Blingken's second visit must not announce the "new strategy", US media: trying to fight against China and Russia in Africa

[Global Times Special Reporter Zou Song Global Times Special reporter Wang Yi Global Times reporter Wan Lin Wenwen] After playing a rake while visiting the Philippines, and to China, US Secretary of State Brosakin flew to Johannesburg, the largest city in South Africa in the early morning of the 7th local time. A weekly visit to non -visit. This is the second visit to Africa after visiting East Africa and West Africa in November last year. In this trip, Brinken will visit the three countries of South Africa, the Congo (Kim) and Rwanda. In addition to the issues such as conflicts, climate change and food security with the visiting regions of the country's leaders, it will also announce the new strategy of the United States and Africa. In the report, the US media described Blinden to visit Africa in the "New Cold War", and said that the visit was further measures that the United States tried to fight against China and Russia in Africa. Experts interviewed by a reporter from the Global Times on the 7th believe that the "New Cold War" is a discourse trap that Western media tries to create. African countries do not want to "choose the side team".

According to South Africa's "Independence Online" website reported on the 7th, Brinken's special plane arrived at the Lamaneria Airport of Johannesburg that day. On the 8th local time, Brinken will hold a South African -US -US -American strategic dialogue with South Africa International Relations and Cooperation, South Africa International Relations and Cooperation. On the 9th, he will also visit the former residence of Mandela and a series of activities to celebrate Women's Day in South Africa. The "France 24 Hour" website said on the 7th that Brins will announce the "Southern Africa Strategy in Sahara in the United States" during visiting South Africa. The strategy will emphasize the views of the United States, that is, the most urgent issues in African countries today are geopolitical participants and key partners.

On August 7, Johannesburg, South Africa, US Secretary of State Anthony Brinkee arrived at Lanseria International Airport. Picture source: Visual China

John Starla, a professor of international relations at Jinshan University in South Africa, recently analyzed that the dialogue between Brinken and Nalandi Panto was restarted in this high -level dialogue. The conversation was established since 2010, but in 2015 Trump was suspended during his term, which reflected the tension between South Africa's relations with the United States during that period. Douglas Jez, a political scholar at the American Graduate School of Paris, said that the United States is "trying to let South Africa re -join its ranks."

The Brookings Society in the United States recently published an article saying that South Africa was the first stop for Blingken to visit and Africa. The country is one of the most important partners in the United States in Africa and the largest trading partner in Africa. In addition, South Africa has a significant geographical importance. In the African continent, it is the regional dominant force of the Southern African development community. South Africa also played a key role in decisions related to the African Union. US Assistant Secretary of State Molly Philippines said that, in view of the leadership of South Africa, this is the ideal place for the Secretary of State's speech to announce and describe the United States' strategy to the South Africa strategy of the United States.

"Pan -African News Network" reported on the 7th that Bollingin's visit to the United States and Non -African, especially in the context of the increasing influence of China and Russia, strived to catch up with Beijing and Moscow as a necessary option to catch up with Beijing and Moscow. On the 7th, the US media quoted Bao Bobo Victor, director of the US -African Research Center in South Africa, said that China's influence in Africa is significantly enhanced, and African countries appreciate that China does not have additional conditions for infrastructure investment. At the same time, Russia is also increasing investment in Africa, and Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov visited 4 African countries last month. "In today's geopolitics, a certain form of" Cold War "is forming. Although it seems to be different from the situation after the end of World War II, the United States is preparing to compete with a major country outside the African continent."

According to the Brucks Society, in general, Brinkee's goal is to promote a closer relationship between African countries and the United States on the basis of his visit last November -to speed up the progress of common interest so that both parties can be able to The Communist Party of China is prosperous in a complex global environment.

In addition, the US media mentioned in the report that the United States also hopes to establish support for Ukraine because many African governments have been reluctant to condemn Russia for Russia and Ukraine, partly because the Soviet Union's support for Africa liberation campaigns. However, Steven Gruzd, the head of the African Governance and Foreign Project of South Africa International Africa, said: "I think the information transmitted by Brinken will not find a suitable audience in South Africa. There is no need to stand on the side of the United States. "

Experts interviewed by a reporter from the Global Times said on the 7th that Brinken's visit to South Africa has no doubt guiding and iconic significance. He hopes to use South Africa as a demonstration African country and win into the circle of friends in Europe and the United States, but this is not this not What Africa needs, African countries have always emphasized that foreign policies are determined on the basis of their national interests and African interests.

Chritan Bahanana, editor -in -chief of South Africa's "Diplomacy" magazine, believes that no matter what new version of the United States has launched a non -strategy for Africa, it should observe its actual actions. The Trump administration also launched a similar strategy to Africa in 2017, but in fact, thunder and rain were small, and there was no effect. From a certain perspective, the United States has only played the role of a disruption and does not really pay attention to the interests of Africans. In contrast, China has a long -term and consistentness of Africa. China insists on launching infrastructure and people's livelihood projects in non -launching, and effectively helps African countries' own capabilities.

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