U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Christopher Kraft will visit Taiwan from 13 to 15 to meet and deliver a speech with President Tsai Ing-wen. In the press release released by the US side, there appeared the long-lost “One China Policy”. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pointed out on Twitter that the total amount of arms sales in three years under the Trump administration is greater than in eight years under the Obama administration. Retired Taiwan general Yu Beichen told Radio Free Asia that Trump’s arms sales to Taiwan are a subversive move to reverse Taiwan’s move from passive defense to pre-emptive attack, but Taiwan must also look ahead.
U.S. secretary of state, peng admire Mr (Mike Pompeo) seven days to declare ambassador to the UN, kraft (Kelly Craft) will visit, and 8 on twitter post a ap photograph, heavily armed nations female artillery rows fisting attitude of the republic of China, and wrote “we always stand together with our friends Taiwan, trump government arms sales to Taiwan more than $fifteen billion over the past three years. What about the Obama administration? Eight years, fourteen billion dollars.” At the end of the article, he also labeled all walks of life to “calculate it.”
Taiwanese army retired major general in beichen told radio free Asia, quite agree with peng admire Mr Said: “the arms sales to Taiwan for a long time to suppress protests across China, so we have no way to get defensive combat weapons on demand, the Obama administration’s era, to be honest, sales to us around like a helicopter these defensive, not some weapons across the Taiwan straits.”
In beichen mentioned that the arms sales are offered to Taiwan, the United States approved passive, trump the government made a lot of change, according to Taiwan’s military requirement of han light exercise, need not to need those who offered to see Taiwan equipment, speeding up the sale procedures, equipment provided by the program is relatively new, it is glad for nations. For a long time, Taiwan has taken passive defensive measures, such as not attacking by the PLA, not even intercepting missiles until they have been launched, or taking active actions only after the ship groups have set out to the middle line of the strait.
Yu Beichen: Trump’s arms sales to Taiwan are subversive
“But the Trump administration’s arms sales to us have turned the traditional ‘if you don’t hit me, or if I get hit first, I’ll hit back,’ into ‘I’ll make you dare not hit me,'” Yu said. That is, in line with our vision of defensive operations, effective deterrence, so that you don’t dare to hit me, because you know that when you’re ready to do anything, we have enough capability to counter that, even before you make your first strike, we’re going to disable you, that’s going from passive defense to active defense.”
He said that the MQ-9B Maritime Guard unmanned aerial vehicle sold by Trump to Taiwan could fly to the midline of the Taiwan Strait, clearly mark the locations of all important weapons and equipment facilities on the opposite shore, and transmit the daily movement parameters of the PLA to the command center. The command center could determine whether the PLA is conducting exercises or may invade Taiwan based on these parameters. Together with Trump’s sale of onshore harpoon missiles and the Harmars rocket system, which has a range of more than 250 kilometers, the Chinese military will be able to determine whether to make a counterattack on the PLA.
Yu Beichen said: “This becomes the initiative! We must hide in the cave, and the people of Taiwan must withstand the first attack of the People’s Liberation Army before we can retaliate. Trump’s approach is that we do not want to accept the first attack, as long as you have a stupid move to attack me, I will make enemy planes first.”
However, Taiwan’s internal to trump’s rushing to sign sale, ten times also trigger skepticism, think buy so many powerful weapons that make the party not happy, to strengthen the risk of infringement, but in beichen not agree: “if you want your victory with your safety, built on the enemy’s kindness, I think this is a defeatist! He won’t hit you. If he does, you won’t even have a chance to fight back!”
Yu Beichen stressed that he did not have the courage to defend the country, but put the responsibility of defending the country on pleasing the enemy. He hoped that the enemy would not be hostile to him. If the PLA were not hostile, the cross-strait issue would have been solved long ago.
Trump has strong supporters in Taiwan because it feels “like a dream.
A lot of people in Taiwan and the United States “fans” trump echo claims election null and void, Taiwan thinktank advisory committee lai i-chung parsing in face book, “some people in Taiwan into play is really rare, but it also shows the” normal “President of the United States to bring the people of Taiwan, and government trump Taiwan relations during the four years to a man like a dream feeling. For the “normal” academic circles in Taiwan and the United States, as well as those in Taiwan who care about democracy, we should face up to the significance of this sentiment.”
Lai Yi-chung told Radio Free Asia that in the past, while the U.S. government has praised Taiwan’s democracy, it has been fundamentally concerned strategically about Taiwan’s democracy and identity, which could lead to a stronger sense of independence, tension in China and a war across the Taiwan Strait. This is a response to Chinese pressure on Taiwan, rather than a resistance to Chinese pressure.
Lai i-chung said: “when Taiwan’s democratization, the people of Taiwan to decide the future, only to find that the United States, known as the support for freedom and democracy, choice of Taiwan’s political rights, restricted to very much, and for the people of Taiwan need to accept the limitation of” one China “policy, the relative between the United States with authoritarian China, but it can be set up for the” partnership “.”
Lai Yi-chong said that until Trump took office and made a comprehensive review and criticism of China’s policy, the fundamental reversal of Taiwan’s democracy was seen as an important asset of the United States, and the United States changed its terms of Taiwan to “Taiwan is a success story”, “a force for good” and “a staunch ally of the United States”. Whether it is arms sales, countering Chinese bullying, or international public support for Taiwan, the U.S. commitment to Taiwan is very clear.
For example, when China browbeats Taiwan and other countries don’t talk, the White House calls it “Orwellian bullshit,” says Mr Lai. When China’s Liaoning and Shandong aircraft carriers are flexing their muscles around Taiwan, the Trump administration will have warships and military planes nearby to warn China not to make rash moves. When China continues to boycott Taiwan’s international participation and uproot Taiwan’s diplomatic Allies, the Trump administration will order its ambassadors in other countries to actively advocate for Taiwan in bilateral relations. Not to mention that Obama didn’t sell a single F-16CD from Taiwan for eight years, but the Trump administration will sell upgraded F-16Vs, buy new ones, and help Taiwan upgrade from existing F-16A/B to F-16V.
“Taiwanese people have a strong affinity for the Trump administration and naturally want Trump to be reelected in the election,” Lai said. “They expect the dreamlike Taiwan-US relationship over the past four years to continue. The Biden administration used to be Obama’s deputy. During Obama’s eight years in office, he was relatively distant from Taiwan. In the beginning, the Obama administration even appeared to give up Taiwan, although it did not become the policy of the United States, but at that time, it already caused many people in Taiwan to be uneasy. Although the Obama administration has since put forward the Pivot to Asia, the Pivot to Asia policy, which is aimed at China at the beginning, there has been very little talk of support for Taiwan, “he said.
Lai Yi-chung: Biden came to Taiwan to analyze China’s strategy and share it with the United States
Lai said that after January 20, will Taiwan go from a “dream” to a “wake up”? The big question right now is not whether there has been a major change in the U.S. government, but now that China is stepping in, it’s important to understand China’s motivations and figure out how to deal with them, and share with other like-minded countries how to deal with them.
“Taiwan certainly can’t influence the United States, but it can analyze China, it can warn China, share with the United States, and persuade the United States to have some judgment on Taiwan’s issues with China,” Lai said.
Is there still a “Trump complex” in Taiwan? Yu called on the Republic of China (ROC) to look forward to the future and seize the most favorable position for Taiwan between the two major powers.
President Tsai Ing-wen congratulated the US Congress on the election of Democrats Joe Biden and Kellyanne Ho as the new president and vice president of the United States, and expressed hope that Taiwan-US relations will continue to deepen. US Permanent Representative to the United Nations Jeffrey Kraft will meet President Tsai Ing-wen and deliver a speech at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ School of Diplomacy and International Affairs during her visit to Taiwan from May 13 to 15, the Foreign Ministry said.
Released by the American institute in Taiwan, “the U.S. ambassador to the UN mission” press release, points out that during the visit, kraft ambassador will follow with the Taiwan relations act, “the three u.s.-china joint communiques and the Taiwan six guarantee” as the basis of the one-china policy, strengthen the U.S. government to expand * * international space firm and consistent support.
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