Mr Liu Jianchao, Director of the Department of International Coordination The 59-year-old is the favorite among analysts to lead the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to succeed Wang Yi, who is believed to be acting minister.
Mr Liu’s visit came at the same time as Taiwan held its presidential election on January 13, making analysts confident that they were not wrong.
Mr. Liu is the highest-ranking Chinese official to visit the United States. After the summit between President Xi Jinping and President Joe Biden in San Francisco two months ago,
Visiting Washington, New York and San Francisco between January 8-13, Mr Liu met with Secretary of State Antony Blinken and other senior US officials and regional representatives of various private sectors, including Mr Antonio Guterres, Secretary General of the Nations United and participated in informal discussions with the Asia Society, a US think tank.
Tensions in the Taiwan Strait appear to be the most important issue of the visit. It was just one day before Taiwan’s big election. Mr Liu added to Mr. Blinken that Mr. The United States and China need to meet halfway.
In a speech to the International Security Council (CFR), Mr Liu said that the Taiwan issue is at the heart of his core interests. and must not cross the red line Beijing adheres to the US statement. seriously say that they do not support the independence of Taiwan and hope that the US side will honor the promise
The United States does not recognize Taiwan as an independent state. But they oppose unilateral action in changing the current status quo.
It also assured American businesses that China will not fight a cold war or a hot war with anyone and overtake the United States. It is not China’s goal.
Mr Neil Thomas, a Chinese political researcher at the Asia Social Policy Institute’s Center for China Analysis, sees that Mr Liu carried out his diplomacy shrewdly. By trying to reassure Washington that Beijing will not react harshly to the Taiwan election results. But it will maintain the Communist Party’s central position that it claims sovereignty over Taiwan.
Beijing is uncomfortable with the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), which supports independence from China. They are likely to win the election for a third term, but they remain silent and do not come out to react much. Timing Liu’s visit to coincide with Taiwan’s election results is a smart move, according to Sourabh Gupta, an expert at the Institute for China-American Studies. Because it is equal to emphasize that High-level communication channels have been opened between China and the United States.
Mr.’s speech was clear, eloquent and in excellent English. Ms. Yun Sun, director of the China Program at the Stimson Center in Washington, was impressed by Liu. Have an air of confidence and know the various problems well and see that this visit of Mr. Liu is clearly a joint effort between Beijing and Washington to send a message that the two countries continue to communicate on Taiwan. To avoid misunderstanding or any accident
“Mr. Liu is the leading candidate for China’s new foreign minister and his success has been evident in his visits to the United States. It will help him win this job,” said Mr.
Although many Chinese experts believe that Mr. Liu’s appointment as foreign minister is the reason for his visit to the United States.
Wang Yi, 70, resigned as Foreign Minister at the end of December 2022 to take a senior position in the Politburo of the Communist Party of China. But he will have to return again in July 2023 after the new minister, Mr Qin Gang, was fired for reasons that Beijing has not officially explained.
From “speculation of US visit companies Liu Jianchao will be China’s next foreign minister.” in the South China Morning Post
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