Wang Zhimin: China tests Trump’s Asia policy
(Source: Russian Satellite Network 2016Year11month10日）
Li Baodong, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of China11month10expressed in Beijing on the same day that he hoped that the new US government would support the construction of the Asia-Pacific Free w88 Area. Beijing believes that the project is in the interest not only of China but also of various economies in the region, including the United States.
After the Chinese leader congratulated Donald Trump on his election as the new president, this was Beijing's first diplomatic gesture to the new US administration. The idea of establishing the Asia-Pacific Free w88 Area is in2014年的北京亚太经合组织第二十二次领导人非正式会议上获得支持，其中东道主的游说功不可没。而即将于11month19Sunday20This issue will also become one of the hot topics at the 24th APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting to be held in Lima, Peru on the 24th. Progress on this cannot be ruled out, especially considering that China is helping Peru prepare for the APEC Leaders’ Informal Meeting in terms of funding and organization.
There are still days until the Lima Summit10days, and China called on the United States to support this project exactly today, the day after Trump was elected. Andrei Volodin, an expert at the Institute of International Hot Issues at the Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, believes that this is not a hasty move, but a precise chess game by China to stay ahead of other countries in Asian politics.
He said, "There is a long-term goal behind China's purely economic initiative, which is to clarify the United States' intentions in the Asia-Pacific, not just at the level of external economic ties. I think Beijing will gradually perceive the Trump administration's position on the distribution of power in the Asia-Pacific, the U.S.-Japan-Russia triangular relationship, and the future of Sino-U.S. relations. In my opinion, this initiative is being written into China's general geopolitical concept and cannot be viewed solely from an economic perspective."
Donald Trump firmly opposes the Trans-Pacific Partnership proposed by Barack Obama (TPP). Understandably, the project's backers wouldn't hand it over casually to the new occupants of the White House. Beijing is well aware that the two sides will be at loggerheads for a long time. Beijing may prefer Trump on this matter because Obama tried toTPPUsed as a tool to contain China. Plus if the project fails, which is highly likely, Beijing will have new reasons to dig into the United StatesTPPPartners, especially Japan, South Korea, Australia and Canada. China will say, look, you are loyal to the United States in every possible way, but in the end you have to be at the mercy of changes in the political situation of your allies.
Beijing understands, ifTPPCollapse, there will be a certain vacuum in the Asia-Pacific economic and w88 architecture. The proposal to promote the construction of the Asia-Pacific Free w88 Area seems quite neutral at first glance, but on the other hand, it is also an attempt by China to intercept the initiative. China will say, “You failed, let’s implement what we discussed. "In this way, it is obvious that the dominant role in this project will not be the United States, but China.
Reuters on11month9I noticed something on the same day that Trump’s advisers Peter Navarro and Alexander Gray wrote the following in Foreign Policy magazine: “Given China’s role in the WTO, Trump will never sign a bad deal again, sacrificing the economy for diplomacy, such as NAFTA.TPP. These deals only weaken our production base and our ability to protect ourselves and our allies. ”
As for whether the Asia-Pacific Free w88 Area project will be included in Trump’s list of “bad deals”, it is still difficult to say. Meanwhile, given the U.S. approvalTPPScandal, Trump is likely to respond positively to the Asia-Pacific Free w88 Area initiative. Andrei Volodin believes:
“Trump is a very pragmatic person, so his anti-China remarks as a presidential candidate and his election45The actions of the President of the United States are likely to be very different. Trump will undoubtedly treat China's proposal pragmatically, not to mention that the United States, Russia, and China are obviously the three indisputable centers of power in today's international politics. The United States will benchmark its policies against this factor, just as China will follow the interests of the U.S.-Russia-China triangle when formulating policies. China certainly hopes to find points of convergence with the United States, including on the free w88 area issue, because it is obvious that the Chinese and American economies are interdependent to a large extent. ”
Wang Zhimin, Director of the Institute of Globalization and Chinese Modernization at the w88 casino, believes:
“Trump represents the interests of the Republican conglomerates and has always been rightTPPexpressed opposition, and Hillary, as the original promoter of the plan, also expressed opposition, of course, she is likely to do it for electoral votes. When it comes to the issue of "China hopes that the new US government can support the Asia-Pacific Free w88 Area and intends to cut off the US Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement", I think this statement is inaccurate. The United States has always wanted to write the rules of the world economy and w88. In early October last year,12Pan-Pacific countriesTPPAfter the basic agreement was reached, US President Obama commented that the United States will not allow countries such as China to write the rules of the global economy. This does have implications against China. But looking at China,TPPAfter the basic agreement was reached, China’s response was very calm. The Chinese government has always maintained an open and inclusive attitude towards this. Moreover, China and the United States, the largest developed country and the largest developing country, both occupy an important position in the world. Including this year9In August in Hangzhou, Xi Jinping and Obama successively deposited instruments of ratification of the Paris Agreement on climate change between China and the United States to Ban Ki-moon. It shows that China and the United States both play an important role in maintaining world peace and promoting global economic prosperity, and the two countries should cooperate. China has also put forward the concepts of "Chinese wisdom" and "Chinese solutions" in global governance. Promise "to provide the world with more public goods." Promoting the construction of the Asia-Pacific Free w88 Area is also part of global governance. But it turns out that the Obama administration does not attach much importance to the construction of the Asia-Pacific Free w88 Area. They are always worried that it will impact or hinderTPP15136_15149TPPIt is going to be stranded and it will be difficult to submit it to Congress for approval. Therefore, it is not that China wants to cut off this plan, but Trump is cutting it off. Even if Hillary comes to powerTPPIt will be put on hold for a while, but Trump will put it on hold for longer. ”
In addition,TPPIt also encountered opposition from a large part of the lower class people. Because of participationTPPof12In this country, there are many low-end workers, and they are all worried that their "jobs" will be taken away. Especially as the U.S. economy is recovering, some lower-class people do not have much sense of gain. Current Obama administration next year1month20Japan will step down. Negotiations on the Sino-US investment agreement have already begun2915939_16046
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