Pelosi Asia tour is underway, and its team sets its trip to Taiwan to "pending", which means that the plan to visit Taiwan has not been cancelled. Seeing the midterm election approaching, the Democratic Party of the United States has already adopted an anti-China trick like "Pelosi's visit to Taiwan" in order to win political interests. Of course, the Republican Party cannot show weakness.
According to the Russian Satellite News Agency on July 30, citing US media reports, Republican lawmakers Steele and Blackburn drafted a bill to be submitted to the House of Representatives for deliberation. The bill has formulated a "lease" plan for providing weapons to Taiwan. It is recommended that the president be authorized to provide weapons and equipment to Taiwan within the framework of "lease" and the appropriations used to purchase these weapons can set a deadline for repayment within 12 years. Sources said the bill has received bipartisan support and is expected to be passed in the House soon due to the high degree of agreement between the Democratic and Republican parties on anti-China issues.
After the Russian-Ukrainian conflict broke out, in order to use the Ukrainian army to consume Russia's military power, the US has also used the so-called " Lease Act " in the process of providing military assistance to Ukraine. At that time, the starting point of the US congressman was to follow the "Lease Act" formulated by the United States during the Second World War period, and to modify a "replica" on this basis, allowing the United States to aid Ukraine weapons and equipment as soon as possible, simplify the procedures for providing military aid to Ukraine, and the related expenses can be delayed.
At the end of April, the United States Congress passed the "Military Aid Lease Act" for Ukraine. The total value of the bill is as high as US$33 billion, of which US$3 billion is humanitarian aid . US$8.5 billion is direct aid to Ukraine, and more than US$20 billion is military aid funds such as weapons and ammunition. Ukraine, which has gradually received military aid, announced a counterattack against Khelson and other places in July.
The current situation in the Taiwan Strait is becoming increasingly tense. US politicians have launched the Taiwan version of the "Lease Bill", which means adding fuel to the fire and is also preparing for the potential conflict risks faced by the Taiwan issue. Once Pelosi implements the visit to Taiwan, the People's Liberation Army will definitely not sit idly by. If both sides make misjudgment, they will get fire. At that time, the US may follow the trend to implement the bill, which can also curb mainland China while selling weapons to make money from arms.
This strategy has a big market among anti-China hawks American politicians. Not long ago, during a visit to Taiwan, former US Defense Secretary and Republican Esper made a series of "suggestions" to the Taiwan authorities. Esper believes that the "one China" policy is outdated, and the United States abandons "strategic ambiguity" on the Taiwan issue and takes a certain position is ripe. However, the Taiwan authorities cannot only place their hopes of defending themselves on the United States and its allies, but instead arm themselves as "porcupines". Only in this way can we better respond to the "military threat" from mainland China and avoid military conflicts in the Taiwan Strait.
Esper also proposed detailed steps for how the Taiwan authorities can arm themselves as a "porcupine", which mainly include increasing the defense budget, extending the service period of military personnel, establishing weapons reserves, adopting asymmetric war theory, and forming territorial defense capabilities. Ultimately, Esper hopes that the Taiwanese authorities will buy more weapons and equipment and other military supplies from the United States. As a political agent of American arms dealers and a senior Republican politician, the information obtained by Esper's trip to Taiwan and his "suggestions" to the Taiwan authorities, Republican lawmakers will definitely have some references when formulating a loan loan bill to formulate a military aid plan that is more accurately formulated.
Some scholars on the island have pointed out that the US government is building Taiwan into the "next Ukraine" and using it as a pawn to weaken mainland China. By providing the Taiwan authorities with technology, consultants and needed weapons, it will increase its military strength against mainland China. However, whether the US sends politicians to Taiwan, conducts political shows, or normalizes arms sales to Taiwan, China's attitude is consistent and the bottom line is clear. Once the red line is crossed, the US will inevitably end up playing with fire and burning itself.
