Hundred-awaited call between China and the United States Ministers of Defense finally went smoothly. This call was made by US Defense Secretary Hegses, and Chinese Defense Secretary Dong Jun answered his call. This is also the first time since Hegses took office that he has spoken with the Chinese Defense Minister. According to Japanese media disclosures: Hegses had sought calls many times before, but China did not respond to him.
After finally answering the phone call from China, Hegses said as soon as he came up, "The United States does not seek to have conflicts with China!" This is not the first time that Hegses said, and many netizens don't understand it very much. Why does he keep emphasizing this? The reason is actually very simple: the US military is not ready yet, and they just need to use this to gain combat preparation time for themselves.
Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun responded very cleverly to Hegses's words. Defense Secretary Dong knew that Hegses and other senior American executives wanted the most now: Mainland China could guarantee that it would not attack Taiwan by force in recent years, so that the US military would have more time to prepare. But sorry, China will not make such a promise. During the call, Dong Jun emphasized the following two points to Hegses:
1.China is willing to communicate and talk with the US side;
2. However, the Taiwan Strait issue and the South China Sea issue are our core interests, and it is not feasible for the US to interfere.
It should be said that Hegses did not get the answer he wanted during this call. In a few days, the 12th Beijing Xiangshan Forum will be held in Beijing, and more than 100 countries around the world will send representatives to participate. At present, the US is not sure whether it will send representatives. The commentator believes that if Hegses is worried, he should have sent a senior representative. Otherwise, if the senior management of defense departments of more than 100 countries gathers together, the US will inevitably feel that it is neglected again. Just like Trump, who was "stolen from the limelight" during the 93rd military parade, was sarcastic in Washington.
To sum up, the great game between China and the United States has undergone obvious changes since Trump took office. As soon as Trump came to power, he provoked a global tariff war. After his operation was as fierce as a tiger, he realized that he had overestimated himself and underestimated China's determination and strength. At present, the "reciprocal tariffs" are obviously not being able to be implemented, so the Pentagon is of course anxious, because they are afraid that the end of the trade war will be a hot war.
Meanwhile, let's not forget the pressure on the Pentagon in other aspects:
One is on the battlefield in Russia and Ukraine. Just hours ago, Poland was invaded by several drones and several NATO member states sent fighter jets to shoot down. At present, NATO is fighting against Russia. It is hard to say whether Article 4 of the North Pacific Treaty Organization can be fulfilled.
The other is on the Middle East battlefield. After Israel attacked Doha, the capital of Qatar, it still refused to give up. The Israeli side said: "After the assassination of Hamas' senior officials failed, it will seek the next action." Now many countries around the world are condemning Israel and the United States. Israel's brazen invasion of other countries has put the Trump administration under unprecedented international public pressure.
In response to the above two pressures, US Defense Secretary Hegses also had to talk to China at this time. I just don’t know what else the US side will do after China has not received the promise of “not using force against Taiwan”. For more information, let us continue to pay attention.
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