and stability, and to point the finger at China, so as to create momentum for the actions of the United States in the region.

　　Austin did indeed address in his speech the strengthening of US military capabilities and the capabilities of its allies in the Asia-Pacific region.

One of the core messages is that the U.S. Coast Guard will deploy forces in Southeast Asia and Oceania next year, which will be the first Coast Guard permanently deployed in the Asia-Pacific region.

　　At present, the US Coast Guard is mainly stationed in Northeast Asia, and its permanent deployment in Southeast Asia and Oceania also shows the intention of the United States to expand its military power in the Asia-Pacific region.

It is worth noting that this year's Shangri-La Dialogue, the US Coast Guard Commander also participated for the first time.

　　Zhao Xiaozhuo pointed out that the speech of the Xianghui Conference is a multilateral occasion in the face of the international community, and it is for this reason that the speech of the US Secretary of Defense at the conference can better reflect the content of the United States' "bones".

"Because there are many allies of the United States on the field, he has to tell what's in his bones, and to increase the appeal of his speech to these countries, these countries will follow him." (End)