the Situation around the spread of a new type of coronavirus and its implications may lead to confrontation between the United States and China, as well as to the growth of hostile sentiments on the part of Western States. This is stated in a secret report to Chinese intelligence services for the Chinese leadership, the key findings of which became known to Reuters.
In a report prepared for the leadership of the Chinese experts of the Chinese Academy of contemporary international relations (CICIR), which is directly related to the Ministry of state security of the country, it is noted that the global anti-Chinese sentiments are at the highest level since studencheskih violent suppression of protests on Beijing’s Tiananmen square in 1989.
According to a secret document, China must be prepared for the worst scenario, in particular even military confrontation with the United States, reports Reuters with reference to anonymous sources familiar with the contents of the report.
Reuters could not determine to what extent a tough assessment, described in the document reflects the positions taken by state leaders of China, and whether it will actually influence the policy of the country. However, this report demonstrates how seriously Beijing perceive a possible threat to its security and strategic investments abroad.
Relations between China and the United States are widely regarded in the report as the worst in recent decades, with a complete lack of trust in each other and the many socio-political tensions, since the US charges of unfair trade and technology practice and ending with the issues of Hong Kong, Taiwan and disputed territories in the South China sea.
it is Noteworthy that recently the President of the United States Donald trump, faced with a more difficult election campaign against the background of the appalling epidemiological and economic situations in the country, has been intensifying its criticism of Beijing and is threatening new tariffs on Chinese imports. His administration, meanwhile, is also considering retaliatory measures against China for Covid-19.
trump has repeatedly said about the concealment data about China new coronavirus, and stressed that he believes the country responsible for the global spread of the pandemic threat.
the report also notes that the United States seeks to contain China’s development, which is the growth of its economy is feeling increasingly confident on the world stage.
the document concludes that Washington considers China’s rise as a threat to its economic and national security and a challenge to Western democracies. The report argues that the United States seek to undermine the ruling China Communist parment, weakening the public confidence in her.
the Main consequences of the global anti-Chinese sentiment may be the fact that some States will resist implementation of China international investment projects, in particular the ambitious infrastructure project “One belt, one road”. In addition, Washington can strengthen the financial and military support to allies and competitors of Beijing in Southeast Asia, making, thus, the situation in the field of security throughout the region more unstable.
Earlier, the Chinese foreign Ministry in its statement urged the U.S. to cooperate, stressing that “healthy and steady development of Sino-us relations” will benefit not only both countries but the entire international community. Representatives of the Chinese foreign Ministry also added that “any words or actions associated with political manipulation or stigmatization under the pretext of a pandemic, including using the opportunity to sow discord between countries, does not contribute to international cooperation in the fight against the pandemic”.
Interestingly, the Reuters source familiar with the contents of the document, compared it to “the Novikov telegram”, the dispatch of Soviet Ambassador to Washington Nikolai Novikov, in which he stressed the danger of economic and military ambitions of the United States after the Second world war.
Novikov’s Message was a response to the “long telegram,” American diplomat George Kennan from Moscow, which said that the Soviet Union sees no possibility of peaceful coexistence with the West and that deterrence is the best long-term strategy. These two documents helped lay the Foundation for strategic thinking, which defined both sides of the Cold war.
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