【Wen / Observers Daily, Ruan Jiaqi】
Chang Jiadun, who is known as the "Director of the War Hype Bureau's North American Office," has not spread the "China Collapse Theory" this time.
According to Fox News, on May 5th, at the beginning of the day, the Fox "Maria Morning Show" program started to hype the topic of "China's expanded underwater military presence." Chang Jiadun, in a threatening manner, claimed that Chinese submarines are operating in areas extremely close to the U.S. mainland. When talking about the visit of the Chinese special envoy to the Middle East, he openly urged the United States to ignore it and regard China as an "enemy combatant."
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This episode revolved around a recent article in the Wall Street Journal. The article claimed that China is "developing new submarine technology, building a larger and more capable submarine fleet, and its strength is gradually approaching the United States and its allies." The article also cited the U.S. Navy's statement, warning that these submarines can launch attacks from locations closer to the U.S. mainland.
As a senior researcher at the Gates Foundation Institute, Zhang Jiadun took the opportunity to echo: "It is obvious that they do want submarines to get close to the United States."
He then made alarmist remarks, saying that the United States must ensure it has enough attack submarines to destroy China's ballistic missile nuclear submarines, "Chinese submarines have already appeared in the Arctic region, very, very close to Alaska and the U.S. mainland, so this situation is crucial."
When the topic turned to the Chinese special envoy's visit to the Middle East, Zhang Jiadun began to spread his usual nonsense again.
He suggested that the United States should ignore the Chinese special envoy, because the envoy's real purpose is "to prevent the United States from attacking Iran."
"This envoy is trying to stop the United States from attacking Iran, obviously, we should ignore him," Zhang Jiadun said absurdly, "the Chinese are enemy combatants, and we should treat them that way."
Zhang Jiadun also maliciously defamed that China is not a neutral mediator, but rather a key supporter of Iran, and that China "comprehensively supports" Iran in diplomatic propaganda, public opinion support, and the purchase of major commodities.
"Last year, 87.2% of Iran's export revenue came from China, this is comprehensive support," he gave out unverified numbers and made baseless comments, "so the United States just needs to show its position: we must stop all this. We must also make China pay a price."
The program also discussed the U.S. reliance on Chinese drones, Sino-U.S. artificial intelligence (AI) competition, and other topics. Zhang Jiadun continued to make absurd statements such as "unfair competition by China hinders U.S. manufacturing."
Regarding China's development achievements, Zhang Jiadun was clearly very worried, putting on a typical "the emperor isn't worried, but the eunuch is."
However, contrary to his claims, China has always adhered to peaceful development, while the United States is constantly caught up in "paranoid delusions," often imagining that China poses a military threat to it.
The active mediation of China in the Middle East situation is the most powerful proof. On March 5th, during a regular press conference, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning stated that China is deeply concerned about the current tense situation in the Middle East and has recently been intensively mediating.
"China believes that war and force cannot fundamentally solve the problem; dialogue and negotiation are the correct path to solving the problem. Political and diplomatic means should be adhered to in resolving differences and conflicts," Mao Ning said.
Mao Ning said that China will continue to maintain communication with relevant parties, including the conflicting parties, strengthen mediation, and build consensus. China will send its Special Envoy for the Middle East issue to the region soon to make positive efforts to ease the tense situation.
According to the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on March 4th, Wang Yi, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs, had a phone call with Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal.
Faisal introduced the latest developments in the Middle East situation, stating that Saudi Arabia does not want the region to fall into fire, but it is worrying that the conflict is still spreading and there is a trend of further expansion. Saudi Arabia has maintained restraint but also reserves the right to self-defense, hoping that the crisis can move away from the danger of escalation and toward easing. Saudi Arabia appreciates China's emphasis on regional security and stability and its active role in this regard, and hopes to strengthen communication and coordination with China to promote peace and end the war, and achieve the peace and stability of the Middle East as soon as possible.
Wang Yi stated that the spread and expansion of the war in the Middle East have affected Gulf countries such as Saudi Arabia, which is something China does not want to see. No matter what the reason, the use of indiscriminate force is unacceptable, and any attack on innocent civilians and non-military targets should be condemned. China appreciates Saudi Arabia's restraint and its insistence on resolving differences through peaceful means. It is rare and precious for regional countries to achieve reconciliation, and it is worth cherishing and continuing to promote. China has always been a force for maintaining peace and is willing to continue playing a constructive role. It will send a special envoy for the Middle East issue to the region to mediate. China strongly calls on all parties to stop military actions and return to dialogue and negotiations as soon as possible to prevent the tension from further escalating.
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