When a certain US politician visits ASEAN, he must propagate the "China Threat Theory" to these ASEAN countries. The purpose of this is also very simple, that is, to join these countries to contain China. This time, US Vice President Harris reiterated the US position when he visited Southeast Asia. Harris has always tried to use the South China Sea issue as a starting point and wants to provoke the relationship between China and ASEAN, but these countries have been able to distinguish right from wrong and know that "the United States is unreliable." Therefore, Vietnam and Singapore made a clear statement on this.
Harris visits Southeast Asia
Recently, US Vice President Harris visited Southeast Asian countries. At the meeting, Harris once again raised the China threat theory. And this China threat theory has become a necessary matter for the United States to propagate in other countries. The United States stated that as long as Southeast Asia is willing to join the United States in encircling China, then these Southeast Asian countries are allies of the United States, and the United States will stand with its allies. The country Harris visited this time is Singapore, which is also an Asian country in Southeast Asia. The U.S. wins over Singapore and hopes that Singapore can use its regional influence to set an example for Southeast Asia.
But this time Harris’s wish was destined to fail. Harris and Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong held a theme meeting on the free and open Indo-Pacific region, which contained the so-called sailing. Freedom, among which the South China Sea issue is the highlight of the discussion at this meeting. In this meeting, the United States has been trying to win over Singapore to become an ally of the United States, but Singapore is not willing to become an ally of the United States in its heart. relation.
Lee Hsien Loong doesn't really want to agree with the great vision of the United States. He believes that what the United States says must be aired first. After all, the United States never cares about the interests of other countries for its own interests. He believes that the next approach of the United States,Will directly determine its status in the region. If the United States is willing to develop together with Southeast Asian countries, rather than just taking care of its own interests, then the United States may be able to dominate the situation in the Asia-Pacific region, and Southeast Asian countries are naturally willing to follow the United States to obtain more benefits. If the United States blindly thinks about its own interests but does not consider the interests of its allies, then Southeast Asian countries may remain neutral or even have good relations with China, at least China will not ignore the interests of its own partners.
Singapore remains neutral
Lee Hsien Loong has always maintained a neutral attitude in the position between China and the United States. He is not willing to offend any country between China and the United States. He has been this year In a security forum held in early August, it was stated that the United States should no longer try to challenge China aggressively. The US's very tough line against China will plunge the relationship between China and the United States into an abyss. Singapore stated that Singapore has a role in Sino-US relations, but this does not mean that Singapore can be used by China and the United States.
Singapore is a small country. Whether it is China or the United States, Singapore does not have the strength to offend any country. For Singapore, Singapore only wants to do business well and develop a good relationship with both China and the United States. Not choosing any country is most suitable for Singapore’s current situation. Once you choose the United States or China, it will cause loss of interest to them. Singapore will not do this unwise approach.
Vietnam refuses the United States to win
The purpose of Harris' visit to Southeast Asia this time is to win over Southeast Asian countries and form a strategic encirclement of China. It's just that these Southeast Asian countries have already seen that the US military strength is no longer as strong as it was in the past. In contrast, China's influence is constantly rising. Now that these Southeast Asian countries have clearly seen the current situation, they will naturally not blindly follow the United States against China.For these Southeast Asian countries, confronting China is really not worth the gain.
Before Harris visited Singapore this time, he had already received relevant responses from Southeast Asian countries. Vietnam directly rejected the U.S. solicitation and made it clear that Vietnam would not join forces with other countries to fight against other countries. Vietnam has clearly expressed its position. As for whether Vietnam can agree with words and deeds in the future, it will take the test of time. However, Vietnam's remarks also indicated that it is not willing to offend China for the United States on the face of it. There is a trade exchange between China and Vietnam. Therefore, Vietnam needs to find a balance between Sino-US relations. Only in this way can Vietnam truly settle down.
What affects the position of Southeast Asian countries is nothing more than the South China Sea arbitration in 2016. Southeast Asian countries discovered that the US military has no way to form an offensive against China, and the United States does not have the strength to protect these Southeast Asian countries. If these Southeast Asian countries have not seen the situation clearly, the Southeast Asian countries themselves will ultimately suffer. What's more, what the United States has done recently in Afghanistan has completely made Southeast Asian countries understand that the United States is unreliable.
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