常务副国务卿谢尔曼就美国对华方针发表讲话

当地时间2月15日，常务副国务卿谢尔曼在华盛顿DC的布鲁金斯学会就美国对中华人民共和国的方针发表讲话并参与了与主持人的对话。

常务副国务卿谢尔曼: [...]  我们将始终果断地采取行动保护美国人民的安全和保障。我们将始终以坚定的决心回应中华人民共和国带来的挑战。我们将始终捍卫美国的利益与理想、推动普世人权并挺身而出支持基于规则的国际秩序。

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我们将与中华人民共和国保持畅通的沟通渠道，以便我们可以负责任地管理我们国家之间的竞争。

我们不寻求与中国发生冲突。我们相信外交的力量，防止可能会导致冲突的误判。

在我们可以的领域——在加强美国利益和全球和平与安全的领域——我们准备好与中华人民共和国在需要我们协作的议题上一起努力：诸如气候、粮食安全、禁毒、全球健康等议题。

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我们正在国内对我们实力的基础进行投资，资金来源于像《芯片与科学法案》《两党基础设施法》和《通胀削减法案》这样的得到两党支持的法案。

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归根到底，拜登总统在国情咨文中的讲话依然正确：今天，我们处于“几十年以来最强健的地位，可以与中国或世界上其他任何国家竞争”。

鉴于在我们的雷达上有如此多的重大事项——没有双关的意思——没有比这更利害攸关的事了。

我们必须以坚定、理智、深思熟虑和合作的方式采取行动，以实现我们寻求的未来。

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重点是：通过我们的印太战略——还有通过我们在世界各地的广泛的关系——我们正在强化外交、全球往来和国际对话的架构。

面临如此多的挑战，这必须而且将依然是我们外交政策的基石，是主动战略的一步，以塑造一个由合作和协助、共同繁荣和平稳进步定义的世界。

这由总统就职时的呼吁发展而来：重振美国的伙伴关系和盟友网络；深化我们在多边机构中的参与；运用长期的关系并建立新联盟以应对我们时代的考验。

这至关重要。因为如果我们能有效做到这些，我们就会将自己置于一项全球努力的核心，兑现外交的承诺——实现一个更加有活力、更加民主、繁荣、和平、公正和自由的世界的愿景。

阅读常务副国务卿谢尔曼完整讲话:
https://www.state.gov/remarks-at-global-china-event/

On February 15, Deputy Secretary Sherman delivered remarks and participates in a moderated conversation on the U.S. approach to the People’s Republic of China at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C. 

Deputy Secretary Sherman: [...] we will always act decisively to protect the safety and security of the American people. We will always answer the challenges presented by the PRC with determination and resolve. We will always defend U.S. interests and ideals, promote universal human rights, and stand up for the rules-based international order.

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we will maintain open lines of communication with the PRC so we can responsibly manage the competition between our countries.

We do not seek conflict with the PRC. We believe in the power of diplomacy to prevent miscalculations that can lead to conflict.

Where we can – where it enhances U.S. interests and global peace and security – we are ready to work with the PRC on issues that demand our collaboration: issues like climate, food security, counter-narcotics, global health, and more.

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we are investing in the foundation of our strength on our shores, with funding from bipartisan bills like the CHIPS and Science Act, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and the Inflation Reduction Act.

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When all is said and done, what President Biden said in the State of the Union rings true: we are now in “the strongest position in decades to compete with China or anyone else.”

With so many big-ticket items on our radar – no pun intended – the stakes could not be higher. We must act with resolve, with reason, with deliberation and cooperation toward the future we seek.

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Here’s the bottom line: with our Indo-Pacific Strategy – as with our wide range of relationships worldwide – we are reinforcing the architecture of diplomacy, of global engagement, of international dialogue.

In the face of so many challenges, this must, and will, remain the bedrock of our foreign policy. part of a proactive strategy to forge a planet defined by cooperation and collaboration, shared prosperity and steady progress.

This grows out of what the President called for when he took office: to reinvigorate America’s network of partnerships and alliances; to deepen our engagement in multilateral institutions; to tap into longtime relationships and build new coalitions designed to meet the tests of our time.

This couldn’t be more essential. Because when we do this effectively, we place ourselves at the heart of a global effort to make real the promise of diplomacy – realizing the vision of a world that’s more dynamic and democratic, prosperous and peaceful, fair and free.

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For full transcripts of Deputy Secretary Wendy Sherman’s remarks:
https://www.state.gov/remarks-at-global-china-event/