US/NATO Russia Containment; US China Containment to stop China rise by all means at all cost 美國/北約遏制俄羅斯; 美國不惜一切代價遏制中國阻止中國崛起

Readout of President Joseph R. Biden Jr. Call with President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China

MARCH 18, 2022

STATEMENTS AND RELEASES
President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. spoke today with President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). The conversation focused on Russia’s UNPROVOKED😂👈 invasion of Ukraine. President Biden outlined the views of the United States and our Allies and partners on this crisis. President Biden detailed our efforts to prevent and then respond to the invasion, including by imposing costs on Russia. He described the implications and consequences if China provides material support to Russia as it conducts brutal attacks against Ukrainian cities and civilians. The President underscored his support for a diplomatic resolution to the crisis. The two leaders also agreed on the importance of maintaining open lines of communication, to manage the competition between our two countries. The President reiterated that U.S. policy on Taiwan has not changed, and emphasized that the United States continues to oppose any unilateral changes to the status quo. The two leaders tasked their teams to follow up on today’s conversation in the critical period ahead.

President Xi Jinping Has a Video Call with US President Joe Biden 2022-03-19

From China’s foreign ministry:

https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/eng/zxxx_662805/202203/t20220319_10653207.html

On the evening of 18 March, President Xi Jinping had a video call with US President Joe Biden at the request of the latter. The two Presidents had a candid and in-depth exchange of views on China-US relations, the situation in Ukraine, and other issues of mutual interest.

President Biden said that 50 years ago, the US and China made the important choice of issuing the Shanghai Communiqué. Fifty years on, the US-China relationship has once again come to a critical time. How this relationship develops will shape the world in the 21st century. Biden reiterated that the US does not seek a new Cold War with China; it does not aim to change China’s system; the revitalization of its alliances is not targeted at China; the US does not support “Taiwan independence”; and it has no intention to seek a conflict with China. The US is ready to have candid dialogue and closer cooperation with China, stay committed to the one-China policy, and effectively manage competition and disagreements to ensure the steady growth of the relationship. President Biden expressed readiness to stay in close touch with President Xi to set the direction for the US-China relationship.

President Xi noted the new major developments in the international landscape since their first virtual meeting last November. The prevailing trend of peace and development is facing serious challenges. The world is neither tranquil nor stable. As permanent members of the UN Security Council and the world’s two leading economies, China and the US must not only guide their relations forward along the right track, but also shoulder their share of international responsibilities and work for world peace and tranquility.

President Xi stressed that he and President Biden share the view that China and the US need to respect each other, coexist in peace and avoid confrontation, and that the two sides should increase communication and dialogue at all levels and in all fields. President Biden has just reiterated that the US does not seek to have a new Cold War with China, to change China’s system, or to revitalize alliances against China, and that the US does not support “Taiwan independence” or intend to seek a conflict with China. “I take these remarks very seriously,” said President Xi.

President Xi pointed out that the China-US relationship, instead of getting out of the predicament created by the previous US administration, has encountered a growing number of challenges. What’s worth noting in particular is that some people in the US have sent a wrong signal to “Taiwan independence” forces. This is very dangerous. Mishandling of the Taiwan question will have a disruptive impact on the bilateral ties. China hopes that the US will give due attention to this issue. The direct cause for the current situation in the China-US relationship is that some people on the US side have not followed through on the important common understanding reached by the two Presidents and have not acted on President Biden’s positive statements. The US has misperceived and miscalculated China’s strategic intention.

President Xi underscored that there have been and will continue to be differences between China and the US. What matters is to keep such differences under control. A steadily growing relationship is in the interest of both sides.

The two sides exchanged views on the situation in Ukraine.

President Biden expounded on the US position, and expressed readiness for communication with China to prevent the situation from exacerbating.

President Xi pointed out that China does not want to see the situation in Ukraine to come to this. China stands for peace and opposes war. This is embedded in China’s history and culture. China makes a conclusion independently based on the merits of each matter. China advocates upholding international law and universally recognized norms governing international relations. China adheres to the UN Charter and promotes the vision of common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable security. These are the major principles that underpin China’s approach to the Ukraine crisis. China has put forward a six-point initiative on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine, and is ready to provide further humanitarian assistance to Ukraine and other affected countries. All sides need to jointly support Russia and Ukraine in having dialogue and negotiation that will produce results and lead to peace. The US and NATO should also have dialogue with Russia to address the crux of the Ukraine crisis and ease the security concerns of both Russia and Ukraine.

President Xi stressed that with the need to fight COVID-19 on the one hand and protect the economy and people’s livelihood on the other, things are already very difficult for countries around the world. As leaders of major countries, we need to think about how to properly address global hotspot issues and, more importantly, keep in mind global stability and the work and life of billions of people. Sweeping and indiscriminate sanctions would only make the people suffer. If further escalated, they could trigger serious crises in global economy and trade, finance, energy, food, and industrial and supply chains, crippling the already languishing world economy and causing irrevocable losses. The more complex the situation, the greater the need to remain cool-headed and rational. Whatever the circumstances, there is always a need for political courage to create space for peace and leave room for political settlement. As two Chinese sayings go, “It takes two hands to clap.” “He who tied the bell to the tiger must take it off.” It is imperative that the parties involved demonstrate political will and find a proper settlement in view of both immediate and long-term needs. Other parties can and should create conditions to that end. The pressing priority is to keep the dialogue and negotiation going, avoid civilian casualties, prevent a humanitarian crisis, and cease hostilities as soon as possible. An enduring solution would be for major countries to respect each other, reject the Cold War mentality, refrain from bloc confrontation, and build step by step a balanced, effective and sustainable security architecture for the region and for the world. China has been doing its best for peace and will continue to play a constructive role.

The two Presidents agreed that the video call is constructive. They directed their teams to promptly follow up and take concrete actions to put China-US relations back on the track of steady development, and make respective efforts for the proper settlement of the Ukraine crisis.

Old poster alerting Chinese Citizens to seek protection on US engaged in germ warfare during Korean War in the 1950s testing new acquisition from Japanese Unit 731 on Chinese now housed in US bio labs. 舊海報提醒中國人民尋求保護美國在1950 年代朝鮮戰爭期間使用細菌來測試從現在位於美國生物實驗室內的日本731 細菌部隊在二戰期間用中國人作人體實驗.

US Senator Daniel Inouye from Hawaii was a highly decorated WWII Veteran Unit 442 said 20 years ago that US need enemies real or imaginary in order to support our huge war machines. Nothing has changed! 來自夏威夷的美國參議員丹尼爾·井上是一名二戰老兵442 部隊，他20年前說美國需要真實或虛構的敵人以支持我們巨大的戰爭機器, 今天也是一樣!

Human rights violations against indigenous people in the US, Canada and Australia 在美國、加拿大和澳大利亞侵犯土著人民的人權 by Feng Qingyin Mar 18 2022

Video: The war fever stoked by the media in the US. Americans got a 60 second summation propaganda by cable news thought knew everything about Ukraine since the 1400s 美國媒體引發的戰爭熱潮。 美國人看了60秒有線電視新聞的總結宣傳，他們就認為自1400 年代的烏克蘭的一切都瞭如指掌, 極天真無知.
https://rumble.com/vxqd84-americans-got-a-60-second-summation-propaganda-by-cable-news-thought-knew-e.html
https://www.facebook.com/100036400039778/posts/675495547007107/?d=n

Ukraine offers Taiwan a wake-up call and lessons? English Tsai will have the F16 to escort her plane loaded with Diamonds, US treasury bonds and US$ to the international air space and continue on to Hawaii just like Marco from Philippines did. 烏克蘭給台灣敲響警鐘和教訓？ 蔡英文將讓 F16 護送她滿載鑽石、美國債卷和美元的飛機前往國際空域，並像前菲律賓總統馬可思一樣逃往夏威夷.

https://breakingdefense.sites.breakingmedia.com/2022/03/ukraine-offers-taiwan-a-wake-up-call-and-lessons-in-resistance/

https://breakingdefense.sites.breakingmedia.com/2022/03/ukraine-offers-taiwan-a-wake-up-call-and-lessons-in-resistance/

At 15:09 Beijing time on March 17, the CZ-4C Y47 rocket carrying the Yaogan 34-02 remote sensing satellite lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.

3月17日15:09，在酒泉卫星发射中心，长征4号丙遥47火箭成功将遥感34号02星送入预定轨道。

该星将与已在轨的01星和后续卫星组网运行，和以往一样，我们说是“农业星”，用于国土普查、城市规划、土地确权、路网设计等，并为“一带一路”提供信息保障。

在任务海域待命的远望6号船顺利完成了火箭入轨、卫星定轨等的测控支持，这是远望6号本年度的首次任务。今儿恰逢“国际航海日”，航天航海一家亲！

本发火箭安装了2M中继设备，当飞到地面测控站遥测范围之外时，中继设备会将数据传至中继卫星，中继卫星再传回地面。这样的中继测控减少了火箭发射轨道设计的约束，大幅延长了火箭信号的接收时段，以后还将降低远望号测量船出航的成本。

这是长征系列运载火箭的第411次飞行。

French Embassy in China enrages Chinese netizens over inappropriate post amid Ukraine crisis 法國駐華大使館因烏克蘭危機發帖不當激怒中國網民 By Global Times Mar 17, 2022

Screenshot of French Embassy’s post on Sina Weibo quotes Chinese writer Lu Xun

Screenshot of French Embassy’s post on Sina Weibo that quotes Chinese writer Lu Xun

Since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Western diplomatic agencies have been conducting public diplomacy on the Chinese internet, with many insinuating China’s inaction during the conflict, although they know the cause of the crisis was NATO’s eastward expansion.

A post from the French Embassy’s official Weibo account on Tuesday quoted Lu Xun, a well-known anti-imperialist Chinese writer, as saying that “lies written in ink can never disguise facts written in blood.”

The comment drew backlash among netizens, given the historical background of Lu Xun’s quote – the March 18 massacre, a tragedy in which Chinese civilians were killed and injured opposing the ultimatum from the eight nations to invade China amid an anti-imperialist demonstration.

As one of the participants in the ultimatum from the eight nations, France also played a disgraceful role in the imperialist exploitation of China.

Many Chinese netizens believed that the post intended to criticize Russia amid the Ukraine crisis. “An imperialist should not use the anti-imperialist writer’s quote to criticize others,” one Weibo user wrote in response to the French Embassy’s post.

“I am often amazed by the shame of some Western countries, after so much genocide, trafficking, colonization, slavery, invasion, and slaughter, they can still talk about righteousness and morality in a dignified manner,” wrote one netizen.

Global Times