President Joe Biden‘s national security guide released on March 3 expresses support for Taiwan.
The new U.S. President Joe Biden released his first national security guide after taking office on March 3, clearly stating his support for Taiwan as “a democracy and a key economic and security partner” and emphasizing that the U.S. will respond to China’s challenges. But former KMT lawmaker Lin Yu-fang believes the Biden Administration‘s statement is “mild and vague.
The Voice of America reported that the White House National Security Council released the Biden administration’s Medium-Term National Security Strategy Guidelines on March 3. The NSC said the strategic guidelines are President Biden’s national security strategy guidance for all branches of the U.S. government.
The guidance emphasizes that democracy is a major American asset and that the United States will respond to Beijing‘s challenges when the Chinese government acts in ways that directly threaten U.S. interests and values.
In response to Taiwan, the report states that the United States will support Taiwan as an advanced democratic partner and important economic and security partner, and that the United States has a long-term commitment to Taiwan.
In response, former KMT legislator Lin Yu-fang said in an interview with Radio Free Asia that Biden acted in a moderate style and would not use sharp and harsh words to attack his opponents, and that his assurances to Taiwan were only outlined, with no mention of arms sales to Taiwan or assurances that more weapons would be provided to Taiwan in the future. “Especially with regard to Taiwan’s security, there is no mention of U.S. assistance if Taiwan were to come under attack.”
Lin Yu-fang said, “This strategic guide confirms the U.S. strategy in the Taiwan Strait, which is to maintain a vague strategy, and the U.S. assurances, which are deliberately vague and even somehow empty, so Taiwan needs to be cautious.”
Professor Emeritus Ding Shufan of National Chengchi University interpreted Biden’s national security strategy guide, if the “One China” policy under Obama, the U.S. definition of the Taiwan Relations Act, the three communiqués and the six assurances, “is written the same as in the past, basically without any change “.
Ding Shufan studied and judged that Biden’s policy toward Taiwan should return to the Obama era, and the level of high-level visits between the U.S. and Taiwan should not be higher than during the Trump administration.
As for whether the Biden administration will be as high-frequency arms sales to Taiwan as during the Trump presidency, Ding Shufan said, China’s military threats to Taiwan continue, how the Biden administration will handle remains to be seen.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China said on the 4th that Taiwan and the U.S. share the same philosophy and goals for upholding the values of freedom and democracy, and that the Ministry will continue to work closely with the Biden administration to further strengthen the global partnership.
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