Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Zhao Lijian answered questions at a regular press conference yesterday, criticizing a newly decrypted U.S. government document US Indian strategic framework (referred to as a framework), at least three major mistakes: 1. Cold War thinkingHighlighting, military confrontation is strong; second, serious violations of the US government's serious commitment to China on Taiwan's issues; 3. Maliciously distorting China's surrounding policies and rendering "Chinese threats".
Zhao Lijian criticized this document, "the garbage dumps that should be swept into history."So what is the document accused of such a wrong series?
Guiding files that decry by about 30 years in advance
Let's introduce the background first.According to the US National Security Consultant Robert C. O'Brien, the United States India -Pacific Strategy Framework provided overall strategic guidance for the US 2017 national security strategy in the Indian Ocean and the Pacific in the past three years.The Trump administration approved the document in February 2018 to "respond to the unprecedented challenges in the Indo -Pacific region in terms of sovereignty, prosperity and peace."
This is a confidential document, which generally needs to be confidential for 30 years, but when the Trump administration is about to step down, it officially decrypts this document on January 5, local time in the United States.On the 12th), with Obrain's explanation, they were disclosed on the White House website together.
Obrain said in a statement: "Decrypting and announced this framework aims to communicate with American citizens, as well as our allies and partners to communicate with Americans' long -lasting commitments to the Indo -Pacific region." Statement also explained that the framework guides the formation of a number of policy frameworks and plans for the United States to respond to India-Pacific and other regions. For example, the U.S. Strategic Approach to the PEOPLIC OF China)?2. U.S. Strategic Framework for Countering China's Economic Aggression (U.S. Strategic Framework for Country)? Gn Influice in International Organizations, etc.
The framework also coordinated the actions of the United States government to promote the prosperity and stability of the Indo -Pacific region, including sovereignty, freedom of navigation and flying, and mutually beneficial trade investment.
Obrain stated in the statement: "Beijing constantly put pressure on the Indo -Pacific countries and requires them to place freedom and sovereignty in the" Community of Destiny "proposed by the Communist Party of China (Common Destiny).Below. "
He then emphasized that the United States' methods are different. "We strive to ensure that our allies and partners -all those who agree with the freedom and open values and ideals of the Pacific region in India can safeguard and defend their sovereignty."
He also said: "The framework recognizes that a free and open Indo -Pacific region depends on strong US leadership ... As the largest economy in the world, as wellThe vitality democratic system, the United States is responsible for standing at the front line leader. "
Part of the specific content of the framework
In the above background, the framework of 10 pages and part of the content by "blacking" editing (not decrypted) has not surprisingly placed China in the focus of China's strategy in the Indo -Pacific region of the United States.
Among them, the strategic goal of the United States to China is to curb China's military operations to the United States, as well as American allies or partners, and at the same time develop the ability and concept of defeating China in various conflicts.
For this reason, the United States believes that the existence and trend of the US military in India-Pacific to protect the interests and security commitments of the United States.
Secondly, the defense strategies formulated and implemented in the United States include, but not limited to:
- First, do not allow China to have continuous sea and air advantages in the "first island chain" in the conflict.
- Second, defend the first island chain country, including Taiwan.
- Third, dominate all areas other than the first island chain.
The island chain is generally considered to be the "Pacific Chain" and is mainly distributed on the west coast of the Pacific Ocean.There are three island chains in the United States, all surround the Chinese waters.The first island chain generally refers to the chain island belt of Huacai Islands, the Japanese islands, the Japanese islands, the Ryukyu Islands, and the Taiwan Islands in the middle, and the Philippine Islands and the Grand Sunda Islands in the south.
In addition, the framework believes that China will take the "more and more decisive" steps to force Taiwan and the mainland to unify.The United States should assist Taiwan's development of effective asymmetric strategies and capabilities to ensure its safety and unsuccessful freedom and toughness, and have the ability to communicate with China according to its own conditions.
Data show that the Trump administration has sold 11 times to the Taiwan troops during the four -year term and approved a series of advanced weapons sales of about $ 18 billion (about 23.9 billion yuan), including a new generation of fightersAnd 100 sets of "fish fork" shore -proof system made by Boeing.
Some analysts said that the United States changed its past military sales strategy, and changed from defensive "hedgehog strategies" to the "pig strategy" with both offensive and defensive.This also implies that if Taiwan is attacked by mainland China, the US strategy is to allow Taiwan to resist it, and it will not be directly involved in the war to defend Taiwan.
On the other hand, it can be seen from the framework that the United States' ideological intention to invasion in China is quite obvious.
For example, mentioning in the framework, the United States shouldImproving its own participation in the Indo -Pacific region, at the same time educating the government, enterprises, universities, Chinese overseas students, news media and ordinary citizens, about China's oppression, and its influence globally.
To promote American values to maintain influence and balance China, the strategic framework believes that the United States should deal with democratic partners in South Korea, Mongolia, Japan and other regions.
In addition, in the Chinese economic part, the framework pointed out that it is necessary to prevent China's industrial policies and unfair trade behaviors, distort the global market and damage the competitiveness of the United States; establish a Chinese industrial policy and unfair trade behaviorInternational consensus.
In international media, the earliest attention of the Australian media to this document decryption.Australian media ABC News quoted sources as saying that Australia and Japan played an important influence in the formation of the Indo -Pacific strategy. At that time, the White House observed the dynamics of Australia in this region at the time.Turnbull's experience.
ABC also quoted Rory Medcalf, Dean of the National Security Institute of Australia, said that the framework is a very important document. "Published for decades in advance, this is unusual."
Medakov also said that one of the key conclusions that can be obtained from this framework is that this is a strategy of an alliance orientation."To some extent, the strategic vision is the American appeal, not the leadership of the United States."
Framework decryption proves its success?
However, this document is public at this time, but it is not the success of Trump's strategic strategy.Medakov commented that the Indo -Pacific strategy set the "very, very high" standard for the success of the United States, including lift the armed threat of North Korea, curb China, increase investment in region, release the United States investment, enhance the United States in the United StatesDemocracy, "Obviously, according to some indicators, the United States has failed."
Even the American news website Axios also criticized that many of the goals proposed by this document written three years ago have encountered anti -wind.
First of all, the United States mentioned in the plan to strengthen its participation in Asia's Delica (China -called ASEAN), but in fact, the United States has stepped up step by step under Trump's leadership, such as withdrawing from the cross -Pacific partner partner.Relations Agreement (TPP), President's absence of the Asianan and East Asian Summit.
On the contrary, China advances step by step: in 2020, a regional comprehensive economic partnership agreement (RCEP) is signed, which is a achievement of China.
Secondly, the United States hopes to check and balance China with American democratic values. However, the US Congress Building had severe riots last week, which led to the death of five people and the anti -US values strategy.
The framework is suddenly decrypted
In fact, the framework was suddenly decrypted. The Trump administration's intention was obvious, maintaining its political heritage, and hoped that after Biden's new government took office, he continued to touched the policy of China, and at the same time made the United States all ally in the Indo -Pacific region rest assured.
However, whether Biden will be willing to continue its route, whether there are sufficient conditions in the United States to continue this "heritage" remains to be observed.The severe epidemic and political tear have allowed the Bayeng's new government to have a hundred pounds, while the Capitol Mountain riots were embarrassed by American democracy.In addition to adding to China, the biggest purpose of this document is to continue to add "high goals" to the future Bayeon government's shoulders. As for reassuring its Asia -Pacific partners, it is difficult to say.
