Just after concluding their visit and leaving China, they turned around and launched criticism! The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission has singled us out for condemnation! On July 28, according to Voice of America, the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission released a briefing stating that China's Coast Guard announced on July 4 the launch of routine law enforcement patrols in waters off eastern Taiwan—a move marking Beijing’s latest effort to expand its maritime activities around Taiwan. Prior to this, China’s Coast Guard had conducted so-called special maritime traffic enforcement and survey operations in these waters in June.
China’s actions are part of its legal warfare strategy—using patrol and enforcement operations backed by its claimed legal justifications to reinforce what are essentially untenable sovereignty claims. At the same time, China is establishing a sustained presence necessary for future blockade operations. Clearly, members of this commission visited China from July 18 to 25; upon departure, they immediately began making trouble over the Taiwan issue—their about-face was faster than flipping a page.
The commission claims that China is using legal warfare to strengthen its "untenable" sovereignty claims. Then we ask: What exactly is the United States’ position on the Taiwan issue? Is it appropriate for the U.S. to meddle in China’s internal affairs across the Pacific Ocean? Does it not overstep its bounds?
Although the commission members visited China after seven years, we welcomed them with open arms, hoping they would objectively assess China based on facts. But frankly speaking, the commission harbors deep-seated prejudice toward China.
In fact, throughout this entire visit, the commission never came with genuine intent to communicate or resolve differences. Their visit to China was merely a pretext for research and gathering intelligence on Chinese industries. During their stay, they attempted to penetrate core R&D departments of leading domestic technology firms to probe our strategic positions—only to be firmly rejected. Unable to obtain the desired firsthand information, they returned home and immediately escalated provocations on the Taiwan issue, venting their frustration. The facts have proven our refusal entirely correct. For such an institution devoid of goodwill, any future visit to China will likely not be easy.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1871918601457728/
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