Wang Yi at the Munich Security Conference
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Quick version: pulls no punches whatsoever, blames US for the state of the world
- Covid is contained but world is not safer
- Geopolitical rifts are widening
- Cold war mentality is back
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- New types of threat - energy, food, climate, biosecurity, AI - keep emerging
- Standing at a critical juncture of history
- Human society must not repeat the path of antagonism, division, antagonism
- Fall into traps of zero sum game, war and conflict
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Double-edged on Ukraine/Taiwan:
- For safer world, sovereignty & territorial integrity of all countries must be respected
- Power politics & hegemony do biggest damage to global peace
- Interference in internal affairs of other countries a basic violation
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On Taiwan blames US & Tw govt:
- Any violations of one-China principle
- Attempts to create:
- One China & one Taiwan or two Chinas
- are gross infringement of China’s territorial integrity
- Pose real threats to peace & stability across Tw Strait
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Implicitly accuses West of double standards on Ukraine vs Taiwan
- Principle of sovereignty cornerstone of intl order
- All should apply in words & deeds, not selectively
- CN will resolutely curb acts of separatism, safeguard sovereignty & terr integrity
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On tensions with US:
- Disagreements of visions between different countries do exist
- But however difficult a situation is, political solutions should be pursued
- Creating opposing blocs, hyping threats creates risk of miscalculation
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Denies China seeks hegemony:
- In Oct Xi said pursues rejuvenation of China on all paths (i.e. incl "reunification" w/Taiwan)
- China’s peaceful development a unique miracle
- Some assume a strong country will seek hegemony, our history shows otherwise
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On China seeking security leadership:
- Any increase in China's strength is an increase in global peace
- Will launch a "concept paper" for Xi's Global Security Initiative
- To lay out a more "systematic approach" to address global security challenges
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Wang urges Europe not to align with US against China:
- Making the world a safer place hinges on right choices of China & Europe
- Both jajor forces in multipolar world
- If we choose dialog/cooperation/stability, there will be no Cold War
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In Q&A Wang continues accusations against US:
- Slams US Chips Act as "pure protectionism"
- Accuses US of "hysteria" over balloons
- Implies US scuppered Ukraine-Russia talks last year
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Asked by @ischinger to reassure no attack on Taiwan imminent, Wang blames Taiwan + US:
- Taiwan part of China’s territory
- Never been a country, never will be
- This is status quo
- Not China wanting to change status quo but Taiwan’s separatist forces
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Wang talks about "position paper" coming from Beijing on Ukraine:
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