Chinese military commanders refuse talks with U.S. admiral -
Adm. Aquilino also sought to counter statements made last week by Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang who said war with the United States is inevitable unless Washington moderates its policies.
“For going on just over a year and a half, I have a standing request to be able to speak to either the eastern and or the southern theater commander from the PRC,” Adm. Aquilino said, using the acronym for People’s Republic of China.“We continue to ask because I do think it’s important,” Adm. Aquilino said. “But it’s concerning to me that I don’t have the ability to talk to someone should there be a reason to talk.”Gen. Lin Xiangyang heads the PLA’s eastern theater command.
During several crises, including the 2001 midair collision between a U.S. EP-3 surveillance plane and Chinese J-8 fighter, Chinese military leaders refused to answer calls from U.S. military leaders. “And I’m hoping to have that same option with the PRC, but today it doesn’t exist, and it’s not from a lack of trying from this part,” he said.
The United States has vowed to prevent a forcible takeover of the island and likely would be involved in a defense of the island along with regional allies should Beijing launch a military strike.The U.S. Pacific commander said he sought to reiterate the three points in countering what he said is “misinformation, disinformation, propaganda… and there’s a lot of it out there.”
In July 2021, Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman was presented two lists of more than 20 demands that Chinese State Councilor Wang Yi said were a precondition for improved bilateral ties. “So, as we figure out how to go forward together, there’s really one question we should ask ourselves, and that is: What kind of world would we like to leave our children and grandchildren?
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