China’s Ministry of National Security, which is in charge of national security, has recently frequently spoken out on China’s foreign affairs, and even publicly called on the United States to “show sufficient sincerity”, Which has attracted attention.Analysts believe that it is a symbol of the General Secretary of the Communist Party of ChinaXi JinpingThe issue of national security has become an obsession and has also been placed at the center of diplomacy.
Analysts also reported that Chinese State Councilor Qin Gang, who was previously dismissed from his post as foreign minister, and Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister Li Shangfu, who is rumored to be under investigation, all face national security issues. But relate to Xi Jinping’s passion. ,
The Voice of America (VOA) Chinese website reported that China’s Ministry of State Security was officially established on July 31.WeChatThe official account has officially entered the social media used by almost all Chinese netizens, and claims that “national security is the foundation of national rejuvenation. Adhere to the overall national security concept and adhere to national sovereignty, security and development “Firmly defend interests.”
The controversial article of China’s Ministry of National Security was published on the 3rd. This article, which focuses on U.S.–China relations, claims that the U.S. The “new two hands” of “competition + controlled competition” superficially replace the “old two hands” of “engagement + control”, but there is no essential difference and it is destined to fail.
The article mentioned that China will never lower its vigilance because of some good words from the United States. He will only become more courageous, more independent and stronger. To truly realize “from Bali”san francisco“The United States needs to show sufficient sincerity,” he said (referring to the conversations between Xi Jinping and President Biden from the G20 Bali summit last year to the APEC San Francisco summit this year).
The report described the article as a “statement” from China’s Ministry of State Security and was carried forward by various Chinese media and attracted the attention of scholars who pay attention to US-China relations. Also, it is difficult to assess whether this article will have an impact on the meeting between Xi and Jinping in San Francisco.
In addition to the above-mentioned article calling on the United States to “show sufficient sincerity”, the report pointed out that among the 14 original articles published by the WeChat public account since the establishment of China’s Ministry of National Security were also the United States and Criticism of Japan’s nuclear disposal in sea water in the name of diplomacy and national security. Policy.
Shi Yinhong, a professor of international relations at China’s Renmin University, recently told The New York Times that the article is highly unusual. The Ministry of National Security is not responsible for diplomacy and therefore has no authority to express its views on China-U.S. relations.
Yang Jianli, founder of the Washington-based human rights organization Citizen Power, believes that a Chinese government entity that is not in charge of foreign policy is “prohibitive” for not meeting two heads of state, especially the heads of state of China and the United States. States are the two most important international relations in the world. Situations indicating direction” are very unusual and clearly cross the line.
Yang Jianli believes that under Xi Jinping’s rule, no one dares to take hasty steps. If you don’t say something right, you may make mistakes. Therefore, the choice of these ministers and officials is generally to “not talk nonsense and get things moving”. It is even more unusual for China’s Ministry of National Security, which is headed by Minister of National Security Chen Yixin, to “do high-profile nonsense.”
Chen Chuangchuang, CEO of the National Committee of the “China Democratic Party” in the United States, recently said that China’s Ministry of National Security has indeed always played a role in foreign affairs. After Chen Yixin took over as minister, the National Ministry of Security published the article “Standing at the Forefront” through the WeChat public account.
Chen Chuangchuang pointed out that when Russia handles foreign affairs, the most important is not the foreign minister, but the intelligence apparatus. Therefore, Russia has always asked the director of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to visit Russia to discuss diplomatic issues. , Before US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to China this year, CIA Director William Burns secretly visited China in May. It can be seen that Xi Jinping also has Russian thinking, which is why China brought the American CIA director to Beijing to discuss diplomatic issues.
He believes that given the above actions, it is not surprising that China’s Ministry of National Security stepped forward to provide conditions for Xi Jinping’s visit to the United States. Moreover, Xi Jinping frantically puts “security” in the first place, including why Qin Gang disappeared, all this is related to Xi Jinping’s thinking.
Yang Jianli pointed out that “national security” has become the focus of China’s diplomacy. This is a new phenomenon, but it is unlikely that China’s diplomacy will be led entirely by the Ministry of National Security. After all, Xi Jinping’s personal factors are very important. Without respect for the system, the boundaries between departments may break down, just like the “Central Cultural Revolution Group” that became the center of supreme power during the Cultural Revolution era.
Yang Jianli said that Xi Jinping is “obsessed” with security thinking, but in the context of internal and external difficulties, he can “turn offense into defense” in foreign policy. In addition to missing a series of summits such as the ASEAN and G20 summits, whether he will attend the APEC in November San Francisco summit was also inconclusive. But this does not mean that Xi Jinping will give up his global expansion ambitions.
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