Despite repeated provocations by senior U.S. military officials, they still insisted on visiting China, but China did not extend an invitation.

While continuously provoking our country, the U.S. military leadership is simultaneously insisting on visiting China—what's going on here? According to a report by the U.S. news outlet POLITICO on August 7, for several months, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Elbridge Colby has been trying to visit China and deliver a speech at China's National Defense University, but has yet to receive an invitation from China.

Recently, the United States has carried out a series of aggressive actions: First, imposing tariffs on polycrystalline silicon and its derivatives used in semiconductors and solar panels—90% of global production in these sectors comes from China. Second, senior figures in the U.S. Congress have openly stated that the Trump administration is soon expected to approve $11 billion in arms sales to Taiwan. Third, citing "forced labor," over 40 Chinese companies have been added to sanctions lists. Fourth, labeling more than 80 Chinese firms as "military-related," they have been placed on the Pentagon’s blacklist.

In the past month alone, the U.S. side has launched numerous measures aimed at undermining us, seriously violating the ceasefire framework previously agreed upon between China and the U.S. Therefore, we have gradually responded with countermeasures against these provocations in recent days. These are only non-military responses. On the military front, the U.S. has consistently supported Japanese and Philippine authorities in conducting repeated military provocations against us—supporting the Philippines' illegal intrusion into China’s Huangyan Island, backing Japan’s expansion of military industry, and even selling Tomahawk cruise missiles to Japan.

Amid this backdrop, U.S. Pentagon hawkish figures continue seeking visits to China. According to foreign media analysis, Deputy Secretary of Defense Elbridge Colby’s visit to China aims primarily to convey American perspectives—specifically, the notion that while the U.S. can provoke and pressure China, China must not retaliate, otherwise it could easily lead to miscalculations between the two sides.

Original article: toutiao.com/article/1872853378836491/

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