Wang Wei Wen Chongqing Special Commissioner
On the occasion of the Tianjin talks of Sino -US diplomacy, the new Chinese ambassador to the United States Qin Gang was reported to go to the United States from Shanghai yesterday.
Analysis of scholars in interviewees that if the news is true, this releases China still hopes to take the first step and at least maintain the normalization and unobstructed signal of the two countries' diplomatic communication pipelines.
Hong Kong media such as the Sing Tao Daily South China Morning Post quoted the information of people familiar with the matter yesterday.Before going to the United States, Qin Gang met with US company executives in Shanghai in the past few days, including representatives of the American Chamber of Commerce, Disney, Honeywell and Johnson & Johnson, and also met with scholars in China -US relations.Before arriving in Shanghai, Qin Gang also met with Global Studios in Beijing.
It is reported that when the Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Deputy Secretary of State Sherman in Tianjin the day before yesterday, Qin Gang was also present.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian did not confirm Qin Gang's whereabouts at a regular press conference yesterday, and only said that it would be announced in a timely manner.
Cui Tiankai, who was the eight -year Chinese ambassador to the United States, stepped down at the end of last month. Earlier, Qin Gang would take over him.
Qin Gang, 55, was from Tianjin. He worked for more than 30 years in China's diplomatic system. During the period, he served as a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and was stationed in the UK three times.He has served as Deputy Foreign Minister since 2018 and is in charge of European affairs, news, and concierge work, and has accompanied Chinese President Xi Jinping many times to visit.
Cheng Xiaohe, an associate professor of the School of International Relations of Renmin University of China, said in an interview with Lianhe Morning Post that the Tianjin talks were full of gunpowder, but the talks lasted for more than four hours, showing that it was more pragmatic when the two sides closed the door to talk.After the talks, Qin Gang went to the United States to go to the United States. If he was true, it means that China still hopes to establish a normal connection with the United States to stabilize Sino -US relations.(This is) One of the starting steps that realize the normalization of Sino -US exchanges. First of all, the ambassador must be in place.
However, some analysts said that Qin Gang was the first Chinese ambassador to the United States who lacked the experience of ambassadors and American experience, and may also adopt a tougher attitude than Cui Tiankai.
Beijing analysts who do not want to name are that the ambassador to the United States is actually just the executive of China's policy against the United States, not a decision maker.The toughness of the ambassador has nothing to do with people, and it has something to do with policy.Even if this person is a Iron Man (hardline), when the two countries have a good relationship, he will have a soft figure when he needs to be soft.
Analysts also said that the law of the contradiction between China and the United States has not yet appeared, and it can only be taken to see hellip; hellip; continue to go on in this way, conflict between China and the United States is sooner or later.It is necessary to maintain a high degree of vigilance and not be able to restore the deterioration of the free fall (last year).
