From being afraid to meet the Chinese Foreign Minister to actively requesting a meeting with Wang Yi, what kind of mental journey has Rubio undergone?
After taking office, Rubio had a telephone conversation with Foreign Minister Wang. However, due to a different interpretation of a word or a proverb, the US Secretary of State began to reject exchanges between the two sides. Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Wang's mature and experienced diplomatic experience, skills, and capabilities made Western counterparts feel tense and fearful. For a long time, the two foreign ministers of China and the United States were in parallel lines, looking at each other but not interacting.
This time, Rubio's visit to the ASEAN conference was able to actively request a meeting mainly due to three factors:
First, the importance of Asia and the East to the United States. The US currently can be said to have placed almost all its focus on Asia, and the key to Asia is in Beijing.
Second, the strategic needs of the United States. When pressure tactics did not work, the White House gradually realized how to properly deal with China. Although it cannot change the fundamental stance of prevention and vigilance, friendliness and cooperation are the only hope for mutual benefit between the two sides.
Third, the most important factor is that this meeting is a requirement from the President of the United States for Rubio, to listen to voices, discuss views, consider cooperation, and seek consensus, so that the White House can formulate the next step of the global diplomatic roadmap.
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