[Let’s see how Taiwan’s policy law is implemented]
Shen Dingli Fudan University
18Scholars commented on the 10th chapter of the "Taiwan Policy Law" and Sino-US Game" series
Editor’s press
Zhao Quansheng [Looking at the world overseas] Editor-in-chief:
The "Taiwan Policy Act" that the US Congress is planning to pass will undoubtedly trigger another round of crisis in Sino-US relations and the Taiwan Strait. This time, we invited 18 scholars from the United States, China, Japan and Singapore to participate in the quick review under the title [Taiwan Policy Law] and the Game between China and the United States].
Scholars and units participating in this quick review:
Pu Xiaoyu University of Nevada
Xiong Dayun University of Yamanashi College
Zhao Quansheng American University
Ch Nianchi Shanghai East Asia Institute
Yin Yanjun Kanto University of Japan
Wang Zaibang Taihe think tank
Zhao Hongwei Japan Legal University
Dawei Tsinghua University
Sun Taiyi Christopher University
Wang Hailiang Shanghai East Asia Institute
Wu Guo Allegheny College
Qi Dongtao National University of Singapore
Wu Xuanxuan Odogming University
Lin Hongyu Huaqiao University
Cheng Ning University Northeast Normal University
Han Rongbin University of Georgia
[Let’s see how Taiwan’s policy law is implemented]
Shen Dingli
Fudan University professor
18Scholars commented on the 10th chapter of the "Taiwan Policy Law" and Sino-US Game" series
At present, the Taiwan Policy Law of the US Congress is still being revised. It is reported that the version currently passed by the US Senate Foreign Commission has adjusted several of the most impactful articles in the previous text that are the most impactful to Sino-US relations, including the US appointment of the director of the US Association for Taiwan (AIT) must be approved by the US Senate hearing (equivalent to the approval process of the US ambassador to foreign ambassadors), and the requirement that the "Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States" (TECRO) "must" be upgraded to the "Taiwan Representative Office". Although this bill still needs to be reviewed by the whole Senate, reviewed by the U.S. House Subcommittee and the whole House, and coordination between the two houses, there are still some variables in the future implementation of the bill, but the bill is likely to be passed and approved by the US President.
In fact, the "one China" policy of the United States is very different from China's "one China" principle, and it has long been well known to people. The US "one China" policy has changed in the past 343 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States, and is far from the era when relations were normalized. The three requirements of the US’s “one China” policy are: one is the three communiqués of China and the United States, whose explanations are very different from the Chinese version, and the second is the Taiwan Relations Law that enacts the US-affiliated defense of Taiwan into national law. The third "six guarantees" clearly do not accept "China's sovereignty includes Taiwan." The last article above has caused irreconcilable contradictions between China and the United States to "one China".
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The Taiwan Policy Act of 2022 that the US Congress is currently promoting is no longer an upgrade of the Taiwan Relations Act in a simple sense, but rather to include the above-mentioned "China's sovereignty does not include Taiwan" into the new law and consolidate it in various ways. If this law is finally passed, Sino-US relations will indeed "face collapse", which is probably not something that all US federal lawmakers are willing to see. While promoting comprehensive strategic competition with China, the US executive branch is also eager to build a fence between the two countries' relations. If this law is passed, the fence will probably no longer exist. The US Constitution not only establishes the separation of powers of , but also determines that diplomatic power is dominated by administration. The US Congress can indeed limit the discretion of White House through legislation, but it cannot interfere. If Biden presidential team really doesn't want to see a break between China and the United States, it's not too late.
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