2023-09-11 10:30:04
2023-09-11 06:30 China News Group/Beijing 11th
U.S. President Joe Biden made a surprise announcement on Sunday that he would hold a high-level meeting with Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang in New Delhi. On the same day, Chinese state media reported that Li Qiang met with heads of state from many countries during the Group of 20 Summit (G20), but made no mention of paying homage to Li Qiang. According to foreign media analysis, the Chinese media kept this secret. One of the reasons may be that Li Qiang had an “accidental encounter” with Biden who came to visit him. He did not receive Xi Jinping’s approval, and he was assigned by Xi Jinping to attend the meeting as his replacement. His status was embarrassing. How could he compete with his master?
France-France reported that Xi Jinping did not attend the G20 summit for the first time and sent Li Qiang as his replacement. Biden, who had long said that he hoped to use the summit to discuss with Xi Jinping, was unable to do so. At that time, there were rumors that Xi Jinping was unwilling to go to the G20 because of his emperor mentality. Just wait for the rumors. And this time Li Qiang met Biden, if Biden hadn’t said it himself, no one would have thought of it. The Chinese media immediately reported Li Qiang’s meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Italian Prime Minister Meloni, and British Prime Minister Sunak, but made no mention of Li Qiang’s visit, which also triggered speculation.
Biden disclosed the meeting between the two when he visited Vietnam after the meeting. He also said that he believed that China’s capabilities were not as good as in the past, and assured the media that their exchanges were “not confrontational.” No other details were disclosed.
According to reports, China has said nothing about the meeting between Li Qiang and Biden. Some analysts pointed out that Li Qiang is different from his predecessor. He is a close confidant of Xi Jinping, so his power comes entirely from Xi Jinping. Everything he does depends on Xi Jinping’s leadership. This does not even allow Li Keqiang to have any room to act or speak. Because he is a close confidant, he cannot decide his own actions. This may be one of the reasons why Chinese state media did not report Li’s visit.
So, was this meeting with Biden a “chance encounter” or was it Xi Jinping’s “approval”? According to the report, looking at the current situation, China is full of hostility towards the United States, and the possibility of the latter seems unlikely. If it is the former, it is more likely that Biden will take the initiative. In fact, Western leaders are accustomed to doing this on international occasions, which also causes headaches for Chinese leaders.
Li Qiang’s meeting with Biden was not disclosed by the official media. On the one hand, it showed that Li Qiang’s identity was embarrassing and involuntary. On the other hand, it also showed that Beijing is facing an increasingly transparent international diplomatic arena, especially in the face of an unfamiliar environment and a country that it does not like very much. Leaders are in a dilemma. This is not only true for Li Qiang, but also for Xi Jinping.
The report also pointed out that China’s number one figure has given up on the G20. It seems of little interest to the Chinese media to reveal that Li Qiang met with Biden. In addition, some people think that Biden’s meeting with Li Qiang is unfair on the one hand, and Li Qiang is a close confidant of Xi Jinping on the other. How dare he betray his What new ideas did the master come up with?
Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang attended the G20 Leaders’ Meeting in India and delivered a speech. (Xinhua News Agency)
Other analysts pointed out that China’s official Xinhua News Agency reported yesterday that “Xi Jinping emphasized during his inspection of the 78th Group Army to comprehensively improve the troops’ war preparation capabilities.” If the information that Li Qiang met Biden is released at this time, how can his cronies compete with his master? Competing?
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