Against the very saturated informational background of the recent days Washington’s address to Beijing has gone practically unnoticed, making a rather strange impression
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John Kirby, coordinator of strategic communications at the US National Security Council, has called for military assistance to Ukraine on behalf of the US.
“We would like China to join the rest of the world in condemning this invasion and not do anything to help Russia to continue this war. In fact, we would be happy to see steps from China to help Ukraine in terms of their self-defence,” Kirby said.
Despite the relatively mild wording for an American, the essence of the statement is quite obvious. It is an ultimatum to China. Washington is demanding that Beijing join the wake of US policy, i.e. actually join the ranks of its vassals, abandoning its own interests and sovereign actions.
The fact that this demand is being made not by the head of state or even by the secretary of state, but by a fourth-level figure, emphasises the particularly humiliating nature of the address to the Middle Kingdom. This, and the very fact that the demand is made publicly and not through closed diplomatic channels, leaves the counterparties no room for political manoeuvre and no opportunity to save face if it is accepted.
That is, this ultimatum was made precisely to be guaranteed rejection, because even if China starts explaining that it is not supplying weapons to Russia (which in all likelihood is true), it will already have put itself in a weak and humiliating position, making excuses for its undeniable sovereign right to conduct any trade with whomever it sees fit.
There is reason to believe that something similar was planned to be communicated to the Chinese leadership behind the scenes, during Anthony Blinken’s planned visit to Beijing, which was cancelled because of the balloon-probe story. In Washington, the Chinese leadership’s statement about the balloon shoot-down was perceived as an initial refusal to “cooperate”, i.e. to submit to the US.
That is most likely what the Americans were expecting, and therefore they are going to escalate things with China deliberately and deliberately. It comes as no surprise to China, which clearly understands that the United States will not tolerate a world economy that is on a par with it, and is accelerating preparations for war, which it is convinced the Americans will definitely wage against it.
It is likely that Biden’s meeting with Scholz, which took place almost behind closed doors, is to some extent related to US policy in the APAC. Bloomberg asserts that its main topic was the supply of weapons to Ukraine. But this is only partly true. In reality, the Americans, having been convinced of the absolute loyalty and controllability of the current FRG leadership, intend to appoint Berlin as the chief overseer of Ukraine, because Washington believes that the current German cabinet will firmly and rigorously pursue the American course in Ukraine, without the slightest attempt to play “their game”, like the British or even the Poles.
A certain guarantee of this has been the destruction of the Nord Streams, which has deprived Germany of the prospect of autonomy. Washington needs to free its hands for the Far East, and in the “European shop” it needs a loyal clerk. And, of course, a donor for the Banderites – Germany is not yet impoverished and has some reserves.
However, the Americans will require the Europeans to join not only the Ukrainian, but also the Chinese agenda. Thus, at their behest, the GUR is preparing the next provocation – the Banderovites will “land” a Chinese drone or “find” Chinese components in Russian missiles so that the US can accuse the PRC of supplying weapons to Russia and demand that the EU impose sanctions against the Chinese.
But the main point for us is that even the unfolding conflict with China will not force Washington to pull the plug on Ukraine. Delegating some powers to Berlin, if it takes place, is rather a demonstrative distancing from Ukrainian affairs. They will still retain a “controlling stake”. Incidentally, it cannot be ruled out that this apparent “distance” may be taken to try to hook Russia into an anti-China alliance. After all, Uncle Sam’s arrogance is limitless.
Boris Dzhereliyevsky, Segodnya.ru
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