High-level representatives of the United States and Japan are participating in the World War II commemorative ceremony in the Guadalcanal Islands. The United States is closely following the development of the situation in the Pacific island countries, and there is an opportunity to prevent China from blocking it.Figure: Retrieved from Sherman’s Twitter
Although the situation in the Taiwan Strait has intensified tensions due to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, Xie Jinhe, chairman of Caixin Media, pointed out on Facebook that the next gunpowder is the Pacific island countries, which are the most sensitive to the deterioration of US-China relations. Not only the United States, Japan, New Zealand and Australia, but also China can’t tolerate the flags of China in these island countries, which affects the geopolitical sensitivity of the South Pacific. It may detonate here”!
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman was in Solomon Islands to participate in the World War II commemorative ceremony. She led a delegation to visit the Pacific island countries and also met with the foreign ministers and senior officials of New Zealand and Australia. Sherman pointedly said that some people forget the cost and lessons of the war, and some leaders use coercion and pressure as a means to emphasize that a free and open media is the foundation of a democratic society.
Xie Jinhe pointed out that Sherman’s talk was “completely aimed at China.” He pointed out that this year, the US-China relationship has changed from a secret fight to an open fight, and the battle for the Pacific island countries is actually an important trigger. In the past few years, China has been desperately digging the corner of Taiwan in its diplomacy. Solomon and Kiribati, who had diplomatic relations with Taiwan, have cut off diplomatic relations with Taiwan. New Zealand is very nervous.
On the other hand, China is actively courting these Pacific island countries. The foreign minister of the country, Wang Yi, has visited several times and held summits with the foreign ministers of the Pacific islands. In the eyes of the United States, it is impossible to sit back and watch.
Xie Jinhe said that from December 7, 1941, following Japan attacked Pearl Harbor and the United States officially entered the war, until June 1942, the Battle of Midway Island, the Battle of Blood Ridge in the Guadalcanal Islands, the Mariana Trench, Pan Island, Palau, Guam, the Philippines, Okinawa, etc. American soldiers sacrificed hundreds of thousands of lives on these Pacific islands and reefs before they were snatched from the Japanese. Seeing that China has planted flags in these island countries in recent years, it is precisely the geopolitical sensitive nerves of the South Pacific that have hit the sensitive nerves of geopolitics in the South Pacific. Not only Australia and New Zealand are restless, but the United States is also stuck in their throats. “This is the most sensitive point for the deterioration of US-China relations. “.
The United States is closely following the development of the situation in the Pacific island countries. This year, US Secretary of State Blinken visited Fiji, and Vice President Harris also held a meeting with Pacific island heads of state via videoconference. Sherman visited in person this time, and came under his command to mediate diplomatic relations with the Pacific island countries. relation. Even US President Joe Biden held talks with New Zealand Prime Minister Ardern not long ago, and Australia’s new Prime Minister also rushed to Japan to participate in the “Quad Security Dialogue” (QUAD) talks.
Xie Jinhe pointed out that this time the Taiwan Strait crisis really hit the situation from the South China Sea to the South Pacific. Now both the United States and China are making efforts in the South Pacific. The United States, Japan, New Zealand, and Australia are bound to assemble their full strength to resist China. The smell of gunpowder in the South Pacific is getting stronger and stronger.
