U.S. Invites Taiwan to Democracy Summit and Promotes Participation in WHO

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends a hearing of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee on Oct. 10, at which Korean-Republican Rep. She also called on the Biden administration to invite Taiwan to participate in the WHO. She also called on the Biden Administration to invite Taiwan to the U.S. democracy summit to be held and to initiate free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations with Taiwan.

Blinken explicitly agreed with Kim Young-ok that Taiwan should be invited to the main summit, and hailed Taiwan as a strong democracy and a technological powerhouse that can contribute to the world, as exemplified by the New Coronary Pneumonia (COVID-19) Epidemic.

Rep. Young Kim, a Republican of Korean descent, attends a hearing of the House Foreign Affairs Committee on March 10, 2021.

Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry: Further Strengthening the Taiwan-U.S. Global Partnership

At a regular press conference on March 11, Taiwan Foreign Ministry spokesman Ou Jiang-an expressed his gratitude to Blinken for once again publicly expressing his unwavering support for Taiwan and his recognition of Taiwan’s democratic system and the results of epidemic prevention. “The government continues to work closely with the U.S. Biden administration team, whether in the areas of upholding democracy, international public health challenges or economic and trade, and will further strengthen the Taiwan-U.S. global partnership based on the deep foundation of long-standing Taiwan-U.S. friendship.”

President Biden had proposed a democracy summit before the campaign, which Biden called the Summit of Democracy rather than the Summit of The difference in wording also preserves the flexibility for the organizers to invite more than established democracies.

The event will be held within 100 days of Biden’s inauguration,” said Guo Yuren, a professor at the Institute of China and Asia-Pacific Regional Studies at National Sun Yat-sen University, during an interview with the station. His emphasis is on human shared Life experiences and values, countries with the same philosophy. If you look at it from this perspective, it’s no surprise that Taiwan is going to participate in this platform so that Taiwan can play its function and role as an emerging democracy.”

The U.S. guided-missile destroyer USS Finn passes through the Taiwan Strait for the 3rd Time since the Biden administration took office

On the other hand, the U.S. Navy Pacific Fleet (U.S. Pacific Fleet) said on Facebook that the guided-missile destroyer USS Finn (DDG-113) made a routine transit through the Taiwan Strait on the 10th in accordance with international law, a move that demonstrates the U.S. commitment to the free and open Indo-Pacific region.

The U.S. Navy Pacific Fleet said on Facebook that the guided-missile destroyer USS Finn (DDG-113) passed through the Taiwan Strait on the 10th. (Screenshot from U.S. Pacific Fleet)

On February 4, the U.S. Navy destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG-113) sailed through the Taiwan Strait for the third time since U.S. President Joe Biden took office. The destroyer USS McCain (DDG-56) sailed through the Taiwan Strait from north to south. The destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG-54) passed by on Feb. 24.

Biden Administration Strengthens Allied Military Ties

The Chinese mainland’s NetEase channel “Military Charley Camp” deliberately disclosed in an article on the 11th that the USS Finn guided-missile destroyer was deployed on the same day, and the P-3C Orion as a maritime anti-submarine patrol aircraft in the South China Sea to carry out reconnaissance missions, in addition to RC-135W strategic reconnaissance aircraft in the East China Sea to carry out missions, the U.S. military is through the joint operation of the North and South The U.S. military is providing intelligence support for the Fenn’s crossing through the South China Sea.

The article also said that according to ADS-B signal data, the communist forces deployed new and advanced aircraft, including airborne early warning aircraft and electronic jamming aircraft, to conduct combat patrols in the airspace west of the Bus Strait.

“In an interview, Asia Pacific Defense Magazine editor-in-chief Zheng Jiwen mentioned that the Biden administration’s China Policy is still being formulated, and the U.S. Defense Department’s China team is expected to submit a report within three months. It is imagined that Biden’s final policy may still be implemented in accordance with the strategy developed during the Trump era, but Biden stressed the need to strengthen ties with allies to improve relations.

The U.S. Navy Pacific Fleet (U.S. Pacific Fleet) said on Facebook that the guided missile destroyer USS Finn (DDG-113) passed through the Taiwan Strait on the 10th. (Screenshot from U.S. Pacific Fleet)

Zheng Jiwen: “The United States in these tasks, he will more strengthen the circle of friends related to allies related to the strength of joint operations, especially in Europe several countries have been to send including ships, contingents and naval vessels to the Indo-Pacific region activities, especially through the South China Sea, the future of mainland China and the United States and his allies related to military activities and competition, so that this region The relevant game is even more exciting.”

Guo Yuren suggested that the frequency of U.S. military aircraft and ships in the South China Sea is higher than their presence in the Taiwan Strait, because the frequency and intensity of Chinese military aircraft and ships appearing in the northern part of the South China Sea from January to mid-March 2021 will increase by almost double. Guo Yuren believes that it is obvious that the Chinese Communist Party wants to strengthen the frequency and intensity of its presence in the South China Sea, and that the presence of U.S. military aircraft and ships is not for Taiwan, but for Biden in response to the increased intensity of the Chinese Communist Party’s presence in the South China Sea.