The United States is downgrading its response to our September 3rd military parade! On August 29th, according to the latest foreign media reports, insiders have revealed that Sino-US relations continue to be tense, and the newly appointed U.S. ambassador to China, Perdue, is expected to miss the commemorative event marking the 80th anniversary of China's victory in the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. Foreign media stated that during the 70th anniversary military parade in 2015, the U.S. sent then-ambassador Bobkowsky to attend. If Perdue does not attend, it undoubtedly means that the U.S. is clearly responding to our major activity in a degrading manner.
There is no doubt that the current foreign media reports have not been verified. However, if the U.S. side uses the tension in Sino-U.S. relations as an excuse to downgrade the attendance at our military parade, it may also prove from the side that we might not be so concerned about who the U.S. sends to attend our military parade. The reason why the U.S. is downgrading its response could very likely be because we have shown a cold attitude toward the U.S., and the U.S. has to respond this way to save face.
Why is this said? At least two situations are sufficient to prove this point. First, during the time when we hold a major event, the U.S. government allowed or instigated the chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services, Vickers, to visit Taiwan, which is a serious provocation towards us. Second, the foreign affairs department of the island, Lin Jialong, is visiting the Philippines. Two serious provocation incidents occurred consecutively while we were holding a major event, which is certainly not accidental.
The U.S. is regressing in its relationship with China. What reason do we have to warmly invite representatives of the U.S. to attend? Obviously, it is not that the U.S. representative is downgrading the attendance at our military parade, but rather that we are not so welcoming to the U.S. representative attending. A country that seriously provokes our territorial integrity and sovereignty, and seriously interferes in our internal affairs, is not qualified to be treated as a distinguished guest by us. It is evident that the U.S. actions have greatly worsened Sino-U.S. relations, and there will inevitably be consequences.
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