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Be alert! The Biden administration will continue to significantly promote U.S.-Taiwan collaboration this year

Recently, the Biden administration in the United States has continued to strengthen its control and penetration of the Taiwan region through a series of "salami-slicing" actions. As the new year changes from the old to the old, it has not relaxed its intervention in the Taiwan issue at all. This also makes the situation in the Taiwan Strait in 2023 unstable from the beginning.

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In terms of military ties, US President Biden recently signed the appropriation bill for fiscal year 2023, which includes a US$2 billion military financing loan to Taiwan. , funding U.S. citizens, including federal officials, to study and exchange in Taiwan for two years, and funding to promote military training programs between Taiwan and the United States. Further providing financial support and project injection to enhance US-Taiwan relations in the new year, especially the so-called "Taiwan Scholars Program", will further expand the US's de facto control over Taiwan's legislative and administrative departments, which will be extremely harmful.

In order to cater to repeated requests from the United States, the Taiwan authorities also announced at the end of last year that they would restore the current four-month compulsory military service to one-year compulsory service starting from 2024, and at the same time strengthen the content of military training. , and claimed that it would introduce "US military modular training" to promote comprehensive actual combat.

In response, the U.S. government immediately announced an arms sale of US$180 million to Taiwan and will provide Taiwan with the latest "land mobile mine-laying system" - an anti-tank mine heavy transport vehicle that can carry 960 mines at a time. Landmines can lay 13,400 landmines on Taiwan's coast in 10 minutes. Although it is regarded as a major measure to strengthen Taiwan's so-called "asymmetric" combat power, it is also a "disaster-making machine" that will spread disaster to future generations.

According to a report by the British "Financial Times", a delegation from the US military has also recently visited Taiwan in a low-key manner to assess Taiwan's military strength and explore how expanding cooperation with the US military can help Taiwan's military strength. The purpose of the delegation's trip "echoes" with the Taiwan authorities' announcement to extend compulsory military service to enhance overall combat capabilities. It should be something that both sides have planned for a long time. It can be regarded as an important step in the comprehensive strengthening of military training cooperation between the United States and Taiwan in the new year.

At the beginning of the new year, the U.S. Army Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Zhong Yun passed through the Taiwan Strait on January 5, and was highly hyped. It became the first U.S. warship to pass through the Taiwan Strait this year, adding to the tension in the Taiwan Strait in the new year. firewood.

In addition to the military aspect, the so-called "National Congressional Exchange Council" composed of state legislators across the United States recently passed a so-called "encourage state parliaments across the United States to establish a 'Taiwan Friendship Network' and call for Taiwan to be included in the Indo-Pacific economy Framework" two resolutions and called for support for Taiwan's meaningful participation in international organizations.

On the economic front, the United States and Taiwan will hold entity negotiations on the "U.S.-Taiwan 21st Century Trade Initiative" in Taipei from January 14th to 17th.

The recent series of actions by the Biden administration in the United States are obviously still playing the old trick of talking about cooperation while stabbing at the same time. However, it is worth noting that several new trends have emerged:

First, arms sales to Taiwan have been fully normalized and project-based, and packaged sales are no longer carried out. Compared with only one arms sale of US$750 million in 2021, the Biden administration announced seven arms sales to Taiwan in 2022, totaling US$2.137 billion. Not only are they more frequent, but their so-called practicality and asymmetry are more prominent.

Second, the Biden administration is constantly coercing Taiwan into entering a "war" agenda. Various officials of the Biden administration and its allies continue to create a "war-like" atmosphere in the Taiwan Strait. At the same time, they also coerce the Democratic Progressive Party authorities to carry out various political cooperation and engage in "reward-style" and "sugar-free" arms sales. The United States is in Gradually introduce Taiwan into its own "war" agenda. Through political control, divestiture of high-value industries, and economic bundling, Taiwan is completely controlled. In order to further play the "Taiwan card" and "use Taiwan to contain China", we will lay a solid foundation.

Third, the DPP authorities have completely become a tool of the United States. Although Tsai Ing-wen verbally claimed that she was not under pressure from the United States to extend the compulsory service this time, as soon as the policy was announced, the spokesperson of the American Institute in Taiwan officially expressed her welcome in the evening. This is obviously playing into her own hands and making no secret of it. The latest announcement by the US to sell Taiwan the "volcano" mine-laying system this time also violates the "Antipersonnel Mine Control Regulations" passed by the Democratic Progressive Party itself, putting the people in danger. However, the DPP authorities fully expressed "thank you" and "welcome", regardless of the safety of the people, and fully served the interests of the United States.

In the new year, under the manipulation of the Biden administration in the United States and the unprincipled cooperation of the Democratic Progressive Party authorities’ policy of “resisting China and protecting Taiwan”, cross-strait relations will never be calm, and will again Going through many dangers, you need to maintain your fighting spirit at all times!

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Experts: McCarthy sent a very bad signal or may be more aggressive on the Taiwan issue

McCarthy was elected Speaker of the House of Representatives

< p>Direct News: The election of Speaker of the House of Representatives in the United States lasted fifteen rounds, which has already broken the record. Among them, the US media claimed that *** and a group of "extreme rightists" in the party were the culprits in blocking the election of McCarthy, his own family. However, this farce It ended with McCarthy being elected. What are your observations on this?

Jin Canrong, a professor at the School of International Relations at Renmin University of China: This time the U.S. House of Representatives chose a new speaker after 15 rounds of voting, and Kevin McCarthy was elected.

This is the first time this phenomenon has happened in a hundred years. It shows that the split between the Communist Party and the party is very serious, especially the split between the Communist Party and the establishment and the extreme right wing of the party.

There are not many people on the far right, about 20 people, but they seem to have quite a lot of energy. We need to pay attention to this group of people. This group of people has a characteristic, which is that they are particularly tough on the outside world. Generally, the far right has a stronger ideological color than the establishment.

Because the *** and the Party now controls the House of Representatives and has a platform, its role will be greater than before. As external observers, what we should pay attention to is that the split between the Communist Party of China and the Party will have a negative impact on its foreign policy and will make the Communist Party of China and the Party more extreme.

Direct News: The birth of the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives coincides with the second anniversary of the riots on Capitol Hill. Judging from the development of the past two years, are the differences between American democracy and the two parties becoming more and more obvious? , Political polarization intensifies? What impact will it have on U.S. domestic politics?

Jin Canrong, a professor at the School of International Relations at Renmin University of China: The United States is a typical multi-party democracy. Of course, it is different from some European countries. Its democratic democracy and two parties are particularly outstanding. It should be said that political division is normal, but such a serious level of division is relatively rare in American history. That’s why the 2020 general election happened, and the losing party did not recognize the results.

This certainly deserves our attention. After all, the United States is the only superpower in the world today and has great influence. In addition, Sino-US relations are not good now. We need to pay special attention to whether its political divisions have affected the efficiency of its system and decision-making.

We all said that the United States is a very messy country, but its self-correction ability is quite good. If its political division affects its general operations, it may affect its ability to correct errors, and the impact will be huge.

We need to conduct an in-depth study of the political opposition and divisions currently taking place in the United States, and then conduct an in-depth study of subsequent developments, especially whether they will affect the country’s system operation and its ability to correct mistakes. Make accurate judgments. Once we have an accurate judgment on this issue, we will be able to better judge the direction of the United States, and we will respond more efficiently.

McCarthy may be more ruthless on the Taiwan issue

Direct news: Before the election, McCarthy proposed to establish a so-called "China Affairs Committee" in the House of Representatives to take a tough stance towards China . When the election of Speaker of the House of Representatives reached a deadlock, some Democratic and Republican politicians who had been promised by McCarthy to hold important positions in the House of Representatives also took China as an example, saying that if the Speaker of the House of Representatives was not elected, there would be It delays the United States in responding to the "threat" from China and jeopardizes the "security" of the United States. With McCarthy eventually taking over as Speaker of the House, what is your prediction for the U.S. Congress’s future attitude toward China?

Jin Canrong, a professor at the School of International Relations at Renmin University of China: There is a very interesting phenomenon now, that is, both parties in the United States regard China as an opponent and use the "China threat" as an issue. Including this time, it is actually clearly a split within the Communist Party and the party, but in the end China has to be used to decide the matter. This shows that the current background of Sino-US relations is not very good. The problem does not lie with China. China still attaches great importance to Sino-US relations and our policies are quite stable. However, the divisions in the United States have led to both parties competing to play the "China card." This is not a good thing for the future of Sino-US relations and is a hidden danger.

With the Democratic Party taking control of the House of Representatives, it may have to compare with the Democratic Party on China policy to see who is tougher on China. The Democratic Party already has a group targeting China, and now McCarthy wants to establish a group led by the Communist Party and the party. It is generally believed that he will be tougher. Moreover, several of the signals sent by McCarthy are particularly bad. For example, he has publicly said that after being elected, he will "visit" Taiwan as the official Speaker of the House of Representatives. These are hidden dangers that we need to pay attention to.

If McCarthy becomes Speaker of the House of Representatives, he will most likely take a tougher stance on Sino-US relations and cause trouble. Including the Taiwan issue, we may be more ruthless, which is a very serious challenge to our policies.

Author丨Jin Canrong, professor at the School of International Relations, Renmin University of China

Editor丨Liu Liping, chief editor of Shenzhen Satellite TV Direct News