{"id":1947346,"date":"2023-06-14T16:44:01","date_gmt":"2023-06-14T20:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blinken-to-visit-china-seek-renewed-communications-as-regime-expands-military\/"},"modified":"2023-06-14T16:45:36","modified_gmt":"2023-06-14T20:45:36","slug":"blinken-to-visit-china-seek-renewed-communications-as-regime-expands-military","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blinken-to-visit-china-seek-renewed-communications-as-regime-expands-military\/","title":{"rendered":"Blinken to visit China, aim for improved communication amid military expansion."},"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\">22<\/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%2Fblinken-to-visit-china-seek-renewed-communications-as-regime-expands-military%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=1947346&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--><div class=\"post_content\">\n<p>WASHINGTON\u2014Secretary of State Antony Blinken is embarking on a crucial journey to China this week to meet with Chinese communist leadership, the State Department has confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>Blinken will engage in discussions with senior Chinese officials during a series of meetings in Beijing on June 18 and 19. The aim is to reestablish regular communications between the two powers, as stated in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/secretary-blinkens-trip-to-the-peoples-republic-of-china-and-the-united-kingdom\/\">State Department announcement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This visit is part of a larger effort by the administration to establish boundaries in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blinken-to-visit-china-seek-renewed-communications-as-regime-expands-military\/\" title=\"Blinken to visit China, aim for improved communication amid military expansion.\">increasingly bitter competition<\/a> between the two nations, according to State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIntense competition requires intense and tough diplomacy to ensure that competition does not veer into confrontation or conflict, and that\u2019s what we intend for this visit,\u201d Miller emphasized during a June 14 press briefing.<\/p>\n<p>Miller outlined three broad objectives that Blinken aims to achieve in Beijing: reestablishing normal communications, championing U.S. values and interests, and identifying potential avenues for mutual cooperation.<\/p>\n<h2><b>US Seeks to Manage China Competition Without Conflict<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>This visit to China marks Blinken\u2019s first as the United States\u2019 top diplomat, as well as the first time a secretary of state has traveled to Beijing since 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Blinken&#8217;s previous plans to visit China earlier in the year were canceled when a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/pentagon-tracking-suspected-chinese-spy-balloon-over-northern-us_5030534.html\">Chinese spy balloon<\/a> was discovered traversing over the continental United States, collecting information on three military sites associated with the U.S. nuclear program.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, the Biden administration has consistently expressed its commitment to engage with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) through this trip.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe thought it was important that there be a direct channel of communication between our two countries,\u201d Miller explained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously, we have a competitive relationship with China \u2026 but it\u2019s important as two of the world\u2019s great powers that we have the ability to directly communicate with each other so that competition doesn\u2019t veer into conflict.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The CCP, which governs China as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/on-the-birthday-of-historys-biggest-mass-murderer-ccp-backed-media-celebrates-maos-warm-and-powerful-smile\/\" title=\"On The Birthday Of History\u2019s Biggest Mass Murderer, CCP-Backed Media Celebrates Mao\u2019s \u2018Warm And Powerful Smile\u2019\">single-party state<\/a>, has deliberately reduced communications with the United States over the past year and a half.<\/p>\n<p>This communications blackout has primarily affected military-to-military communications, which U.S. leadership considers crucial for managing Sino-American competition peacefully and avoiding catastrophic miscommunication.<\/p>\n<p>Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Ely Ratner stated last month that the CCP is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/china-refusing-talks-with-us-military-at-every-level-pentagon-official_5292360.html\">refusing virtually all communications<\/a> with the U.S. military, including Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, regional commanders, and even civilian Department of Defense employees.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration is now making efforts to bring China back to the table, concerned that the lack of communication could lead to a disastrous misunderstanding amid increasingly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/chinas-military-intercepts-designed-to-challenge-international-order-pentagon-official_5324630.html\">tense military encounters<\/a> in the Taiwan Strait and South China Sea.<\/p>\n<p>To that end, Blinken recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/secretary-of-state-blinken-phone-call-with-prc-state-councilor-and-foreign-minister-qin-gang\/\">held a phone call<\/a> with his Chinese counterpart Qin Gang on June 13. During the call, Blinken and Qin emphasized the importance of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/again-chinese-foreign-minister-berates-antony-blinken-at-g20-summit\/\" title=\"Again! Chinese Foreign Minister Berates Antony Blinken at G20 Summit\">maintaining open lines<\/a> of communication to avoid miscalculations and conflict.<\/p>\n<p>Blinken also conveyed that the United States would utilize diplomatic engagements to address areas of concern and explore opportunities for cooperation.<\/p>\n<h2><b>US Acknowledges Engagement Will Not Change CCP<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>While the Biden administration continues to engage in meaningful dialogue with the CCP, officials have hinted at the understanding that traditional engagement with the regime has proven ineffective, and new approaches will be necessary to effectively manage the relationship.<\/p>\n<p>In simple terms, the administration now recognizes that economic and diplomatic engagement with the CCP will not bring about reform, according to National Security Council Coordinator for Indo-Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell during a June 14 press call.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re clear-eyed about [China],\u201d Campbell stated. \u201cWe know efforts to shape or reform China over several decades have failed. And we expect China to remain a major player on the world stage for the rest of our lifetimes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are in competition with China, but we do not seek conflict, confrontation, or a new Cold War. We are for managing the competition responsibly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Campbell further emphasized that the United States would \u201cpush back\u201d against CCP attempts to provoke a crisis in the Taiwan Strait or elsewhere, but stressed that open communications between the two nations were crucial to prevent unnecessary escalations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIntense competition requires intense diplomacy if we\u2019re going to manage tensions,\u201d Campbell concluded. \u201cThat is the only way to clear up misperceptions, to signal, to communicate, and to work together where and when our interests align.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>official said. 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