China’s new “muscular” policy will impact relations with India and other countries, US diplomat said
Washington:
China’s new “muscular” policy will impact its ties to India and other nations, said a senior US diplomat, noting that the world is finally recognizing that Beijing is “pushing” for a form of governance ” problematic. “
The United States is currently involved in a tense confrontation with China over the issue of trade, the origins of the new coronavirus pandemic, the new security crackdown from Beijing to Hong Kong, and the aggressive military measures of the Communist nation in the sea. from disputed South China.
The measures China is taking “will have an impact, not just across the strait,” David Stilwell, deputy secretary of state for East Asia and Pacific Affairs, told reporters on Wednesday.
“It will have an impact in Southeast Asia, it will have an impact with its neighbor India, and others. This new muscular and aggressive approach will make the work of the Minister of Defense much more difficult”, did he declare.
Stiwell was responding to a question about the statement made over the weekend by Chinese Defense Minister General Wei Fenghe that the China-US strategic confrontation has entered “a period of high risk” and “we must strengthen our fighting spirit … and use combat to promote stability. “
Mr. Fenghe’s remarks came amid growing tensions between China and the United States, and embittered ties between Beijing and Taipei.
China views Taiwan as a rebel province that must be reunited with the mainland, even by force. China claims almost all of the South China Sea, although Taiwan, the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia and Vietnam claim part of it.
Stilwell said the world is finally acknowledging that China is “pushing” for a form of government that “many are just beginning to recognize as problematic.”
“This latest step by the National People’s Congress to move away from its obligations to Hong Kong only demonstrates this more clearly,” he said.
China presented Hong Kong’s controversial national security bill in Hong Kong last Friday to tighten Beijing’s control over the former British colony, which could be the greatest blow to autonomy and personal liberties of the territory since 1997, when it came under China. rule.
Hong Kong, an economic power, is a special administrative region (SAR) of China. He has followed a “one country, two systems” policy since Britain surrendered sovereignty to China on July 1, 1997, which has given her certain freedoms that the rest of China does not have.
“The way they did it is that they are the Chinese Communist Party, but they know what this word communist – the baggage it brings, and so you hear them talking a lot about socialism with characteristics It seems more beautiful, but we need to go beyond pleasant language and face our opponents, “said Mr. Stilwell.
“It is an authoritarian system. He prefers to negotiate with others on a position of strength using a power which makes a good position both at the national level with its own people and at the international level, as I mentioned earlier, with economic levers and other things, “he added.
The diplomat said recent events have shown that Beijing is seeking greater global importance and that they want this to go with their new wealth and the economic aid they have used.
“In the process, however, they have been subject to further consideration,” he said.
In October 2017, the working report of the 19th Party Congress declared that China would move closer to the center of the world stage. This process has also brought their authoritarian system closer to the limelight, where many have now come to see what Xi Jinping looks like, the quote, the idea of governance, and more and more people don’t really like what they see, said Mr. Stilwell.
“So we are all faced with an authoritarian government that we thought was relegated to history,” he said.
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