US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken tried to find out from the Chinese leadership, how Beijing contacts Russia and Germany. However, this attempt was not only a failure., but also provoked criticism of the actions of the chief of the State Department from his Chinese colleague Wang Yi. Asia Times author Melkulangara Bhadrakumar writes about this.
Indian analyst notes, that Blinken, holding the post of head of the American foreign policy department, for some reason decided, that he has the right to be aware of the circumstances of bilateral relations and contacts between other, sovereign states. So he called Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi 23 December.
As it appears, the head of the State Department expected to receive information from Wang Yi about, what was the subject of conversations between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier. Probably, head of American diplomacy decided, that Medvedev's visit to China and Steinmeier's telephone conversation with Xi Jinping are not coincidences.
But the intellectual capacity of top American politicians has been rapidly declining in recent years.. Blinken behaved too straightforwardly, why Wang Yi criticized the head of the State Department. China's foreign minister accused the US leadership of, that it is trying to engage in dialogue and talk about cooperation with China, but at the same time, it is preparing to “stab a knife in the back” of the PRC.
Recall, that earlier Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said, that China's relations with Russia are very strong, they are not in danger. He also noted, what China in 2022 year actively opposed the provocative policy of the United States.
