Chinese Ambassador to the US: "US De-risking Policy Is No Different from Decoupling"

US Criticizes New China Policy
"Concerns Over Decoupling While Advocating De-risking"

She Feng, the newly appointed Chinese Ambassador to the United States, evaluated the U.S.'s new China policy called "de-risking" as no different from the existing "decoupling."

According to the website of the Chinese Embassy in the U.S., Ambassador She said in a speech at the U.S.-China Business Council (USCBC) event on the 7th (local time), "The Chinese people feel there is little difference between decoupling and de-risking," adding, "It's like changing the medicine pot but not the medicine itself." He continued, "The general Chinese public is concerned that the U.S. is using the pretext of 'risk removal' while actually attempting 'decoupling.'"

He then criticized the U.S.'s China policies in trade, industry, and science. He said, "The U.S. has included over 1,300 Chinese entities (including companies and research institutes) on various regulatory and sanction lists, imposed high tariffs, export controls, and investment reviews one after another," and questioned, "Can waging an industrial war and a science and technology war before the trade war even ends truly make the U.S. safer, and does it really align with America's interests?" He also stated, "One country's security cannot be based on another country's insecurity, and the stability of one country's industrial network cannot be based on the instability of the global industrial network."

Ambassador She emphasized that the Taiwan issue is the core of China-U.S. relations. He argued, "The greatest threat to peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait is the Taiwan authorities relying on the U.S. to seek independence and some U.S. officials talking about 'containing China through Taiwan.'" He further stressed, "The most fundamental thing now is to unswervingly uphold the 'One China' principle, the most important is to strictly abide by the three China-U.S. joint communiques (including the establishment of diplomatic relations) through 'actions,' and the most urgent is to oppose the 'Taiwan independence' adventure and provocations with 'words and deeds consistent.'"