{"id":12676,"date":"2019-10-21T14:49:06","date_gmt":"2019-10-21T14:49:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/?p=12676"},"modified":"2019-10-21T14:49:06","modified_gmt":"2019-10-21T14:49:06","slug":"us-is-instigating-colour-revolutions-chinas-defence-minister-wei-fenghe-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/2019\/10\/21\/us-is-instigating-colour-revolutions-chinas-defence-minister-wei-fenghe-says\/","title":{"rendered":"US is instigating colour revolutions, China\u2019s Defence Minister Wei Fenghe says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"generic-article__summary--li content--li\" data-v-9d7aa14a=\"\">Washington uses \u2018big sticks\u2019 such as sanctions to bully countries, he says, days after US\u2019 Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act moved closer to becoming law<\/li>\n<li class=\"generic-article__summary--li content--li\" data-v-9d7aa14a=\"\">But Wei\u2019s speech is less hawkish than one he made at the same security forum last yea<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div data-v-587061fd=\"\" data-v-4342f312=\"\">\n<div data-v-22ae94a0=\"\" data-v-587061fd=\"\">\n<div data-v-587061fd=\"\" data-v-22ae94a0=\"\">\n<div class=\"details__body body\" data-v-4342f312=\"\" data-v-22ae94a0=\"\">\n<div data-v-4342f312=\"\" data-v-22ae94a0=\"\">\n<p class=\"generic-article__body article-details-type--p content--p\" data-v-9d7aa14a=\"\" data-v-4342f312=\"\" data-v-22ae94a0=\"\">Chinese Defence Minister Wei Fenghe has taken a veiled swipe at the United States for \u201cinstigating colour revolutions\u201d in other countries and using \u201clong-arm tactics\u201d to influence China\u2019s internal affairs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-v-4342f312=\"\" data-v-22ae94a0=\"\">\n<p class=\"generic-article__body article-details-type--p content--p\" data-v-9d7aa14a=\"\" data-v-4342f312=\"\" data-v-22ae94a0=\"\">Speaking in Beijing at Monday\u2019s opening ceremony of the Xiangshan Forum, China\u2019s annual conference on security and defence issues, Wei told an audience of foreign military officers that nations should handle their differences through dialogue and mutual respect, and that China would never give in to foreign pressure.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-v-4342f312=\"\" data-v-22ae94a0=\"\">\n<p class=\"generic-article__body article-details-type--p content--p\" data-v-9d7aa14a=\"\" data-v-4342f312=\"\" data-v-22ae94a0=\"\">\u201cWanton interference in other countries\u2019 affairs will never win,\u201d Wei said. \u201cInterfering in other countries\u2019 domestic affairs, instigating a colour revolution or even attempts to subvert the legitimate governments of other countries are the real causes of wars and unrest in different regions [around the world].\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"teads-adCall\"><\/div>\n<div data-v-4342f312=\"\" data-v-22ae94a0=\"\">\n<div class=\"generic-article__body article-details-type--p content--p\" data-v-9d7aa14a=\"\" data-v-4342f312=\"\" data-v-22ae94a0=\"\">Although Wei did not specify the targets of his criticism, China has been at odds with the US over a wide range of geopolitical issues including Iran, Syria and Venezuela. It has also accused US politicians of supporting the ongoing <span class=\"text\" data-v-f8b97894=\"\">anti-government protests<\/span>in Hong Kong, which Beijing has described as a \u201cHong Kong version of a colour revolution\u201d.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-v-4342f312=\"\" data-v-22ae94a0=\"\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"details__read-more\" data-v-4342f312=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-v-587061fd=\"\" data-v-4342f312=\"\">\n<div data-v-22ae94a0=\"\" data-v-587061fd=\"\">\n<div data-v-587061fd=\"\" data-v-22ae94a0=\"\">\n<div class=\"details__body body body--next\" data-v-4342f312=\"\" data-v-22ae94a0=\"\">\n<div data-v-4342f312=\"\" data-v-22ae94a0=\"\">\n<div class=\"generic-article__body article-details-type--div content--div video-wrapper\" data-v-9d7aa14a=\"\" data-v-4342f312=\"\" data-v-22ae94a0=\"\">\n<div class=\"generic-article__body article-details-type--div content--div video-wrapper\" data-v-9d7aa14a=\"\">\n<div id=\"div-yt-video-b4f993a0-f410-11e9-b097-21c135271e7f\" class=\"youtube-video-container generic-article__body article-details-type--iframe content--iframe c1\" data-v-4c25ff94=\"\" data-v-9d7aa14a=\"\" data-video-source=\"SCMP\" data-nid=\"3033190\" data-youtube-id=\"gYW-NJ7fE1U\">\n<div data-v-4c25ff94=\"\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"youtube-player-1\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gYW-NJ7fE1U?autoplay=0&amp;rel=0&amp;embed_config=%7B%22relatedChannels%22%3A%5B%22UC4SUWizzKc1tptprBkWjX2Q%22%5D%2C%22adsConfig%22%3A%7B%22adTagParameters%22%3A%7B%22iu%22%3A%22%2F8134%2Fscmp%2Fweb%2Fchina_military%2Farticle%2Finstream1%22%2C%22cust_params%22%3A%7B%22scnid%22%3A%223033824%22%2C%22sctid%22%3A%22501586%22%2C%22scsid%22%3A%5B%2291%22%2C%224%22%2C%22328476%22%5D%7D%7D%7D%7D&amp;enablejsapi=1&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.scmp.com&amp;widgetid=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-v-4342f312=\"\" data-v-22ae94a0=\"\">\n<p class=\"generic-article__body article-details-type--p content--p\" data-v-9d7aa14a=\"\" data-v-4342f312=\"\" data-v-22ae94a0=\"\">Without directly mentioning the US, Wei condemned major powers who \u201cwield their big sticks\u201d, such as sanctions, to exert \u201cmaximum pressure\u201d on other countries to accede to their demands.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-v-4342f312=\"\" data-v-22ae94a0=\"\">\n<div class=\"read-more-text\" data-v-f8b97894=\"\">The US House of Representatives last week <span class=\"text\" data-v-f8b97894=\"\">approved <\/span>the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, moving it a step closer to becoming law. It could pave the way for diplomatic action and economic sanctions against the Hong Kong government.<\/div>\n<div data-v-f8b97894=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"read-more-text\" data-v-f8b97894=\"\"><em>A colour revolution will not succeed in Hong Kong: Henry Fok\u2019s son<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-v-9d7aa14a=\"\" data-v-4342f312=\"\" data-v-22ae94a0=\"\">\n<div data-v-4342f312=\"\" data-v-22ae94a0=\"\"><\/div>\n<div data-v-4342f312=\"\" data-v-22ae94a0=\"\">\n<p class=\"generic-article__body article-details-type--p content--p\" data-v-9d7aa14a=\"\" data-v-4342f312=\"\" data-v-22ae94a0=\"\">\u201cWielding the big sticks or resorting to long-arm jurisdiction cannot solve any problems, and sanctions are never effective to achieve any results,\u201d Wei said. \u201cThe Chinese people don\u2019t buy such intimidation and we are not afraid [to fight].\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-v-4342f312=\"\" data-v-22ae94a0=\"\">\n<div class=\"generic-article__body article-details-type--p content--p\" data-v-9d7aa14a=\"\" data-v-4342f312=\"\" data-v-22ae94a0=\"\">The minister also reiterated Beijing\u2019s long-held position on <span class=\"text\" data-v-f8b97894=\"\">Taiwan.<\/span>, and warned \u201cexternal forces\u201d against \u201cinterference\u201d. Beijing views the self-ruled island as a renegade province to be united with the mainland by force if necessary.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-v-4342f312=\"\" data-v-22ae94a0=\"\"><\/div>\n<div data-v-4342f312=\"\" data-v-22ae94a0=\"\">\n<div class=\"generic-article__body article-details-type--div content--div video-wrapper\" data-v-9d7aa14a=\"\" data-v-4342f312=\"\" data-v-22ae94a0=\"\">\n<div class=\"generic-article__body article-details-type--div content--div video-wrapper\" data-v-9d7aa14a=\"\">\n<div id=\"div-yt-video-b5269710-f410-11e9-b097-21c135271e7f\" class=\"youtube-video-container generic-article__body article-details-type--iframe content--iframe c1\" data-v-4c25ff94=\"\" data-v-9d7aa14a=\"\" data-video-source=\"SCMP\" data-nid=\"3032914\" data-youtube-id=\"fmDxnPNv-mA\">\n<div data-v-4c25ff94=\"\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"youtube-player-2\" title=\"YouTube video player\" 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said. \u201cBut we will definitely not stand idly by in allowing Taiwan independence forces [to split the country], nor do nothing to stop external forces from interference.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-v-4342f312=\"\" data-v-22ae94a0=\"\">\n<p class=\"generic-article__body article-details-type--p content--p\" data-v-9d7aa14a=\"\" data-v-4342f312=\"\" data-v-22ae94a0=\"\">He added: \u201cReunification with the motherland is the only way, and [all attempts] to split the country will lead to dead ends.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-v-4342f312=\"\" data-v-22ae94a0=\"\">\n<div class=\"generic-article__body article-details-type--a content--a\" data-v-f8b97894=\"\" data-v-9d7aa14a=\"\">\n<div data-v-f8b97894=\"\">\n<div class=\"read-more-text\" data-v-f8b97894=\"\"><em>Anyone trying to split China will be crushed, warns leader Xi Jinping<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-v-4342f312=\"\" data-v-22ae94a0=\"\">\n<div data-v-9d7aa14a=\"\" data-v-4342f312=\"\" data-v-22ae94a0=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"generic-article__body article-details-type--p content--p\" data-v-9d7aa14a=\"\" data-v-4342f312=\"\" data-v-22ae94a0=\"\">Wei\u2019s remarks were less hawkish than a <span class=\"text\" data-v-f8b97894=\"\">similar speech<\/span>he gave at the same forum last year, when he condemned the US for damaging relations with China and denounced attempts by Washington to form anti-China alliances with other nations.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-v-4342f312=\"\" data-v-22ae94a0=\"\">\n<p class=\"generic-article__body article-details-type--p content--p\" data-v-9d7aa14a=\"\" data-v-4342f312=\"\" data-v-22ae94a0=\"\">Zhang Tuosheng, director of the foreign policy research centre at the China Foundation for International and Strategic Studies, said Wei\u2019s latest speech was less critical because Beijing had decided that, while it needed to manage its differences with Washington, it was more important to identify common goals shared by the two countries.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-v-4342f312=\"\" data-v-22ae94a0=\"\">\n<div class=\"generic-article__body article-details-type--div content--div video-wrapper\" data-v-9d7aa14a=\"\" data-v-4342f312=\"\" data-v-22ae94a0=\"\">\n<div class=\"generic-article__body article-details-type--div content--div video-wrapper\" data-v-9d7aa14a=\"\">\n<div id=\"div-yt-video-b5305b10-f410-11e9-b097-21c135271e7f\" class=\"youtube-video-container generic-article__body article-details-type--iframe content--iframe c1\" data-v-4c25ff94=\"\" data-v-9d7aa14a=\"\" data-video-source=\"SCMP\" data-nid=\"3032435\" data-youtube-id=\"wcuNcpuAw-s\">\n<div data-v-4c25ff94=\"\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"youtube-player-3\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wcuNcpuAw-s?autoplay=0&amp;rel=0&amp;embed_config=%7B%22relatedChannels%22%3A%5B%22UC4SUWizzKc1tptprBkWjX2Q%22%5D%2C%22adsConfig%22%3A%7B%22adTagParameters%22%3A%7B%22iu%22%3A%22%2F8134%2Fscmp%2Fweb%2Fchina_military%2Farticle%2Finstream1%22%2C%22cust_params%22%3A%7B%22scnid%22%3A%223033824%22%2C%22sctid%22%3A%22501586%22%2C%22scsid%22%3A%5B%2291%22%2C%224%22%2C%22328476%22%5D%7D%7D%7D%7D&amp;enablejsapi=1&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.scmp.com&amp;widgetid=3\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-v-4342f312=\"\" data-v-22ae94a0=\"\">\n<div class=\"generic-article__body article-details-type--p content--p\" data-v-9d7aa14a=\"\" data-v-4342f312=\"\" data-v-22ae94a0=\"\">\u201cThis position was set a year ago when President Xi Jinping visited Argentina,\u201d Zhang said, referring to <span class=\"text\" data-v-f8b97894=\"\">t<\/span><span class=\"text\" data-v-f8b97894=\"\">h<\/span><span class=\"text\" data-v-f8b97894=\"\">e meeting<\/span>between Xi and US President Donald Trump at the G20 summit.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-v-4342f312=\"\" data-v-22ae94a0=\"\">\n<p class=\"generic-article__body article-details-type--p content--p\" data-v-9d7aa14a=\"\" data-v-4342f312=\"\" data-v-22ae94a0=\"\">Alexander Neill, a senior fellow for Asia-Pacific security at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in Singapore, said that Wei\u2019s warning about a colour revolution was \u201ca clear reference to Hong Kong protesters\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-v-4342f312=\"\" data-v-22ae94a0=\"\">\n<p class=\"generic-article__body article-details-type--p content--p\" data-v-9d7aa14a=\"\" data-v-4342f312=\"\" data-v-22ae94a0=\"\">Jiang Xinfeng, a military researcher from the Academy of Military Sciences, the Chinese military\u2019s top research body, said Wei was unmistakably referring to the United States.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-v-4342f312=\"\" data-v-22ae94a0=\"\">\n<p class=\"generic-article__body article-details-type--p content--p\" data-v-9d7aa14a=\"\" data-v-4342f312=\"\" data-v-22ae94a0=\"\">\u201cWhile Wei did not name the US, it is a well-known fact that the US has taken to colour revolutions to subvert other countries and promote its own ideology,\u201d Jiang said, giving the view consistently expressed by Beijing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-v-4342f312=\"\" data-v-22ae94a0=\"\">\n<div class=\"generic-article__body article-details-type--a content--a\" data-v-f8b97894=\"\" data-v-9d7aa14a=\"\">\n<div data-v-f8b97894=\"\">\n<div class=\"read-more-text\" data-v-f8b97894=\"\"><em>Hong Kong government should stop suppressing, start talking: Taiwan leader<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-v-4342f312=\"\" data-v-22ae94a0=\"\">\n<p class=\"generic-article__body article-details-type--p content--p\" data-v-9d7aa14a=\"\" data-v-4342f312=\"\" data-v-22ae94a0=\"\">Cao Yanzhong, another researcher from the academy, said Wei\u2019s comments indicated the degree of concern over how order could be restored in Hong Kong.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-v-4342f312=\"\" data-v-22ae94a0=\"\">\n<p class=\"generic-article__body article-details-type--p content--p\" data-v-9d7aa14a=\"\" data-v-4342f312=\"\" data-v-22ae94a0=\"\">\u201cWe are very worried about the current situation in Hong Kong, what the future of Hong Kong is and how the city can settle down,\u201d Cao said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-v-4342f312=\"\" data-v-22ae94a0=\"\">\n<p class=\"generic-article__body article-details-type--p content--p\" data-v-9d7aa14a=\"\" data-v-4342f312=\"\" data-v-22ae94a0=\"\">\u201cHong Kong must be highly vigilant about interference by foreign countries, especially any deliberate attempts at instigation.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-v-4342f312=\"\" data-v-22ae94a0=\"\">\n<p class=\"generic-article__body article-details-type--p content--p\" 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