The "American Institute in Taiwan" (AIT) signed a memorandum of cooperation on maritime patrol with the Taiwan authorities' "Representative Office in the United States" on the 25th Eastern Time. It is the first memorandum signed by the United States and Taiwan during Biden 's term of office. Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen posted on Facebook in the afternoon, claiming that this is another big step forward in Taiwan-US cooperation. "As a responsible stakeholder in the Indo-Pacific region, Taiwan is willing to make more contributions on maritime issues" and "jointly safeguard a free and open Indo-Pacific region," and so on.
Tsai Ing-wen also claimed on Facebook that next, Taiwan and the United States will establish a "Coast Patrol Working Group" based on the memorandum of understanding to provide a platform for the "Coast Patrol Agency" and the U.S. Coast Guard to contact, cooperate, and share information to enable long-term The two units, which have had close exchanges on marine search and rescue, law enforcement and other issues, have established a stronger partnership.
Tsai Ing-wen falsely claimed that we are an ocean "country" and that the ocean is written in the DNA of Taiwanese people. As a responsible stakeholder in the Indo-Pacific region, Taiwan is willing to make more contributions on maritime issues and jointly safeguard a free and open Indo-Pacific region.
According to China Review Network, Luo Chi-cheng, director of the International Affairs Department of the Democratic Progressive Party and a "legislator", said in an interview today that the Taiwan-US Coast Guard Cooperation Memorandum is a further cooperation in Taiwan-US relations. After the passage of the Coast Guard Act in mainland China and the US Secretary of State After Blinken went to South Korea and Japan for talks and proactively raised concerns about the Taiwan Strait issue, the United States is now taking concrete actions. The Taiwan-U.S. Maritime Patrol Cooperation Memorandum is a necessary countermeasure against China (Mainland)’s strong naval actions in this region.
As for Taiwan-US maritime patrol cooperation, does Taiwan-US military cooperation have further political significance? Luo Zhizheng said that the coast patrol unit is to patrol maritime borders, and both Taiping Island and Dongsha Island are patrols that play the role of defending the "homeland". "The cooperation between the United States and us in this area has important security implications." In the event of a war, the Coast Guard is the second navy and may move from the second line to the front line. The cooperation between the United States and Taiwan's Coast Guard implies more cooperation possibilities in the future.
Regarding the intensified collusion between Taiwan and the United States, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian has previously stated solemnly that the root cause of the current tension and turmoil in cross-strait relations is the refusal of the DPP authorities to recognize the "92 Consensus" that embodies the one-China principle. External forces collude and continue to pursue "independence" provocations. China's position on the Taiwan issue is consistent and clear. There is only one China in the world, and Taiwan is an integral part of China's territory. China is unwavering in its determination to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity and resolutely oppose "Taiwan independence" and interference from external forces.
Straits Herald Xue Yang editor
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