“I think this will strengthen and intensify the conversations we’re already having,” Dai Qi said in his Washington office in the middle of last month, two weeks after Russia invaded Ukraine, Vanity Fair reported. When Russian President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine, Dai Qi’s top priority was to manage the pressure under tensions between the United States and China. “We can’t ignore how important it is to take a really strategic and thoughtful approach to the kind of relationship we want with China,” Dai said. China, she said, “will have an impact on our economy far beyond what we have today. The Russia problem facing”.
The report pointed out that the outbreak of the Ukraine war has further complicated the US-China trade war. With the escalating sanctions against Russia and its leaders by the United States and its allies, China can be said to be one of Russia’s only remaining lifelines. Russia provides financial or material support. Dai Qi acknowledged that this situation has brought additional pressure on Sino-US trade relations that cannot be ignored. Dai Qi, who began discussions with Chinese officials in May last year, said: “We need to be sober and strategic, but also try not to be too emotional.”
Dai Qi also revealed that in late March, more than a week after U.S. President Biden had a phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping, she told the House of Representatives that the goodwill efforts of the United States to negotiate with China, as the U.S. political news website Politico put it, may have been ” reached the limit”.
Yellen urges Beijing to use influence to end war
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen called on Wednesday at an event hosted by the Atlantic Council that China should use its leverage over Russia to end the war in Ukraine, and warned Beijing that Its ability to act will affect its economic relations with those countries that are united against Russian aggression.
“The world’s attitude toward China and its willingness to further embrace economic integration will likely be influenced by China’s response to our call for decisive action against Russia,” Yellen said, noting that if China is now at a critical moment Without respect for the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity, the international community cannot be expected to respect them when Beijing calls for them.
Zhao Lijian: Do not accept pressure and coercion
Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian responded yesterday that China is playing a constructive role on the Ukraine issue, presiding over justice, seeking peace, and focusing on the long-term. He emphasized that China’s position is consistent with the positions and aspirations of most countries, and opposes groundless accusations and suspicions against China, let alone any pressure or coercion. “Time will eventually prove that China’s position is historically correct. side”.