China-Taiwan/Pelosi Visit/Experts

Shotlist

FILE: Beijing, China – Date Unknown (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
1. Tian’anmen Rostrum
2. Chinese national flag

Beijing, China – Aug 3, 2022 (CGTN – No access Chinese mainland)
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Chen Dingding, professor, School of International Studies of Jinan University:
“We normally talk about the executive branch, but she is part of the legislative branch of the U.S. government. So it represents the U.S. government’s mind and thinking. So I think, the broader context is in the last few years [when] the U.S. has knowingly tried to elevate the so-called Taiwan status, trying to support Taiwan by providing weapons, by providing all sorts of help. So this is inevitable.”

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4. Various of White House

Beijing, China – Aug 3, 2022 (CGTN – No access Chinese mainland)
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Mushahid Hussain, chairman, Defense Committee of Senate of Pakistan:
“I think the Biden administration and the hawks are on the wrong side of history. And I think that, this won’t work out even for U.S. interests in the U.S. economies and large shambles. They can’t sustain a new cold war. I think better sense should prevail. And that is the mood in Asia, and I hope it is resonating finally in Washington DC as well, hopefully.”

FILE: Taipei City, Taiwan, China – Date Unknown (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
6. Various of traffic

Beijing, China – Aug 3, 2022 (CGTN – No access Chinese mainland)
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Peter Kuznick, director, Nuclear Studies Institute of American University:
“I think China’s response has been fairly measured and that most Americans will see it that way. I think that people on both sides need to be reaching out with diplomacy. So time for diplomacy, aggressive diplomacy. China’s made its point. Everybody understands that. Now it’s time to move diplomatically.”

FILE: Washington D.C., USA – Date Unknown (CGTN – No access Chinese mainland)
8. Various of Capitol Hill, U.S. national flag

Beijing, China – Aug 3, 2022 (CGTN – No access Chinese mainland)
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Peter Kuznick, director, Nuclear Studies Institute of American University:
“Those of us of goodwill would like to see this calm down and see our governments working together again to solve the real problems that we all face. But this kind of unnecessary provocation could worsen the situation. There are many who believe, and many of my friends in China who believe that this is a watershed moment and that we’re not gonna be able to turn back from this. I don’t accept that it’s not necessarily the case. But that danger is very, very real right now.”

FILE: Beijing, China – Date Unknown (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
10. Various of Great Hall of the People, national emblem of China, red flags

Beijing, China – Aug 3, 2022 (CGTN – No access Chinese mainland)
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Chen Dingding, professor, School of International Studies of Jinan University:
“It’s time for U.S. politicians to recognize this collective will of Asian Pacific countries to stabilize U.S.-China relations, to stabilize the region. So I think this clear message from many many countries is very very important. It’s not just China, it’s not just several countries, is actually most of the countries in the world.”

FILE: Beijing, China – Date Unknown (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
12. Tian’anmen Square, Chinese national flag
13. Tian’anmen Rostrum
14. Chinese national emblem, flags on building of Great Hall of the People

Beijing, China – Aug 3, 2022 (CGTN – No access Chinese mainland)
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Peter Kuznick, director, Nuclear Studies Institute, American University:
“I wanna just mention the statement made by Antonio Guterres, the U.N. Secretary-General, yesterday (Monday). And he spoke at the U.N., the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) review conference, said humanity is ‘just one misunderstanding, one miscalculation away from nuclear annihilation.’ And this is exactly the kind of provocation that can create through miscalculation or deliberate action, the kind of dangerous scenario that could create this kind of catastrophe. So it is essential that cooler heads prevail and that we don’t escalate this any further.”

FILE: Beijing, China – Date Unknown (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
16. Aerial shot of Tian’anmen Square, Chinese national flag
17. Tian’anmen Rostrum
18. Great Hall of the People

Storyline

Stable relations between China and the United States is of great importance to regional stability and even world peace, said a group of experts on international relations, calling for countries to respect each other’s red lines and avoid confrontation.

In an interview with China Global Television Network (CGTN), the group of Chinese and foreign experts shared their opinions on political attempts of U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s sneaky visit to China’s Taiwan region.

Chen Dingding, professor with the School of International Studies of China’s Jinan University, said that as Pelosi is part of the U.S. government, her personal political considerations, to some extent, represent the mind of the government, and that under a broader context, over the past four to three years, the U.S. has been trying to elevate the so-called Taiwan status under different excuses.

“We normally talk about the executive branch, but she is part of the legislative branch of the U.S. government. So it represents the U.S. government’s mind and thinking. So I think, the broader context is in the last few years [when] the U.S. has knowingly tried to elevate the so-called Taiwan status, trying to support Taiwan by providing weapons, by providing all sorts of help. So this is inevitable,” Chen said.

Mushahid Hussain, chairman of the Defense Committee of the Senate of Pakistan, said that the U.S. government stands on the wrong side of history, while Asian countries are hoping that the U.S. can get back on the right track.

“I think the Biden administration and the hawks are on the wrong side of history. And I think that, this won’t work out even for U.S. interests in the U.S. economies and large shambles. They can’t sustain a new cold war. I think better sense should prevail. And that is the mood in Asia, and I hope it is resonating finally in Washington DC as well, hopefully,” said Hussain.

Peter Kuznick, director of the Nuclear Studies Institute of American University, said that China has responded rationally to Pelosi’s sneaky visit to Taiwan.

“I think China’s response has been fairly measured and that most Americans will see it that way. I think that people on both sides need to be reaching out with diplomacy. So time for diplomacy, aggressive diplomacy. China’s made its point. Everybody understands that. Now it’s time to move diplomatically,” said Kuznick.

He said that China doesn’t want to escalate the situation to military confrontation, so it has responded with live-fire drills and economic restrains.

“Those of us of goodwill would like to see this calm down and see our governments working together again to solve the real problems that we all face. But this kind of unnecessary provocation could worsen the situation. There are many who believe, and many of my friends in China who believe that this is a watershed moment and that we’re not gonna be able to turn back from this. I don’t accept that it’s not necessarily the case. But that danger is very, very real right now,” he said.

Chen said that regional countries and even U.S. allies do not want to see an unstable regime, while they want to see regional stability and more stable relations between China and the U.S., which is part of collective desires right now.

“It’s time for U.S. politicians to recognize this collective will of Asian Pacific countries to stabilize U.S.-China relations, to stabilize the region. So I think this clear message from many many countries is very very important. It’s not just China, it’s not just several countries, is actually most of the countries in the world,” Chen said.

Kuznick said that countries should respect the red lines for each other and avoid confrontation to the greatest extent.

“I wanna just mention the statement made by Antonio Guterres, the U.N. Secretary-General, yesterday (Monday). And he spoke at the U.N., the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) review conference, said humanity is ‘just one misunderstanding, one miscalculation away from nuclear annihilation.’ And this is exactly the kind of provocation that can create through miscalculation or deliberate action, the kind of dangerous scenario that could create this kind of catastrophe. So it is essential that cooler heads prevail and that we don’t escalate this any further,” he said.