Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot and died while giving a speech on the street on the 8th. On the 9th, President Xi Jinping sent a message of condolences to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on the death of Shinzo Abe. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Chinese Embassy in Japan also expressed condolences and condolences on the 8th.
This week, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi made another whirlwind trip abroad. After hosting the seventh Foreign Ministers' Meeting of the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation in Myanmar and being invited to pay official visits to Thailand and the Philippines, Wang Yi went to Indonesia to attend the Group of Twenty (G20) Foreign Ministers' Meeting. During the meeting, Wang Yi held a series of bilateral meetings upon request with foreign ministers of major countries and representatives of regional organizations. Wang Yi also met with US Secretary of State Blinken, and had comprehensive, in-depth, candid and long-term communication on Sino-US relations and international and regional issues of common concern.
At present, Sino-US relations have not yet emerged from the predicament created by the previous US government, and are even encountering more and more challenges. This week, many US officials made erroneous remarks related to China and exaggerated the "China threat." Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian sternly refuted this.
China expresses its deep condolences and condolences after the death of Shinzo Abe.
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot while delivering a speech on the streets of Nara City, Nara Prefecture on the 8th. He died after several hours of rescue at the age of 67.
President Xi Jinping sent a message of condolence to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on July 9 regarding the death of Shinzo Abe. On behalf of the Chinese government and people and in his own name, Xi Jinping expressed his deep condolences for the sudden and tragic death of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, and expressed condolences to the relatives of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Xi Jinping pointed out that former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe worked hard to improve Sino-Japanese relations and made useful contributions during his tenure. I have reached important consensus with him on building Sino-Japanese relations that meet the requirements of the new era. I am deeply sorry for his sudden passing. I am willing to work with Mr. Prime Minister to continue to develop China-Japan good-neighborly and friendly cooperative relations in accordance with the principles established in the four political documents between China and Japan.
On the same day, President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan sent a message of condolences to former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s wife Ms. Akie Abe to express condolences and condolences.
Premier Li Keqiang of the State Council also sent a message of condolence to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on the 9th for the sudden and tragic death of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
At the regular press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the 8th, Zhao Lijian responded to relevant questions many times. When answering reporters' questions after the meeting, Zhao Lijian said that former Prime Minister Abe had made contributions to the improvement and development of Sino-Japanese relations. We express our condolences and condolences to the family of former Prime Minister Abe.
According to the website of the Chinese Embassy in Japan, the spokesperson of the Embassy in Japan pointed out that former Prime Minister Abe made contributions to the improvement and development of Sino-Japanese relations during his tenure. We express condolences for his death and extend condolences to his family.
Senior officials from China and the United States communicated and interacted five times in a month
After presiding over the seventh Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and visiting Thailand and the Philippines, Wang Yi attended the G20 in Bali, Indonesia, on July 8, local time. Foreign Ministers’ Meeting.
In this multilateral diplomatic occasion, Wang Yi’s arrangements for bilateral meetings are also very intensive. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs website shows that during the meeting, Wang Yi met with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov, Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno, Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin, Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan, and Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Faisal, Argentine Foreign Minister Cafiero, German Foreign Minister Berberk, French Foreign Minister Colonna, Netherlands Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hoekstra, Spanish Foreign Minister Alvarez, the European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Borrell , Canadian Foreign Minister Jolly, Australian Foreign Minister Huang Yingxian and others.
Wang Yi met with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov
Among a series of bilateral meetings arranged, the meeting between Wang Yi and US Secretary of State Blinken is one of the highlights. According to news released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs late at night on the 5th, as agreed by China and the United States, Wang Yi will meet with U.S. Secretary of State Blinken during the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting to exchange views on current Sino-U.S. relations and major international and regional issues. . Although the foreign ministers of China and the United States have had three phone calls this year, this is the first face-to-face meeting between the two foreign ministers since the talks in Rome last October.
On July 9, local time, this highly anticipated meeting took place. According to a press release issued on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the evening of the 9th, the two sides conducted comprehensive, in-depth, candid and long-term communication on Sino-US relations and international and regional issues of common concern. Both sides believed that this dialogue was substantive and constructive, helping to enhance mutual understanding, reduce misunderstandings and misjudgments, and lay the groundwork for future high-level exchanges between the two countries.
Wang Yi met with US Secretary of State Blinken. Image source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs website
According to information on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website, Wang Yi elaborated on China’s position on the development of Sino-US relations and the Taiwan issue during this meeting, and refuted some erroneous views of the United States on Xinjiang-related, Hong Kong-related, maritime issues, etc. . China also proposed four lists to the United States and hoped that the United States would take them seriously: a list requiring the United States to correct its wrong policies, words and deeds towards 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 in which China and the United States are concerned. Cooperation list. At the same time, China also proposed the idea of positive interaction between China and the United States in the Asia-Pacific region. The two sides also had an in-depth exchange of views on Ukraine issues and the situation on the Korean Peninsula.
In recent times, the United States has repeatedly publicly expressed its intention to add "guardrails" to Sino-US relations. Wang Yi emphasized during the meeting that the three Sino-US joint communiques are the most reliable "protection" for the two countries, otherwise no matter how many "guardrails" they have, they will not be effective.
Public reports show that senior officials from China and the United States in various fields have frequently interacted with each other recently. On June 10, the defense ministers of China and the United States held talks on the sidelines of the 19th Shangri-La Dialogue; on June 13, Yang Jiechi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Director of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission, and National Security Advisor to the President of the United States Sullivan attended the Luxembourg held a meeting; on July 5, Liu He, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, Vice Premier of the State Council, and Chinese leader of the China-US Comprehensive Economic Dialogue, held a video call with US Treasury Secretary Yellen ; on July 7, the Central Military Commission Li Zuocheng, member of the Committee and Chief of Staff of the Joint Staff of the Central Military Commission, was invited to have a video call with Chairman of the US Army Joint Chiefs of Staff John Milley.
combed through the press releases of five high-level interactions between China and the United States within a month and found that they repeatedly mentioned the need to "seriously implement the consensus reached by the two heads of state" and that the United States should truly implement President Biden's important commitment of "four no's and one unintentional" Reality etc.
At present, Sino-US relations have not yet emerged from the predicament created by the previous US government, and are even encountering more and more challenges. Wang Yi also gave a "solution" when meeting with Blinken on the 9th. - The fundamental way for China-US relations to get out of the predicament is to conscientiously implement the consensus reached by the two heads of state. China has always developed Sino-US relations in accordance with the three principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and win-win cooperation proposed by President Xi Jinping. The United States should truly implement President Biden's important commitment of "four no's and one unintentional".
The spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs solemnly responded to the wrong words and deeds of the United States.
As the world's top two economies and a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, China-US relations can only be improved, not damaged. However, there is obviously a problem with the US's understanding of China, and the policies and statements it has made towards China have also deviated from the right track.
Following his efforts to spread false news in his China policy speech in May, Blinken recently stated at the NATO public forum that “NATO’s relationship with China is one of the most complex and important relationships with all countries. One, this relationship is obviously competitive in some aspects, and we want to ensure that the competition is fair. China is not seeking conflict, but trying to ensure a rules-based international order. "
At the press conference held on the 6th, Zhao Lijian sternly refuted: "Secretary of State Blinken's remarks ignore the facts, confuse right and wrong, and are full of Cold War mentality and ideological prejudice. China is firmly opposed to it."Subsequently, Zhao Lijian emphasized three points: China has always been a builder of world peace, a contributor to global development, and a defender of the international order; Secretary of State Blinken's speech claimed that NATO "does not seek conflict," which is very hypocritical and inconsistent with the facts. The so-called "rules-based international order" of the United States is actually a family law developed with a few countries to serve the hegemonic self-interest of the United States.
html Zhao Lijian hosted a regular press conference on the 16th. Image source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs website Zhao Lijian. We warn NATO to put down its obsession with force and give up its attempts to disrupt the Asia-Pacific. At the same time, we urge the United States to correct its perception of China, abandon conflicts and confrontations, and earnestly implement President Biden's "four nos, one no intentions" statement to achieve mutual success. The right path is respect, peaceful coexistence, and win-win cooperation.
In addition, the heads of the intelligence agencies of the United States and the United Kingdom recently made false claims at a joint press conference that China poses the greatest and long-term threat to the national security and economic security of many countries. In this regard, Zhao Lijian 7. Japan pointed out: "Relevant US politicians have always exaggerated the 'China threat', smeared and attacked China. The relevant remarks of this intelligence official fully exposed his deep-rooted Cold War zero-sum thinking and ideological bias. "
This week, the United States has just celebrated its 246th Independence Day. Zhao Lijian said that looking back over the past 240 years, the United States has only been at war for 16 years, making it the most warlike country in the history of the world. "Facts have fully proved that the United States It is the biggest threat to world peace and development. "
Regarding the relevant remarks of the British side, Zhao Lijian stressed that as we all know, MI5 and MI6 are experts at "planting spies" in the British intelligence service. They publish baseless and alarmist reports, which are completely false. Its own disgraceful behavior is projected onto China, aiming to exaggerate the "China threat theory" and instigate confrontation.
Column Editor: Liu Lu
Source: Author: Cao Fei
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