{"id":1951697,"date":"2023-06-20T09:56:05","date_gmt":"2023-06-20T13:56:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/secretary-blinkens-china-trip-went-about-as-badly-as-youd-expect\/"},"modified":"2023-06-20T10:01:50","modified_gmt":"2023-06-20T14:01:50","slug":"secretary-blinkens-china-trip-went-about-as-badly-as-youd-expect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/secretary-blinkens-china-trip-went-about-as-badly-as-youd-expect\/","title":{"rendered":"Blinken&#8217;s China trip went as expected, poorly."},"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\">14<\/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%2Fsecretary-blinkens-china-trip-went-about-as-badly-as-youd-expect%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=1951697&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=\"article-content\">\n<p>Secretary of State Antony Blinken concluded his trip to Beijing in a meeting with Chinese dictator Xi Jinping on Monday that did little to improve Americans\u2019 confidence in the Biden administration\u2019s ability to manage U.S.-China relations.<\/p>\n<p>Heading into the summit, the administration was hoping to reestablish communications between the U.S. and Chinese militaries. Despite <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/6288151\/blinken-china-diplomat-meeting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">purportedly<\/a> reaching an agreement on \u201csome specific issues,\u201d the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) ultimately <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/us-china-blinken-xi-biden-ce8bf13e5a02977a5291c001761ae0b3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">declined<\/a> to meet that main request, placing the blame for the ongoing dispute on U.S. sanctions. <\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2-long d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-826114620\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1379703300879-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-13873be83076ae1f5e6652b373b4e424 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-13873be83076ae1f5e6652b373b4e424\"><\/div>\n<p>That failure wasn\u2019t the only embarrassment for the Biden administration. As described by CNN\u2019s Jim Sciutto, Xi used an \u201calmost scolding tone\u201d when addressing Blinken prior to their meeting, in which he stated \u201csomething along the lines of, \u2018I hope you \u2026 and America will do more to improve the [Sino-American] relationship.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Xi was \u201cclearly putting the onus on the U.S. and therefore implying it\u2019s the U.S. that has been the problem,\u201d Sciutto said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <span class=\"BbMS84clKsvADUXajF1HJu7kIi6tdgKZNSldiT04OoEY3crgIk7QfONpzCRhbwh5e9v\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">CNN&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jimsciutto?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@jimsciutto<\/a>: &#8220;There was an almost scolding tone&#8221; to how Chinese officials treated <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecBlinken?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SecBlinken<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5HZiplynXj\">pic.twitter.com\/5HZiplynXj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tomselliott\/status\/1670862194836111371?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 19, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The more notable aspect of Monday\u2019s summit, however, came during a Blinken press conference following the meeting, in which the U.S. secretary of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/secretary-blinkens-china-trip-went-about-as-badly-as-youd-expect\/\" title=\"Blinken's China trip went as expected, poorly.\">state effectively played footsie<\/a> with the Chinese government. While addressing reporters, Blinken <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tomselliott\/status\/1670813462409117699?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>: \u201cOne of the important things for me to do on this trip was to disabuse [the] Chinese \u2026 of the notion that we are seeking to economically contain them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re not \u2026 I also noted to our \u2014 our hosts, that China\u2019s broad economic success is also in our interest,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-962e395b5cd67e5e53b9c15be07d65f1 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-6\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-962e395b5cd67e5e53b9c15be07d65f1\"><\/div>\n<p>Blinken displayed similar weakness when asked a question about Taiwan, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-pronouns-less-recruits-u-s-military-facing-unprecedented-recruiting-crisis-under-biden\/\" title=\"\u2018More Pronouns, Less Recruits\u2019: U.S. Military Facing \u2018Unprecedented\u2019 Recruiting Crisis Under Biden\">major issue affecting<\/a> U.S.-China relations. In his remarks, Blinken asserted the administration does \u201cnot support Taiwan independence\u201d and emphasized that he \u201creiterated\u201d that to Chinese leadership.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <span class=\"NYQp8ySa9zs7XV05EhkU1ZHRgOmdl3oADtnMCeGKx\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecBlinken?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SecBlinken<\/a>, kowtowing in Beijing: &#8220;We do not support Taiwan independence&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/flPIV8PLxS\">pic.twitter.com\/flPIV8PLxS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tomselliott\/status\/1670787522421555201?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 19, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Blinken\u2019s comments came days after President Joe Biden appeared to excuse the CCP\u2019s flying of a spy balloon over the U.S. earlier this year. The balloon \u2014 which Biden allowed to float across the entire continental U.S. before ordering that it be shot down \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/national-security\/china-spy-balloon-collected-intelligence-us-military-bases-rcna77155\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reportedly<\/a> gathered intel from \u201cseveral sensitive American military sites\u201d during its transit. <\/p>\n<p>While speaking with reporters on Saturday, the president <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/world\/biden-claims-spy-balloon-was-more-embarrassing-for-china-suggests-it-wasnt-intentional\/ar-AA1cGpyK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">claimed<\/a> he didn\u2019t \u201cthink the [Chinese] leadership knew where [the balloon] was, knew what it was in it and what was going on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it was more embarrassing than it was intentional,\u201d Biden said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-4638090f2ca3e9a9cd81d5b0b0a3ab88 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-10\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-4638090f2ca3e9a9cd81d5b0b0a3ab88\"><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why It Matters<\/h2>\n<p>Monday\u2019s Blinken-Xi meeting presents two significant problems, the first of which pertains to Blinken\u2019s comments on Taiwanese independence. <\/p>\n<p>Taiwan \u2014 for all intents and purposes \u2014 is already an independent state. While it has not issued a \u201cformal\u201d declaration of independence, the island nation has all the characteristics of a sovereign country, including its own economy and political system. This notion has also been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-51104246\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">echoed<\/a> by Taiwan\u2019s political leadership, specifically Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen. <\/p>\n<p>While the United States\u2019 \u201cOne China policy\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/08\/04\/america-needs-to-figure-out-its-long-term-taiwan-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">acknowledges<\/a> the People\u2019s Republic of China is the sole government of China and the PRC\u2019s position that Taiwan belongs to China, it does not recognize the PRC\u2019s claims to territorial sovereignty over Taiwan. By publicly stating the U.S. does not recognize Taiwan\u2019s independence, Blinken is not only undercutting views espoused by Taiwan\u2019s leadership; he\u2019s also giving credence to the CCP\u2019s narrative that Taiwan is a rogue PRC territory.<\/p>\n<p>The second and equally alarming takeaway from the summit pertains to the shifting dynamics of U.S.-China relations under Biden. Notice how in the lead-up to the meeting, it was U.S. leadership who was eager to mend ties with China after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-claims-spy-balloon-floating-over-us-nuclear-sites-is-for-scientific-research\/\" title=\"China Claims Spy Balloon Floating Over US Nuclear Sites Is for 'Scientific Research'\">spy balloon incident<\/a> and not the other way around.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, adversarial powers should engage in diplomatic outreach to avoid conflict with one another and create peace where possible. But exactly what <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/06\/06\/bidens-declining-mental-acuity-is-a-big-welcome-mat-to-red-chinas-aggression\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">action<\/a> has the CCP taken in the past few months that makes Biden or Blinken believe they\u2019re interested in negotiations? Was it the spy balloon incident? The Chinese military\u2019s orchestrated fly-by of a U.S. surveillance aircraft in the South China Sea? Or the People\u2019s Liberation Army Navy cutting off a U.S. destroyer in the Taiwan Strait?<\/p>\n<p>Biden and company\u2019s desire to maintain peace in the Indo-Pacific isn\u2019t the issue. The problem is the administration\u2019s repeated attempts to secure an agreement with the Chinese no matter how weak or desperate it makes them appear. Instead of waiting for China to come to the negotiating table, the situation is flipped to where the CCP is now allowed to dictate the terms for future diplomatic talks. It\u2019s a dynamic that \u2014 unfortunately \u2014 plays to China\u2019s benefit.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-174e19fc748fc230f3ed606cd172537a fdrlst__b89e9-after-post-content\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-174e19fc748fc230f3ed606cd172537a\"><\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">    \t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Secretary of State Antony Blinken&#8217;s meeting with Chinese dictator Xi Jinping in Beijing failed to boost confidence in the Biden administration&#8217;s handling of U.S.-China relations. 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