172 words to understand this strategic communication between China and the United States.

　　On the evening of May 11th, Beijing time, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China released a message entitled "Wang Yi meets with Sullivan, Assistant to the President of the United States for National Security Affairs".

　　The press release is not long, only 172 words, but it needs to be studied carefully.

　　(Original) Local time10-11 MayWang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and director of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Working Committee, and Sullivan, Assistant to the US President for National Security Affairs.Vienna, AustriaHold a meeting.

　　This meeting is the first off-line official exchange between Chinese and American diplomatic high-level officials after the first meeting between Chinese and American presidents in Bali last November.

　　In the middle, it was separated by more than 170 days.

　　During the first meeting between China and the United States in Bali, the US side indicated that US Secretary of State blinken hoped to visit China as soon as possible to follow up the meeting. China welcomes this.

　　However, since then, the agenda of dialogue and cooperation agreed by the two sides has been affected by the improper behavior of the US.

　　Diao Daming, a researcher at the National Development and Strategy Institute of Renmin University of China, said,Last year’s first meeting between China and the United States opened an important window of Sino-US relations, which is of great positive significance for preventing the relationship between the two countries from derailing out of control and seeking ways for the two countries to get along correctly. If the top leaders of the two countries can further communicate at the beginning of this year, Sino-US relations will be in a relatively stable state.

　　The turning point was the so-called unmanned airship incident in February this year. In the face of accidental incidents, the United States ignored the basic facts, abused force, overreacted and exaggerated hype. A series of wrong words and deeds destroyed the hard-won positive momentum of Sino-US relations and made Sino-US relations encounter ice again.

　　This high-level diplomatic meeting between China and the United States is an important node for Sino-US relations. Whether the United States has the will to improve Sino-US relations or not, we will know at a glance.

　　It is worth mentioning that this high-level diplomatic meeting between China and the United States is still held in a third country. From Zurich to Rome to Luxembourg to Vienna, these places are all embodying two words — — Equivalence.

　　Yan Daming said,Talking in a third country is acceptable to both China and the United States.

　　Acceptable, representing equality and mutual respect, this is also the correct way for China and the United States to get along.

　　(Original) The two sides will promote Sino-US relationsconquer the field, stop falling and stabilize, frankly and deeply,substantiality, constructive discussion.

　　At present, China is not responsible for the difficulties in Sino-US relations.

　　What obstacles has the US set for Sino-US relations? Just a few days before this meeting, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang met with US Ambassador to China Burns in Beijing. During the meeting, China mentioned a word — — I hope that the US will reflect deeply.

　　What the United States needs to reflect deeply is the obstacles it has set for Sino-US relations.

　　Master Tan summed up three points in his press release — — Reflect on the cognition of China, reflect on the inconsistency between words and deeds, and reflect on the handling methods.

　　Recently, many American officials have expressed their wish to visit China.

　　On April 11th, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen expressed her hope to visit China. At the White House press briefing the day before, the US also indicated that she was communicating with China about Yellen’s visit to China. One day later, the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department announced that two China companies were on the sanctions list.

　　Just a few days before this meeting, US Secretary of State blinken publicly stated that she wanted to visit China, and then she advocated "strongly encouraging" the World Health Organization to invite Taiwan authorities to participate in this year’s World Health Assembly.

　　This trick of saying one thing and doing another has aggravated the tension in Sino-US relations.

　　Not long ago, Master Tan also asked Cui Tiankai, the former ambassador to the United States, how to promote Sino-US relations to remove obstacles, stop falling and stabilize.

　　Cui Tiankai said that the US needs to do two things. The first thing is to respect each other, and the second thing is to keep its word.

　　If you want to visit China, the United States must first make changes. A word in the press release also expressed the same meaning — — Substantive.

　　Yan Daming said,What is essentially said is that how the US side will move in the opposite direction with China and how to truly implement the promise of the US President’s "four noes and no intentions" will really change course.

　　The United States must take action, and do what it says.

　　(Original) Wang Yi on the Taiwan Province issueoverallExpounded China’s solemn position.

　　During this meeting, China and the United States also talked about the Taiwan Province issue.

　　The Taiwan Province issue is the first insurmountable red line in Sino-US relations. Yan Daming said,The word "comprehensive" indicates that the recent involvement of the United States in the Taiwan Province issue has reached a very dangerous situation. Under this circumstance, we have once again expounded China’s position in an extremely comprehensive and systematic way.

　　In order to achieve the political goal of "using Taiwan to contain China", the United States frequently played the "Taiwan Province card" and sent a wrong signal to the "Taiwan independence" forces.

　　We should know that in the previous first meeting between China and the United States, the President of the United States made many statements of "four noes and no intention", among which he did not support "Taiwan independence".

　　The United States must always be awake, red line, untouchable.

　　(Original) The two sides also discussedAsia-Pacific situationUkraine, etcCommon concernAnd exchanged views on international and regional issues.

　　The meeting specifically mentioned the situation in the Asia-Pacific region. Recently, around China, it is not peaceful — — The United States has increased its efforts to "pull gangs" around the Asia-Pacific region.

　　Disrupting the Asia-Pacific region, the United States is hiding behind itself. Who will get hurt and who will get away with it? This account is actually not difficult to calculate.

　　In the middle and late this month, the G7 summit will be held in Japan. Wu Xinbo, director of the Center for American Studies at Fudan University, just had a face-to-face exchange with the US ambassador to China. Wu Xinbo specifically told Burns,If the United States urges countries to focus on attacking China at the G7 summit, then we can’t expect any improvement in Sino-US relations.

　　This meeting is devoted to the situation in the Asia-Pacific region, which is also a reminder and warning.

　　During the meeting, the two sides also mentioned international and regional issues of common concern.

　　Shortly before the meeting, Sullivan had just gone to the Middle East. As soon as he went, he had just eased the situation in the Middle East for two months, and there was a new turmoil — — Jordan and Syria, regenerative friction.

　　Two months ago, the peace negotiation table in Beijing facilitated the reconciliation of Shai.

　　Last month, China administration’s special envoy for the Middle East, Zhai Juan, visited Syria and had an in-depth exchange of views with Syria on promoting the political settlement of the Syrian issue and promoting Syria’s return to the Arab League. Recently, China sent a working group to visit relevant Arab countries and had in-depth communication with them on Syria’s return to the Arab League. These actions by China have played an important role in promoting the political settlement of the Syrian issue and promoting Syria’s return to the Arab League.

　　Seeing that China is playing an increasingly important role in the Middle East, the United States is also calling for mediation in the Middle East. As soon as Syria returned to the Arab League, the White House immediately announced the extension of sanctions against Syria for one year.

　　What the United States "cares about" is clear at a glance. What should a big country do? The United States can listen to China and see what China has done.

　　The two sides agreed to continue to make good use of this.Strategic communication channel.

　　Why was this meeting described as "strategic"?

　　At present, it is the most basic consensus between China and the United States to avoid the spiral decline of Sino-US relations and prevent accidents between China and the United States.

　　The more difficult and problematic it is, the more smooth the communication channels will be. This is strategic.

　　But communication, there is a premise.

　　Before the news of the meeting was announced, a reporter asked questions at the regular press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on how China views the efforts of the US to strengthen contacts. In this regard, the Chinese side responded like this:

　　There is communication between China and the United States. The key point is that the United States can’t talk about communication on the one hand, but keep suppressing and containing China on the other, and can’t say one thing and do another. We urge the US to correct its understanding of China, respect China’s bottom line, stop harming China’s sovereignty, security and development interests, and move in the opposite direction with China to push China-US relations back to the right track of healthy and stable development.

　　As the Foreign Ministry spokesman said, China does not accept the US saying one thing and doing another.

　　At present, China is also willing to maintain dialogue and contact with the United States through representatives, in order to minimize misunderstandings and misjudgments and properly control differences. China has demonstrated its responsibility as a responsible big country.

　　More than 50 years ago, the normalization of Sino-US relations began with a strategic communication.

　　In a few days, the main participants in that communication — — Dr. Kissinger is about to celebrate his 100th birthday.

　　The United States needs more such people, who can talk about foresight and the future.