htmlOn September 14, the US Senate Foreign Affairs Committee reviewed the "Taiwan Policy Act" and passed it last night with a vote of 17 votes in favor and 5 votes against it. Next, if the US Senate and the House of Representatives also pass it with similar votes, the bill will be given to Biden and for signature and implementation. From the perspective of public opinion in the US political circle, it is only a matter of time before this bill is passed.
Unlike other Taiwan-related bills, this "Taiwan Policy Act" not only completely breaks the US's consistent policy toward Taiwan , tear off the veil of the US's "strategic ambiguity" towards Taiwan, openly reveals the support for "Taiwan independence", and further refines the implementation steps, clearly pointing out that it will "support Taiwan" from five major areas.
In the political field, the bill follows Lithuanian , changed the "Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States" to "Taiwan Representative Office", and renamed the director of the American Association in Taiwan as "representative", and requires the appointment of Congress in person. In essence, it acts as an "ambassador", and instructs the Secretary of State to revoke the administrative guidance banning Taiwanese officials from displaying "symbols of sovereignty", which means that the exchanges between the United States and Taiwan have been elevated from "civil nature" to "official nature". This move not only emptied out the three joint communiqués of , , but also greatly damaged the one-China principle of .
In the military field, the bill proposes to provide offensive weapons to the Taiwan authorities, and allocate US$4.5 billion in military aid and US$2 billion in military financing to Taiwan in the next four years, requiring the US Secretary of Defense to establish a comprehensive training program with Taiwan, and also designated Taiwan as the United States' "mainly non- NATO allies" to attempt to help Taiwan "seek independence" through military means.
In the field of diplomacy, it urged the US representatives to help Taiwan participate in international organizations, asked the US administrative department to help Taiwan join the Inter-American Development Bank , and even asked the US side to continue to question UN resolution 2758; in the economic field, promote the trade and investment with Taiwan framework agreement, and incorporate Taiwan into the " Indo-Pacific Economic Framework "; in other aspects, it is stipulated that Taiwan will be "promoted" through scholarships, inviting Taiwan to participate in bilateral and multilateral summits, and prohibit US officials from recognizing the one-China principle.
The scale of the bill not only shocked the international community, but also made White House sweat. On September 14, US security adviser Sullivan said that "some provisions are worrying." According to media reports, the Biden administration is lobbying Senate members to try to prevent the bill from passing. As early as August, due to the deterioration of Sino-US relations caused by the deterioration of Pelosi 's outbreak, the Biden administration has postponed the bill's review.
China also expressed concern about the bill. Last month, Chinese Ambassador to the United States Qin Gang emphasized that if the United States allows the passage of the "2022 Taiwan Policy Act", Sino-US relations will face "breakdown". At the regular press conference of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on September 14, Mao Ning pointed out that the United States should abide by the one-China principle and the provisions of the three Sino-US joint communiqués and stop promoting relevant Taiwan-related bills.
Based on the principle of leniency in guessing the enemy, the US's attitude should be viewed from two aspects. Before Pelosi entered the stage, the Biden administration also showed a dissuasion attitude, trying to show his innocence, but then it sent several batches of senior officials to continue to enter the stage. It is not known whether the bill was a "double act" sung by the US. We should remain highly vigilant and beware of the US's "sausage-cutting" behavior.
On the other hand, no matter what the process is, the bill has seriously damaged China's sovereignty, and its harm is even far beyond Pelosi's escape. It also reflects the United States' positioning of Sino-US relations, that is, instead of being unable to stop cross-strait reunification, it is better to "take the first step first" and make sufficient preparations, which also reminds us not to have fantasies about external forces.
The Taiwan issue cannot tolerate any ambiguity and compromise. It can be foreseeable that the US side ignores the overall situation of China and the United States and frequently implements Taiwan-related bills. It will not only not allow China to make concessions, but will only usher in a more powerful countermeasure. This will be the biggest disaster for the United States, which is internal and external troubles.
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