{"id":1248254,"date":"2022-01-27T17:08:27","date_gmt":"2022-01-27T22:08:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1248254"},"modified":"2022-01-27T17:08:58","modified_gmt":"2022-01-27T22:08:58","slug":"chinese-foreign-minister-berates-antony-blinken-again-over-olympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinese-foreign-minister-berates-antony-blinken-again-over-olympics\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Foreign Minister Berates Antony Blinken (Again!) over Olympics"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchinese-foreign-minister-berates-antony-blinken-again-over-olympics%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1248254&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi scolded American Secretary of State Antony Blinken during a phone call Thursday, complaining that Washington\u2019s discomfort with China hosting the Winter Olympics and its support for Taiwan were inconvenient for Beijing.<\/p>\n<p>The conversation, according to a report by the&nbsp;<em>South China Morning Post<\/em> and reported in Chinese state media, followed the now-familiar pattern of Wang lecturing Blinken on various topics of concern to the Communist Party with Blinken offering few rebuttals or any meaningful disagreement. The State Department readout of the call did not refute the Chinese government\u2019s version of the call, but did prioritize the conversation over the Biden administration\u2019s concerns in Ukraine rather than Wang\u2019s commentary on the Beijing Olympics or Taiwan.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cSecretary Blinken underscored the global security and economic risks posed by further Russian aggression against Ukraine and conveyed that de-escalation and diplomacy are the responsible way forward,\u201d according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/secretary-blinkens-call-with-prc-state-councilor-and-foreign-minister-wang\/\">State Department<\/a>. \u201cThe Secretary and Councilor Wang also exchanged views on how to advance work together following President Biden\u2019s virtual meeting with President Xi [Jinping] on November 15, 2021, including on managing strategic risk, health security, and climate change.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">US hasn\u2019t changed course since Xi-Biden summit, China tells Blinken <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6ym1RoxyGI\">https:\/\/t.co\/6ym1RoxyGI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 South China Morning Post (@SCMPNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SCMPNews\/status\/1486577750353887232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 27, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The State Department readout did not mention Taiwan or the Winter Olympics, which the Biden administration claimed it would \u201cboycott\u201d by not sending diplomats to attend the ceremonies surrounding the sports events, but later applied for diplomatic visas for American officials, anyway.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>In contrast, the&nbsp;<em>South China Morning Post<\/em>, citing the Chinese Foreign Ministry, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/china\/diplomacy\/article\/3164903\/us-hasnt-changed-course-xi-biden-summit-chinese-foreign\">quoted<\/a> Wang threatening Blinken any pressure on the Chinese Communist Party would \u201conly make the Chinese people more united,\u201d presumably against America.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe US continues to make wrong words and deeds about China, causing new shocks to the relationship between the two countries,\u201d Wang reportedly said. \u201cPressure will only make the Chinese people more united, and confrontation will not prevent China from becoming stronger.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wang specifically condemned concerns over the Beijing Winter Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe top priority right now is that the US should stop interfering with the Beijing Winter Olympics, stop playing with fire on the Taiwan issue, and stop creating all kinds of anti-China small circles,\u201d Wang reportedly asserted.<\/p>\n<p>Human rights activists and victims of communism have spent much of the past year urging the international community to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/asia\/2022\/01\/10\/activists-urge-athletes-to-boycott-chinas-genocide-olympics-for-their-safety\/\">boycott<\/a> the Beijing Winter Olympics in protest of the atrocities the Xi regime continues to commit against a large segment of its population. Among the concerning actions boycott supporters highlight are the genocide of Uyghurs and other Muslim ethnic minorities in East Turkistan; the cultural genocide of the peoples of Tibet and Inner Mongolia; the persecution of Christians, Falun Gong practitioners, and other people of faith in the Han community; and the disappearance of nearly anyone deemed inconvenient by the state, including former Interpol President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/asia\/2019\/06\/20\/china-claims-ex-interpol-president-confessed-to-taking-over-2-million-in-bribes\/\">Meng Hongwei<\/a> and Wimbledon doubles champion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/01\/26\/ioc-claims-have-spoken-chinese-tennis-star-peng-shuai\/\">Peng Shuai<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<div id=\"attachment_9453790\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2e4402_singapore-interpol-president-missing-91950-in-2017-file-photo-interpol-e1539104165177.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9453790\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2e4402_singapore-interpol-president-missing-91950-in-2017-file-photo-interpol-e1539104165177.jpg\" alt=\"The Associated Press\" width=\"639\" height=\"479\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>In this July 4, 2017 file photo, Interpol President, Meng Hongwei, walks toward the stage to deliver his opening address at the Interpol World congress in Singapore. (AP Photo\/Wong Maye-E)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Peng disappeared after accusing the former heading of the Chinese Olympics Committee, Zhang Gaoli, of raping her. As Peng herself is a former Olympian, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has played <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/01\/26\/ioc-claims-have-spoken-chinese-tennis-star-peng-shuai\/\">interference<\/a> in the scandal, claiming that it has spoken to her and gathered information confirming that she is safe despite her abrupt vanishing from public life. Peng has since only briefly resurfaced to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/sports\/2021\/12\/19\/peng-shuai-denies-making-sexual-assault-charges-against-chinese-vice-premier\/\">deny<\/a> her own accusations.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19003698\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Peng-Shuai-China-tennis-Chinese-Vice-Premier-Zhang-Gaoli-split-getty.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19003698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Peng-Shuai-China-tennis-Chinese-Vice-Premier-Zhang-Gaoli-split-getty.jpg\" alt=\"(COMBO) This combination of file photos shows tennis player Peng Shuai of China (L) during her women&#039;s singles first round match at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 16, 2017; and Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli (R) during a visit to Russia at the Saint Petersburg International Investment Forum in Saint Petersburg on June 18, 2015. - Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai said she was safe and well during a video call with the International Olympic Committee chief on November 21, 2021, the organisation said, amid international concern about her well-being after being seen attending a Beijing tennis tournament, marking her first public appearance since she made her accusations against former vice premier Zhang Gaoli. (Photo by Paul CROCK and Alexander ZEMLIANICHENKO \/ AFP) (Photo by PAUL CROCK,ALEXANDER ZEMLIANICHENKO\/AFP via Getty Images)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>This combination of file photos shows tennis player Peng Shuai of China (L) during her women\u2019s singles first round match at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 16, 2017; and Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli (R) during a visit to Russia at the Saint Petersburg International Investment Forum in Saint Petersburg on June 18, 2015. (PAUL CROCK,ALEXANDER ZEMLIANICHENKO\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Biden administration rejected calls for the United States to boycott the Olympics. Instead, the State Department announced it would engage in a \u201cdiplomatic boycott,\u201d not sending diplomats to the event. A \u201cdiplomatic boycott\u201d is not a boycott, as the Olympics Games are a series of athletic events and diplomats are not athletes.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<div id=\"attachment_19614250\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2022\/01\/wi\/ap\/24\/olympics-beijing-2008-vs-2022-student-activists-wearing-masks-colors-of-pro-independence-east-turkista.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19614250 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/olympics-beijing-2008-vs-2022-student-activists-wearing-masks-colors-of-pro-independence-east-turkista-1024x673-1.jpg\" alt=\"The Associated Press\" width=\"1024\" height=\"673\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Student activists, some wearing masks with the colors of the pro-independence East Turkistan flag, shout slogans during a rally to protest the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games, outside the Chinese Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia on Jan. 14, 2022. (AP Photo\/Tatan Syuflana)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Biden administration failed to keep even this promise, however; as of last week, the&nbsp;<em>South Morning Morning Post<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/asia\/2022\/01\/19\/report-biden-sending-46-officials-to-beijing-olympics-despite-diplomatic-boycott\/\">estimates<\/a> that as many as 46 American diplomats have applied for visas to attend the Beijing Olympics. The State Department has not denied that it has applied for visas.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere in the conversation, Wang reportedly condemned Blinken\u2019s government for opposing a Russian invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe security of one country cannot be at the expense of the security of other countries, and regional security cannot be guaranteed by strengthening or expanding military blocs,\u201d Wang reportedly told Blinken. \u201cRussia\u2019s reasonable security concerns should be taken seriously and resolved.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B4\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>The&nbsp;<em>Morning Post<\/em> report on the call aligns with that of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.globaltimes.cn\/page\/202201\/1248060.shtml\"><em>Global Times<\/em><\/a>, a Chinese regime publication.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChina and the US should follow through on the important consensus reached by the heads of state of the two countries, and expand the positive aspects of bilateral cooperation,\u201d the state outlet summarized Wang as saying.<\/p>\n<p>The&nbsp;<em>Times<\/em> also paraphrased Blinken\u2019s participation in the call as conciliatory.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBlinken said it is important that the two foreign ministers maintain regular communication, insisting that there is no change in Biden\u2019s position stated during the summit between the two heads of state,\u201d according to the state propaganda newspaper. \u201cThe US and China have both overlapping interests and differences, and the US is willing to manage differences in a responsible manner. US\u2019 one-China policy has not changed, Blinken added.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The&nbsp;<em>Times<\/em> also attributed well-wishes to China on the Lunar New Year to Blinken, as well as enthusiasm over America\u2019s participation in the Beijing Games.<\/p>\n<p>Blinken has yet to successfully present an assertive defense of American policies when engaging with the Chinese Communist Party. His most infamous engagement occurred in March with Wang and senior Politburo member Yang Jiechi in Anchorage, Alaska. At the summit, which had no coherent agenda, Yang engaged in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/blog\/order-from-chaos\/2021\/03\/22\/the-us-and-china-finally-get-real-with-each-other\/\">16-minute<\/a> rant in which he condemned America citing \u201cBlack Lives Matter\u201d and accusing the United States of \u201cdeep-seated\u201d human rights abuses.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChina has made steady progress in human rights, and the fact is that there are many problems within the United States regarding human rights,\u201d Yang <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/national-security\/2021\/03\/18\/china-rebukes-bidens-foreign-policy-team-cites-black-lives-matter-on-u-s-human-rights-abuses\/\">proclaimed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Blinken did not emphasize the fact that China is currently engaging in state-sponsored genocide or significantly refute the claim that America has \u201cmany\u201d human rights problems. The Chinese government <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/asia\/2021\/03\/23\/china-selling-swag-celebrating-victory-over-biden-diplomats-in-alaska\/\">considered<\/a> the summit such a diplomatic victory that Chinese companies sold commemorative tote bags decorated with Yang quotes shortly after it concluded.<\/p>\n<p><em>Follow Frances Martel on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/francesimartel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/francesimartel\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1643287487626000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3FUQUXd_l8yxhVde9H7F3k\">Facebook<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/francesmartel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/francesmartel&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1643287487626000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0x0dr_PgXYM7ME8mA6lbmQ\">Twitter.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi scolded American Secretary of State Antony Blinken during a phone call Thursday, complaining that Washington\u2019s discomfort with China hosting the Winter Olympics and its support &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1248254","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1248254","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1248254"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1248254\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1248254"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1248254"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1248254"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}