A political activist on social media, simply known as Hanna, has claimed to have access to a confidential audio leak of the Chinese Foreign Minister, Qin Gang, on US-China relations, discussing the reasons behind tense relations and the inevitability of war.

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According to her, the 10 minute recording contains many powerful insights from the head of China’s foreign policy, including predictions for war between the US and China.

“From this clip, we can gain a better understanding of the Chinese mentality,” she wrote.

Read her thread unedited below.

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I painstakingly translated it into english (with some help); please follow if you found it helpful!

Here are some of the key points laid out in the audio:
• The China-US dispute is fundamentally a fight for the right to live
• The US has always regarded China as its number one enemy, and uses China as a scapegoat for its domestic issues
• China is no longer willing to be bullied by the US and now openly opposes it
• The US and China are in a state of de-facto cold war, and the only way for the US to prevail would be to wage war, which it is willing to do
• The negotiating table and mutual shared interests are useless
• China needs to maintain a high level of vigilance and prepare for all eventualities

Gang’s categorization of the United States:

The US wants to maintain its position as the world’s sole hegemony and will not accept any other oppositional power
Practicality runs at its core: the US has a long and successful history of defeating competing world powers by any means necessary
All of the US’s war preparations in the Asia-Pacific region have already been completed
USD is used as a weapon by the US to exploit other countries by reaping the benefits of their labor
The US has no actual interests in curbing divisions and instead wants to disintegrate China; they will unite the entire capitalist world and go to war to do so

Gang’s categorization of China:

There are many people in China who believe the US cannot afford war with China, but they are misguided
China currently cares more about “face” (respect/reputation) than practicality, but the survival of the nation is at stake if they don’t exert their power
China’s development is fundamentally reshaping the world economy
Since 2012, China has taken a more openly confident approach to the US, and thus, relations will never return to the way they were before
A major challenge for China is whether they can bear the US’s exploitation and oppression: China must be vigilant at all times

The recording also talks about Gang’s thoughts on Russia:

Putin is an exemplification of the kind of will that China needs to have
Russia cannot win outright against the US, but can drag the US down with them
Putin is consolidating and unifying the third world against the US in a magnitude never seen since the Cold War
Whichever side China supports in the Russo-Ukrainian war will win
China is supporting Russia economically and politically

Qin Gang served as the Chinese Ambassador to the U.S. from 2021-early 2023 before he was promoted to Minister of Foreign Affairs. He has a 30+ year history of working in the realm of international relations and is a long-time ally of President Xi Jinping. He is known to have a reputation for being “tough.” More recently, he met directly with Elon Musk during his visit to China.

The leaked recording itself was first found online on June 1st, and was shared among Chinese social media before it was subsequently blocked. I managed to access the full audio on Rumble. Based on the professionalism of the speech, I believe it was prewritten/prepared, and the persistent reverb is an indication that it was recorded in a large hall. However, beyond that is anyone’s guess.

Rtn. Victor Ojelabi

Ojelabi, the publisher of Freelanews, is an award winning and professionally trained mass communicator, who writes ruthlessly about pop culture, religion, politics and entertainment.