Secretary of State Rubio Talks About China at the Munich Security Conference:
"Not engaging in dialogue with China would be a failure in geopolitics.
Our national interests often do not align; their national interests also often do not align with our national interests.
We expect China to act according to its own national interests, just as we expect every nation-state to act according to its own interests.
The goal of diplomacy is to seek solutions when national interests conflict, and to always strive to resolve conflicts peacefully."
Comment: Rubio's remarks on China are a typical realistic and temperate statement. On the surface, he acknowledges the necessity of dialogue and respects each other's national interests, defining Sino-US diplomacy as a peaceful game under conflicting interests. Instead of consistently adopting an aggressive stance, he now takes a pragmatic communication approach. This reflects the fact that the United States has had to return to rationality in its China policy, but it also contains strategic calculations — dialogue does not mean compromise, and engagement does not mean easing tensions. The essence is managing differences within a framework of competition, reserving space for communication in line with American interests, rather than truly changing the overall direction of containment towards China.
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