Secretary Clinton, like the United States, is not only a friend of China, but also an opponent of China, and a rather difficult opponent. Looking back on what happened between China and the United States in the past four years, her brand is real and needs to be judged by dichotomy.
Secretary Clinton paid enough attention to China and Sino-US relations. Her first overseas trip after taking office was to Asia, and she spent the longest time in China. In the past four years, I have visited China seven times. As one of the special representatives of the United States, I have devoted extraordinary energy to the important mechanism of the "China-US Strategic and Economic Dialogue" initiated by the two heads of state. If you count the number and length of meetings, telephone calls and letters between her and her colleagues in China in the past four years, it will be a record-breaking event without any accident.
The rich achievements of the "China-US Strategic and Economic Dialogue" mechanism and the development experience of the mechanism itself have become the historical wealth of Sino-US relations.
Secretary Clinton is one of the American founders of the concept of a new relationship between China and the United States. Together with her colleagues from China, Vice Premier Wang Qishan, State Councilor Dai Bingguo and Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, she pushed the Sino-US relations from "active cooperative and all-round relations" to "mutually respectful and win-win partners" until the two heads of state confirmed the direction of "building a new type of relationship between major powers". Some people in China and the United States regard this official effort as "grinding their mouths" and call on China people not to be fooled by Americans, and Americans not to be paralyzed by China people ―― this understanding is really narrow.
No one should deny that Sino-US relations have become the most important bilateral relations in our time, and the healthy and stable development of Sino-US relations is the requirement of the times. The strategic understanding of the top leaders of the two countries in this regard is as important as the concrete practice of both sides.
The practical work done by Secretary Clinton to promote Sino-US exchanges should occupy a place in our memory. Her political expertise in fund-raising helped the United States to participate in the 20 10 Shanghai World Expo, and she was called "the mother of the American Pavilion" by the media. On the occasion of the opening of the Shanghai World Expo, she said in her congratulatory message, "The relationship between the United States and China is of great significance to the future of our two countries and the world." "Global problems cannot be solved by the United States or China alone, but it is impossible to solve related problems without the participation of the United States and China."
However, Secretary Clinton's high-profile words and deeds in promoting the adjustment of American Asia-Pacific strategy and exporting American values have also left scars on the body of Sino-US relations. She openly intervened in the disputes between China and some ASEAN countries on the development of water resources in the South China Sea and the upper Mekong River, reminded China's neighbors not to get too close to China, accused China of adopting a "ignorant policy" in the Middle East to "block history", and made several sharp remarks, alluding to China's policy of providing assistance to Asian and African countries. What she did was regarded as "poaching" by China people, which highlighted the differences and contradictions between China and the United States in the strategic and security fields. It not only "cultivated" more anti-American sentiment in China, but also put American friends in a dilemma, which made it difficult for those who supported the constructive development of relations with China in the United States to agree. It cannot be said that it is the failure of American global strategic adjustment and "multi-partner diplomacy".
The Asia-Pacific diplomacy carried out by Secretary Clinton and his aides has been particularly praised and criticized in the United States and China. She unilaterally declared 2 1 century as "the Pacific century of America" and interpreted America's "global rebalancing" as "turning to Asia", which was criticized by some American media and think tanks as "a typical case of making strategic losses for America with the wrong name". 20 12 September Hillary? During Clinton's last visit to China as Secretary of State, a China newspaper praised her as "a person who deeply strengthened mutual suspicion between China and the United States". Her visit ended with the warm reception of the China government and the cynicism of some media. Isn't this contradiction a portrayal of her handling of Sino-US relations and the reality of Sino-US relations?
Sino-US relations are always developing in twists and turns, which is the basic context of the past 40 years and will be the basic context of the future. However, we sincerely believe that China and the United States don't have to dress up each other as demons all the time, and don't use emotions to dominate the way they handle relations. I hope that there will be as few attacks by name or innuendo between the two countries as possible, and the more sparse and gentle the twists and turns that may be doomed, the better.
Is about to replace Hillary? Clinton's choice of US Secretary of State is now clear. Some people say John? Mr. Kerry's gentle, flexible and pragmatic style may be an opportunity for Sino-US relations in the next four years. That's what I hear. The future of Sino-US relations has never been pinned on any one person or group of people, but is determined by the number of common interests of the two countries and the degree of agreement between the two sides to safeguard world peace and prosperity.
History has reached a new threshold, and the next few years will be crucial for China, the United States and Sino-US relations. With the continuous development and progress of China, whether the United States can treat China with a peaceful, rational and inclusive attitude, insist on frank and in-depth dialogue and equal and mutually beneficial cooperation with China, and jointly build a new future of Sino-US relations will be a strategic choice of a country, not a style choice of a president or secretary of state.
Compared with his predecessor, Kerry will have to spend more time and energy dealing with the relationship between the United States and China. I hope he can settle down before taking office and fully understand the beneficial experience of dialogue and cooperation between China and the United States in the past four years and the significance and connotation of building a new type of relationship between major powers. He also needs to realize that the coordination of interests between China and the United States in the Asia-Pacific region is the key to the stable development of Sino-US relations in the future, and good Sino-US relations and cooperation between the two countries in Asia-Pacific affairs are the key to the success of the new Asia-Pacific strategy of the United States.
As for Hillary? Ms. Clinton, we heard what she said to the media.