{"id":1950993,"date":"2023-06-19T13:36:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-19T17:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-maintains-threat-of-unintentional-conflict-despite-blinkens-appeal\/"},"modified":"2023-06-19T13:37:36","modified_gmt":"2023-06-19T17:37:36","slug":"china-maintains-threat-of-unintentional-conflict-despite-blinkens-appeal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-maintains-threat-of-unintentional-conflict-despite-blinkens-appeal\/","title":{"rendered":"China still poses a risk of &#8216;accidental conflict&#8217; despite Blinken&#8217;s plea."},"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%2Fchina-maintains-threat-of-unintentional-conflict-despite-blinkens-appeal%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=1950993&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--><h2>China Refuses to Establish Crisis Communications Channel with U.S. Military Officials<\/h2>\n<p>China has rejected the establishment of a crisis communications channel with U.S. military officials, despite warnings from Washington about the increased risk of &#8220;an unintentional conflict&#8221; between the two powers.<\/p>\n<p>Secretary of State Antony Blinken emphasized the importance of military-to-military communications during his trip to Beijing, stating, &#8220;It&#8217;s absolutely vital that we have these kinds of communications.&#8221; However, China has not agreed to move forward with this proposal.<\/p>\n<h3>China-U.S. Relationship at Its Lowest Point<\/h3>\n<p>Despite Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang acknowledging that the China-U.S. relationship is at its lowest point, Chinese General Secretary Xi Jinping described Blinken&#8217;s visit as a &#8220;very good&#8221; encounter. However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/standoff-between-chicago-public-schools-and-teachers-continues\/\" title=\"Standoff between Chicago Public Schools and teachers continues\">tensions remain high<\/a> as Blinken defended U.S. restrictions on China&#8217;s access to sensitive American technology, and China warned of a possible Taiwan crisis if the United States does not comply with its demands.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;A choice needs to be made between dialogue and confrontation, and cooperation and conflict,&#8221; said Wang Yi, the Chinese Communist Party&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/secretary-of-state-outlines-bidens-foreign-strategies-says-us-will-lead-with-diplomacy\/\" title=\"Secretary of State Outlines Biden\u2019s Foreign Strategies, Says US Will \u2018Lead With Diplomacy\u2019\">top foreign policy official<\/a>. &#8220;On the Taiwan question, China has no room for compromise or concession.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Blinken, on the other hand, dismissed Chinese complaints about U.S. sanctions on technology exports to China, emphasizing the need to protect American interests. He stated, &#8220;It&#8217;s not in our interest to provide technology to China that could be used against us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Long-Awaited Trip and Future Meetings<\/h3>\n<p>Blinken&#8217;s trip to Beijing was long-awaited, as his initial plans in February were canceled due to security concerns. He expressed his expectation for more high-level meetings in the coming year, including President Joe Biden hosting Xi and other world leaders for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in November.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding the lack of contact between U.S. and Chinese defense officials, Blinken highlighted the importance of military-to-military contacts in avoiding unintentional conflicts. He cited recent incidents in the seas and skies as dangerous and unprofessional.<\/p>\n<h3>Chinese State Media&#8217;s Perspective<\/h3>\n<p>While Xi praised the significance of the trip, Chinese state media portrayed the discussions as a display of Beijing&#8217;s strength, particularly in relation to Taiwan&#8217;s upcoming election season. Chinese analysts warned of countermeasures if the U.S. continues selling weapons to Taiwan or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-maintains-threat-of-unintentional-conflict-despite-blinkens-appeal\/\" title=\"China still poses a risk of 'accidental conflict' despite Blinken's plea.\">increasing high-level interactions<\/a> with Taiwanese authorities.<\/p>\n<p>As Blinken concluded his meetings in Beijing, it was reported that Taiwanese analysts would participate in a tabletop military exercise hosted by a Japanese think tank. This marks the first time experts from Taiwan will collaborate with their U.S. and Japanese counterparts on military simulations.<\/p>\n<h3>Concerns Over Provocative Actions<\/h3>\n<p>Blinken reiterated the U.S.&#8217;s concerns about China&#8217;s provocative actions in recent years, particularly in relation to Taiwan. He highlighted the significant impact a crisis in the Taiwan Strait could have on global trade and emphasized the need for a peaceful resolution of cross-strait differences.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Fifty percent of commercial container traffic goes through the Taiwan Strait every day. Seventy percent of semiconductors are manufactured on Taiwan,&#8221; Blinken explained. &#8220;If a crisis were to occur, it would have dramatic consequences for virtually every country around the world.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>is not willing to establish such a channel, which increases the potential for unintended conflicts. Maintaining military communication is crucial for both countries,&#8221; emphasized Secretary Blinken during his visit to China.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1950994,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[26295,25605,4501,5237,6418,16429,7514],"class_list":["post-1950993","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-accidental","tag-blinkens","tag-china","tag-conflict","tag-plea","tag-poses","tag-risk"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1950993","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=1950993"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1950993\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1950994"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1950993"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1950993"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1950993"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}