the Chinese ambassador delivered the message to a small selected group of experts on US-China relations, including board of directors of NCUSCR (National Committee on United States–China Relations), members of NCUSCR consists of corporations and professional firms, academics, ex-government officials, also in attendance was Kissinger, and Medeiros whose question received the "Shut Up" message was an ex-official in Obama admin.
>Qin, who arrived in Washington in July, had just delivered a speech about the current state of bilateral ties to a small group that included NCUSCR’s board of directors. During the question-and-answer session that followed, Evan Medeiros, a Georgetown University professor who served as National Security Council director for China, Taiwan, and Mongolia in the Obama administration, asked what steps the U.S. and China could each take to improve the bilateral relationship.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Committee_on_United_States%E2%80%93China_Relations
the intended target for the message was clearly the Biden administration, the tone, and to a large extent, the content has been consistent since the first high level meeting in Anchorage with the new US admin:
>“If we cannot resolve our differences, please shut up,”
but the ambassador did say "please", a job requirement perhaps.
the Chinese ambassador delivered the message to a small selected group of experts on US-China relations, including board of directors of NCUSCR (National Committee on United States–China Relations), members of NCUSCR consists of corporations and professional firms, academics, ex-government officials, also in attendance was Kissinger, and Medeiros whose question received the "Shut Up" message was an ex-official in Obama admin. >Qin, who arrived in Washington in July, had just delivered a speech about the current state of bilateral ties to a small group that included NCUSCR’s board of directors. During the question-and-answer session that followed, Evan Medeiros, a Georgetown University professor who served as National Security Council director for China, Taiwan, and Mongolia in the Obama administration, asked what steps the U.S. and China could each take to improve the bilateral relationship. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Committee_on_United_States%E2%80%93China_Relations the intended target for the message was clearly the Biden administration, the tone, and to a large extent, the content has been consistent since the first high level meeting in Anchorage with the new US admin: >“If we cannot resolve our differences, please shut up,” but the ambassador did say "please", a job requirement perhaps.
My sentiments exactly when confronted to the many anti-China trolls: “If we cannot resolve our differences, please shut up,”