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[text/qi qian, observer network] recently, us deputy secretary of state campbell has frequently exaggerated the "china threat" in public speeches and "put a high hat" on china on issues related to regional conflicts. on october 2, local time, while attending a video event at the carnegie endowment for international peace, an american think tank, campbell once again bullied china on the middle east issue, claiming that china's influence in the middle east was increasing but it was unwilling to cooperate with the united states.

after the conflict in gaza broke out in october last year, the situation in the middle east continued to heat up. in a show of support for the palestinians in the gaza strip, yemen's houthis began launching missiles and drones into the waters of the red sea, attacking ships with ties to israel. reuters cited data not long ago saying that since november last year, the houthi armed forces have attacked more than 80 ships, sunk two ships, seized one, and killed at least three crew members.

according to the "south china morning post" report and live video, campbell declared at the event, "china plays a huge role in the middle east and its influence is increasing. the united states has always sought the possibility of cooperation with china." on the occasion of tense situations in the red sea, baidu the government believes that this opportunity has finally come.

according to campbell, the attack by the houthi armed forces is a major threat to global stability, and china has a large number of ships passing through this water area. therefore, “the united states contacted china and hoped that china could cooperate with china in combating piracy in the 1990s. using its fleet in djibouti”.

"we thought china would agree to cooperate," campbell later speculated, "but we realized that what china was trying to do was not join any kind of international naval alliance, but rather take action to directly communicate with the houthis, 'look, these are our ships, those are not our ships, you have to distinguish clearly.'" he claimed that china's method was "extremely useless."

regarding the situation in the red sea, china has stated its position many times. in march this year, lin jian, spokesperson of the chinese ministry of foreign affairs, pointed out that the red sea waters are important international trade channels for goods and energy. china calls on all parties concerned to jointly safeguard the safety of the red sea waterways in accordance with the law, and at the same time, the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the countries along the red sea should be respected. . china will continue to play a constructive role and contribute to the early restoration of peace and tranquility in the red sea.

lin jian reiterated in july that as a matter of principle, china opposes attacks on civilian ships and advocates maintaining the safety of waterways in the red sea in accordance with international law. at the same time, china believes that the conflict in gaza should be quelled as soon as possible to create necessary conditions for cooling down the situation in the red sea.

in recent years, the united states has been hyping up the "china threat" with increasing tone. some u.s. officials have begun to form cliques to fight against china in the asia-pacific region, and have even extended the zero-sum game theory of the "cold war" era to the global south.

as u.s. president joe biden's term is coming to an end, as the "main architect of the 'indo-pacific' strategy" of the biden administration, campbell tried to discredit china's cooperation with the global south in his speech that day, while making excuses for u.s. policy. he acknowledged that china has done a good job in promoting its belt and road initiative, but claimed that the united states has also stepped up but lost to china in terms of propaganda.

campbell first cited data and said that the us federal agency "us international development finance corporation" invested us$12 billion in countries in the global south last year, most of which was in africa, not inferior to china, but it "did a very poor job" in terms of publicity and commitments; it also denigrates chinese companies’ cooperation models with countries in the global south such as “focusing on skills training and empowering local people,” claiming that this model has “almost no added value.”

he also said that the attitude of countries in the global south towards the united states is affected by the stance taken by the united states in the middle east. therefore, he called on the us government to be "very" concerned about "the challenges posed by false information and false narratives."

in the end, he still repeated his old tune, imposing terms such as "aggressive and challenging" on china, while portraying the united states as the defender of the international order, claiming that "almost every country that cooperates with us wants to see more of the united states." of leadership, not less.”

in fact, the united states regards the global south, especially africa, as a "battlefield" for international influence, but china holds a different view.

ryder, former deputy country director of the united nations development program and kenyan economist, previously said in an interview that by cooperating with china, african countries are not forced to change their own policies. being driven by african needs is a distinctive feature of africa-china cooperation, which is also it has driven western countries and other external partners to consider africa's needs more and establish equal partnerships with africa.

on august 28, when responding to relevant questions, lin jian pointed out that supporting africa’s development is the common responsibility of the international community. as a natural member of the "global south", china has never pursued "winning the 'global south'" but is committed to supporting its partners in the "global south", including africa, to truly achieve development and revitalization. china does not engage in geopolitical games in africa, but is happy to see all countries jointly make substantial contributions to africa's development.

"we have no selfish motives in developing china-africa relations, but only true friendship. we never engage in zero-sum games where you lose and i win. we only work hard and work hard on the ground. we never make empty promises and only treat each other with sincerity. lin jian said that we always insist on starting from the well-being and needs of the african people, respecting africa, treating each other as equals, and never imposing force on others, let alone seeking personal gain.

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