China News Service, Beijing, July 10 (Xie Yanbing and Li Jingze) On July 9, local time, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Blinken after attending the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Bali.
This is the first face-to-face dialogue between Wang Yi and Blinken since their meeting in Rome last October.
Experts on international issues interviewed by China News Agency pointed out that this meeting is an important step for the recent high-level interaction between China and the United States to enter a pragmatic stage. Words have once again become a major focus, reflecting the fact that the US is aware of the serious consequences of losing control of Sino-US relations and is trying to bridge and manage differences.
At present, China-US relations have not yet recovered from the predicament created by the previous US administration, and are even encountering more and more challenges.
The development direction of Sino-US relations is in danger of being further led astray. The fundamental reason is that the US has a problem with its understanding of China, and the China policy formulated accordingly has naturally deviated from the right track.
During the meeting, Wang Yi bluntly stated that many people believed that the United States was suffering from an increasingly serious "China phobia".
If this "threat expansion" is allowed to develop, the US policy toward China will be a dead end that cannot be walked out.
Under this circumstance, frequent interactions between high-level officials from China and the United States in less than a month are very rare. The Bali meeting between Wang Yi and Blinken this time is the fifth interaction between high-level officials from China and the United States since June.
Experts on international affairs said that this shows that despite the acute problems facing the relationship between the two sides, it is the bottom line for both sides not to fall into turmoil and out of control.
Yang Xiyu, a researcher at the China Institute of International Studies, pointed out that the continued deterioration of Sino-US relations will harm the interests of both sides at the same time.
"From military, economic, to diplomatic, the recent frequent interactions between high-level Chinese and American leaders is also a manifestation of the implementation of the consensus reached on the video call between the heads of state of China and the United States on March 18."
Experts interviewed generally believe that this meeting is conducive to promoting the improvement of Sino-US relations in the next stage.
The Chinese side also described the meeting as "substantial" and "constructive", noting that the two sides had "comprehensive, in-depth, candid and long-term communication".
In this in-depth communication, the word "guardrail" has become the focus of attention from the outside world.
Regarding Sino-US relations, the US has been talking about the term "guardrail", expressing that it will add a "guardrail" to the US-China relationship.
The word "guardrail" was mentioned by the US as early as last year during the Sino-US talks in Tianjin.
In Yang Xiyu's view, the United States has always talked about "guardrails", which shows that the United States is still using "confrontation" in the "competition, cooperation, confrontation" triad to handle Sino-US relations. The more the United States emphasizes confrontation, the more it wants to set it up. Measures to prevent runaway, the so-called "guardrail" is to prevent runaway.
This also reflects the US's concerns about China-US relations. The US has become more and more aware of the fact that if China-US relations get out of control, it will cause great losses.
In response to the US's statement, China has made it clear that "guardrail" means "red line" from a political and strategic perspective.
During the meeting, Wang Yi directly responded that the three Sino-US joint communiqués are the most reliable "protection" for the two countries, and stressed that as long as they earnestly fulfill their respective commitments in the three joint communiqués, bilateral relations will not derail and run out of control. , "Otherwise, no amount of 'guardrails' will work."
Based on this principle, Wang Yi further clarified China's solemn position on the Taiwan issue to the US side with "one must and three musts".
During the meeting, the Chinese side also put forward four lists, pointing out China’s concerns: a list asking the U.S. to correct its wrong policies, words and deeds toward China, a list of key cases that China is concerned about, a list of China-related bills that China is concerned about, and eight areas of Sino-U.S. cooperation. I hope the U.S. side will take it seriously.
Experts on international issues pointed out that the first two lists have been put forward in the Tianjin talks, and the latter two lists are newly added for this meeting.
Wang Fan, deputy dean of the China Foreign Affairs University, believes that China has repeatedly stated its position, put forward four lists focusing on specific issues, pointed out the crux of the contradictions between the two sides, and provided a "road map" for improving Sino-US relations, expressing China and the United States. sincerity of dialogue.
However, if it is clear what a "guardrail" is, does it mean that the so-called "guardrail" must be established?
According to the interviewed experts, this mainly depends on whether the United States can implement relevant commitments.
For some time now, the US has been saying one thing and doing another.
The U.S. side has repeatedly made verbal promises not to seek a "new Cold War" with China, not to change China's system, not to seek to oppose China by strengthening alliances, not to support "Taiwan independence", and to have no intention of conflict with China, but it has continued to strengthen its relationship with China. Sanctions, strengthening US-Taiwan collusion, concocting Xinjiang-related lies, and contradicting words and deeds.
"The U.S. has not fulfilled the promises made in the three Sino-U.S. joint communiques, and this is China's core concern." Wang Fan said that if the U.S. wants to truly create the so-called "guardrail", it should introspect and set itself up A "guardrail".
The most important thing is to respect China's core interests, respect China's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and eliminate hostility to China's social system and development model.
"Although the disputes between China and the United States cannot be resolved in a short time, this meeting is a good start, which has accumulated conditions for the two countries to solve specific problems and maintain communication." Wang Fan said that whether China-US relations can be The healthy development within a controllable framework mainly depends on the practices of the United States.
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