Blinken in Beijing – “We Do Not Support Taiwan’s Independence.”

Cruising through the media reports of Blinken in Beijing this morning revealed numerous viewpoints, all different. Some cheered the trip and the talks as “productive and candid.” The trip was scheduled for just 48 hours, Sunday and Monday. Blinken met with Chinese President Xi during the trip.

The Blinken in Beijing statement that will echo through history – “We do not support Taiwan’s independence.” 

Attempting to maintain “ambiguity” with regard to China policy is proving to be extremely difficult. The US and China conduct about $700 Billion in trade over one year. They manufacture many of the ingredients to our medications. They mine many of the minerals used for electric batteries when the US is often barred from doing so on our own soil. Trying to “decouple” from China is an important goal, but messy to accomplish.

“We remain committed to our One China Policy with the three communiques, the Taiwan Relations Act, the six assurances. We do not support Taiwan’s independence. We made it clear that we oppose any unilateral changes to the status quo by either side. We have been clear and consistent in our policy, and it’s very important that we preserve that status quo that has maintained peace and stability across the Strait for decades,” Blinken said. 

“At the same time, we and many others have deep concerns about some of the provocative actions that China has taken in recent years going back to 2016. And the reason that this is a concern for so many countries, not just the United States, is that were there to be a crisis over Taiwan, the likelihood is that could produce an economic crisis that could affect quite literally the entire world,” he said. “Fifty percent of commercial container traffic goes through the Taiwan Strait every day. Seventy percent of semiconductors are manufactured in Taiwan. If as a result of a crisis that was taken offline, it would have dramatic consequences for virtually every country around the world. 

“President Biden believes strongly that one of the successful aspects in our relationship with China going back five decades has been the responsible management of the Taiwan question. We continue to believe that’s essential,” Blinken added.” Fox

Strategic ambiguity is and always has been a difficult decision. It created a tight rope that all US diplomats have been required to walk since 1979 when the US formally established diplomatic relations with Communist China. But the US also has an established relationship with Taiwan (Formosa) that has been in place since the end of the Chinese Civil War in 1949.

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Blinken in Beijing seemed to be feeding the appeasement angle of diplomacy with China.  Director Wang Yi spoke with Blinken and reportedly told him that “It is necessary to make a choice between dialogue and confrontation, cooperation or conflict.” Was that a thinly veiled threat?

Xi stated in part, “…It’s safe to say that interactions should always be based on mutual respect and sincerity. I hope that through this visit, Mr. Secretary, you will make more positive contributions to stabilizing China-U.S. relations.”  (So they view our leadership as weak and not providing positive contributions. Great).

Maybe the Secretary of State was nervous and just trying to put a positive spin on the meeting. But the bottom line is that Mr. Blinken did not seem to project strength. Dealing with a tough adversary is not the forte of a weak diplomat; it must be done from a position of power.

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