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China, an attempt to get closer to America's allies before the inauguration of President-elect Trump
China launched a new round of diplomatic contacts with Japan and the European Union this week as Washington prepares for the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump.
A delegation of Japanese lawmakers traveled to Beijing and a Chinese military delegation went to Japan for the first time in five years. The new President of the European Council held his first phone call with China's leader, Xi Jinping.
Analysts say China is trying to test the alliance between Washington and its allies with diplomatic efforts.
"Senior Chinese officials believe that the incoming Trump administration will be tougher on China, so Beijing is trying to pull US allies out of Washington's orbit," Chen Yuhua, a professor of China studies at Akita International University, told VOA.
However, other experts say the effectiveness of Beijing's strategy remains unclear.
While China is "improving relations with everyone, they are not willing to fundamentally change their behavior abroad. We don't know how long [this trend] will last," says Stephen Nagy, professor of politics and international studies at the International Christian University of Tokyo.
Lawmakers from Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its coalition partner Komeito began a three-day visit to China on Monday. During the visit, the Japanese lawmakers met with senior Chinese leaders, including Premier Li Keqiang and Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
The Japanese side urged China to lift import bans on Japanese seafood "at an early date" and guarantee the safety of Japanese nationals living in China.
Hiroshi Moriyama, the LDP's secretary-general, said during a speech on Tuesday that China and Japan "must enhance mutual understanding between their peoples and strengthen dialogue at various levels to improve their ties."
Mr. Moriyama also reiterated Tokyo's concern over rising tensions in the East China Sea and Beijing's detention of several Japanese citizens on espionage charges.
During his meeting with the Japanese delegation on Tuesday, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang said that Japan and China "have great opportunities" to improve and develop bilateral relations.
On Wednesday, Premier Li said Beijing and Tokyo should focus on achieving economic cooperation in areas such as the digital economy, increasing people-to-people exchanges even at lower levels of government.
Në të njëjtën kohë që ligjvënësit japonezë po vizitonin Pekinin, një delegacion ushtarak kinez filloi një vizitë pesë-ditore në Japoni. Gjatë udhëtimit, delegacioni kinez do të takohet me homologët japonezë dhe do të vizitojë disa njësi ushtarake, sipas një deklarate nga Ministria e Mbrojtjes e Kinës.
Zëdhënësi i qeverisë japoneze Yoshimasa Hayashi tha gjatë një konference për shtyp të martën se vizita e delegacionit kinez ndihmoi në rifillimin e “takimeve mes trupave” dhe se kjo “kontribuon në paqen dhe stabilitetin e rajonit”.
Ministria e Mbrojtjes e Kinës tha se vizita “pritet të forcojë mirëkuptimin dhe besimin e ndërsjellë duke avancuar shkëmbimet e mbrojtjes midis dy vendeve”.
Shkëmbimet e këtyre vizitave mes Japonisë dhe Kinës pasojnë udhëtimin e Ministrit të Jashtëm japonez Takeshi Iwaya në Pekin më 25 dhjetor, gjatë të cilit Tokio dhe Pekini ranë dakord për vizitën e ministrit Wang në Japoni dhe të zhvillojnë dialog të nivelit të lartë ekonomik dhe të sigurisë.
Pavarësisht përpjekjeve të Japonisë dhe Kinës për të përmirësuar marrëdhëniet dypalëshe, profesori Nagy thotë se përpjekjet nuk mund të vazhdojnë gjatë. “Kina mendon se qëndrimi i ngjashëm i Japonisë me vendet e tjera për çështje të tilla si mosmarrëveshet në Detin e Kinës Jugore, siguria ekonomike dhe politika e qëndrueshmërisë janë kundër interesave të saj thelbësore,” i tha ai Zërit të Amerikës përmes telefonit.
“Ndërsa ata mund të kenë shkëmbime me Japoninë, kjo nuk i heq shqetësimet e tyre për këto çështje”, tha profesori Nagy.
Përpjekje për të krijuar ndasi
Përveç përmirësimit të lidhjeve me Japoninë, Kina është përpjekur gjithashtu të përmirësojë marrëdhëniet me Bashkimin Evropian mes tensioneve tregtare në rritje muajt e fundit.
Gjatë bisedës së tij të parë telefonike me Presidentin e Këshillit Evropian Antonio Costa të martën, Presidenti kinez Xi tha se “nuk ka përplasje interesash themelore apo konflikte gjeopolitike” midis Kinës dhe BE-së. “Kjo na bënë partnerë që mund të kontribuojnë në suksesin e njëri-tjetrit”.
“Kina ka besim tek BE-ja dhe shpreson që blloku do të konfirmojë se është një partner i besueshëm bashkëpunimi për Kinën”, tha ai, duke shtuar se të dyja palët duhet “të zgjerojnë hapjen reciproke, të forcojnë mekanizmat ekzistues të bashkëpunimit dhe të nxisin fusha të reja rritjeje në bashkëpunimin e tyre”.
Zoti Costa tha se pati një telefonatë “konstruktive” me Presidentin Xi, gjatë së cilës ai theksoi se si lufta e Rusisë kundër Ukrainës kërcënon paqen globale. Shefi i diplomacisë evropiane shtoi se ra dakord me Presidentin Xi se Kina dhe BE-ja duhet të punojnë së bashku për “të trajtuar sfidat globale”.
“BE dhe Kina janë partnerë të rëndësishëm tregtarë. Marrëdhëniet tona duhet të jenë të balancuara dhe të bazuara në një garë të barabartë”, shkroi zoti Costa në platformën e mediave sociale X.
The talks between President Xi and Mr Costa come amid rising trade tensions between China and the EU. Last October, Brussels imposed tariffs of up to 45.3% on electric vehicles imported from China. The decision prompted Beijing to impose “temporary measures” on alcoholic beverages imported from the EU.
The EU threatened on June 12, 2024, that it could raise tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, escalating trade disputes over Beijing's export subsidies.
Experts say China's rapprochement with the EU is part of Beijing's effort to weaken the alliance between Washington and Brussels ahead of US President-elect Donald Trump's return to office.
"China always fears that the United States and the European Union will cooperate in the face of China, so the change of power in Washington presents an opportunity [for Beijing] to exploit the anxiety that European countries have about the second Trump administration," Matej Simalcik, executive director of the Central European Institute for Asian Studies, told VOA during an interview in Taipei.
According to him, although China's effort is unlikely to soften the EU's tough trade approach against Beijing, it could pose challenges to the bloc's foreign policy agenda as Beijing uses its influence over several EU member states.
"There are many areas where EU member states need to agree unanimously, and China can use its friendly relations with some member states to veto some parts of the EU's foreign policy agenda," Mr Simalcik said.
While the effectiveness of Beijing's diplomatic efforts with US allies remains unclear, Chen Yuhua, a professor of China studies at Akita International University in Japan, said these efforts show that China's foreign policy approach has become "more sophisticated."
"Compared to their 'aggressive diplomacy' during Mr. Trump's first administration, China's current diplomatic approach has become more sophisticated," he told VOA./VOA
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