On August 21, as soon as the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced the list of visits to China for the SCO Summit, the political atmosphere suddenly became tense. A list of paper caused a thousand waves. More than 20 heads of state and heads of international organizations will gather in Beijing and Tianjin. Such a diplomatic event has impressed the world.
However, in the short 24 hours after the list was announced, the United States and the European Union launched successive moves against China at almost the same pace, imposing sanctions, slapping the pot, and blocking the neck. The "combination punches" were particularly stiff.
The United States used to be aggressive and rely on strong diplomacy to oppress the world, but now it still refuses to relax its scepter. Even if you are already a strong outside and a strong outside, you must create trouble at the key nodes where China is emerging. Seeing that the Shanghai Summit will be held from August 31st to September 1st, Trump's team suddenly announced sanctions against Chinese companies on the grounds of "assisting Iran in transporting oil".
Meanwhile, EU Commission President Von der Leyen was unable to sit down, jumping out and speaking loudly, warning Europe not to deviate from the United States, otherwise "Chinese Russia will steal fun."
China's announced SCO summit list is abundant, not only including Putin, Modi, Erdogan, Guterres and other heavyweight figures, but also attracted the participation of several international organizations such as ASEAN and AIIB.
Judging only from the number of participating countries and international organizations, this has become the largest and most influential meeting in the history of the SCO.This is not just a diplomatic event, but also a manifestation of international dialogue, cooperation and trust.
With the publication of the list, China is sending a starkly clear signal that multilateralism is the key path to solving global challenges, which is the last thing the United States and the European Union want.
On the 22nd, the Trump administration also didn't "wait", directly imposing point-of-name sanctions on two Chinese companies, and also released a blacklist of 13 entities and eight ships.This wave of operation, the time is too “coincidental”, obviously came to China.
Even more intriguing is the fact that the two enterprises themselves are small in size and relatively limited in scope.The intention of the U.S. is not to eliminate “illegal” behavior, but to use it to knock on the mountain tiger and release a threatening signal to all countries that cooperate with China.What the United States wants is not legal justice, but control over the global diplomatic situation.
At the same time as the U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions, the EU's attitude also began to "turn subtly." Von der Leyen wrote in Spain's Le Monde newspaper, trying to defend the trade agreement she reached with Trump.
She said that if the European Union did not align with the United States, in the event of a trade war, "China and Russia would ultimately benefit".Between the lines of this remark, it reveals its deep defense against China and Russia, and even exposes the EU's passivity and anxiety in the Sino-US game.
The so-called "stability agreement" between the EU and the United States is actually a naked and unequal exchange.The United States promised only a 15% ceiling on EU exports, but high tariffs in key areas such as steel and aluminum did not move.
The EU has made huge concessions, not only removing tariffs on most U.S. industrial goods, but also pledging to purchase U.S. energy products worth $75 billion within three years and investing heavily in the U.S. AI chip industry.Such an agreement not only deepens Europe's dependence on the United States, but also further weakens the EU's internal economic autonomy.
What is really disturbing is that the EU's attitude towards China has also become blurred. Von der Leyen constantly talks about the "Sino-Russian threat" in his articles, which is nothing more than an attempt to cover up the embarrassing reality of his compromise with the United States.But Europeans and businesses are not buying it, and several German and French companies and trade unions have publicly opposed the trade arrangement, arguing that it will accelerate the process of "deindustrialisation" in Europe.
At this time, the United States is more like an anxious trader, trying to maintain its global influence with sanctions and suppression. Trump himself also "took the initiative to speak" at this time, saying that he "may visit China soon". This statement confused the outside world: while constantly imposing sanctions on Chinese companies, it also released its willingness to visit in a high-profile manner.This kind of operation of "one set of words and one knife in the back" has become the "standard" of American diplomacy.
The response of China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs was calm and powerful: You can come and show your sincerity first. Although this response is short, it accurately reveals China's bottom line and attitude. Sino-US relations are not a chess game for anyone to operate. China will no longer pay for a hypocritical "negotiating posture."
In addition to sanctions, the U.S. has also tightened the blockade on the tech level.On August 22, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission kicked Chinese companies out of the submarine cable supply chain on the grounds of "data security".The intention of this action is obvious: to prevent China from gaining more leadership in the field of global communications infrastructure.
China has already taken precautions. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology disclosed that the country has built the world's longest dedicated test network for submarine cables, and domestically produced 200G silicon optical modules have also been verified. This means that even if the United States and the West exclude China, China can still build its own communication network along the "the belt and road initiative".
From energy to technology, from diplomacy to trade, the U.S. and the EU are almost all trying to circumvent China. The more blockade, the more it inspires China’s ability to innovate independently and to integrate globally.
In the run-up to the summit, Cambodia's transformation is particularly typical. What was once a high-profile shift towards the United States has now returned to the Moments of China. The deputy prime minister went to Yunnan to have a "tea" with the Chinese side, and the prime minister will also attend the SCO summit and the September 3rd military parade. Cambodia's choice is a sober judgment of the reality: America's promises are mostly empty promises, while China can bring real investment and development.
Faced with Western provocations, China did not rush to fight back, but used a broader platform to unite more countries. The Shanghai Cooperation Summit will not only discuss issues such as energy, food, and transportation, but will also launch a preparatory meeting for the Shanghai Cooperation Development Bank, a working group meeting on local currency settlement mechanism, and a statement on digital infrastructure cooperation.This is not a slogan, but a practical measure that can really be implemented.
The more the United States and Europe try to create anxiety, the more it highlights China's irreplaceability in global cooperation. The convening of the Tianjin Summit will be a key turning point for China to confront unilateralism and promote multilateral cooperation.A total of $23 trillion in GDP, 42 percent of the world’s population, found a common language at this conference.
Even if U.S. and European countries try to rob, the real power of speech is quietly shifting from the hands of the "old brand power".The SCO summit is not only China's home-field diplomacy, but also a prelude to the global pattern.
Trump's "visit to China" statement, Von der Leyen's "drop-down speech", seems to be untouched, and actually exposes anxiety and helplessness.They are trying to maintain the old order through outdated means, but they cannot stop the world from moving towards multipolarity.
Today's China is no longer a "passive recipient" in other people's eyes; it is an initiator of building rules and leading cooperation.This summit is not only a victory for China, but also a victory for multilateralism, it is a victory for the global South.
China responds to challenges with actions and resists storms with cooperation. The Tianjin summit is a shining moment for diplomacy and a new starting point for global cooperation. The more interference from the United States and Europe, the more determined and calm China is.
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[1] To remedy the madness of the trade agreement, Von der Leyen declared: China-Russia is pleased to see the outbreak of the US-Europe trade war.
[2]Foreign media pay attention to Putin and Kim Jong-un attending the 93rd military parade: Everyone Trump wants to see has come to Observer. com