China has warned the US not to further strain strained relations with “provocations”. If the US “doesn’t slam on the brakes, but continues on the wrong path,” “even guardrails wouldn’t be able to stop a derailment,” Foreign Minister Qin Gang said at the People’s Congress in Beijing on Tuesday. Then “conflicts and confrontations loomed with certainty”, the diplomat said, warning of “catastrophic consequences”.
According to Qin Gang, the US sees China as its main adversary and the biggest geopolitical challenge. The consequence of this assumption is that US China policy “has completely strayed from the rational path”. Although the US talks about competition, in reality they want to suppress China in all areas.
“…then this isn’t a fair game”
Qin Gang compared the relations to an unfair Olympic race: “If an athlete, instead of focusing on trying his best, always tries to outsmart or even hurt the other, then that is not a fair competition, it is an evil confrontation and an offense,” the minister said. He called for relations to get back on track. That is not an option, but a necessity.
“Work for reunification with the utmost sincerity”
In the Taiwanese dispute, Qin Gang called on the US to stop interfering in “China’s internal affairs”. He condemned US arms sales to the island democratic republic. “We will continue to work towards peaceful reunification with the utmost sincerity and effort,” while reserving the right “to take necessary measures,” he reiterated China’s well-known position.
War in Ukraine fueled by “security architecture in Europe”.
Regarding the war in Ukraine, the foreign minister called for peace talks. At the same time, he demanded that “the legitimate security interests of all parties be respected” – a phrase China commonly uses to indicate its support for Russia. The conflict is essentially “an outbreak of problems in the security architecture in Europe”.
“Why on earth should China be blamed?”
“China did not cause the crisis. It is not a party in crisis and has not supplied arms to either side,” Qin Gang said. “Why on earth should China be blamed or even punished or threatened? This is totally unacceptable,” the minister said. referring to US and Europe warnings to China about arms shipments to Russia.
Source: Krone
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