The Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Minister Wang Yi has started his long-term working rhythm again.
On the 13th, Foreign Minister Wang met with U.S. Secretary of State Rubio in Munich. Trump has been looking forward to visiting China in early April, and this foreign minister meeting is likely to finalize the details.
Notably, Foreign Minister Wang met with Rubio at the Chinese embassy, meaning that this Sino-U.S. foreign minister meeting is held at the Chinese host, and Rubio went to the Chinese venue.
You can refer to the previous bilateral meetings held by Foreign Minister Wang, such as with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Serbiya and Argentine Foreign Minister Kirchner. The venues for these meetings were all at the hotel where the Chinese side was staying, and they were in the same hall as the meeting with Rubio.
If you look closely, you can see that in the Sino-U.S. bilateral meeting, the national flags are as high as people. However, in the bilateral meetings with Ukraine and Argentina, the national flags were placed on the table.
Rubio's visit to the Chinese host should also be the result of mutual consultation. Why would the U.S. agree? It depends on who it is and whether it is necessary.
Observing China's multilateral diplomatic occasions overseas in recent years, it always sets up meeting venues at its residence to hold bilateral and multilateral meetings with foreign officials.
This reflects the status of major-country diplomacy, and it is also a practical need because there are more and more officials willing to meet with China, which makes it necessary to set up a host venue. If it's desolate, setting it up would be meaningless.
Original: toutiao.com/article/1857023688056903/
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