U.S. Intelligence Director Avril Haines (Avril Haines) attended a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Thursday (29).
U.S. Intelligence Director Avril Haines (Avril Haines) attended a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Thursday (29) and was asked about the China threat, she said Taiwan has seen China crack down on Hong Kong in recent years, making the area more strongly inclined to independence. (Chen Runnan comprehensive report)
“I would say Taiwan is more determined (hardening), to a certain extent more inclined to independence. Because they’ve seen, especially with what’s happened in Hong Kong, I think it creates more of a challenge,” Haynes said.
Sen. Jack Reed, chairman of the Armed Services Committee, asked what the impact would be on Beijing and Taiwan if the U.S. changed its long-held strategic ambiguity on defending Taiwan and made it clear that it would intervene in the Taiwan Strait to defend against mainland attacks. Haynes responded that this would lead Beijing to conclude that “the United States is determined to contain the rise of China, including through the use of military force.”
Scott D. Berrier, director of the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency, also said that China poses a significant threat to the United States (significant) because of China’s rapid military modernization, that the People’s Liberation Army has the ability to carry nuclear warheads on hypersonic missiles; at the same time, China is stepping up to technology, “near real-time ” to track and monitor U.S. Defense Department personnel and activities.
In response, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin responded that the root cause of the current tensions across the Taiwan Strait lies in the provocations of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities and the “Taiwan independence” separatist forces. He also said the U.S. side should fully understand the dangers of “Taiwan independence” and adhere to the one-China principle and the provisions of the three U.S.-China joint communiqués to avoid serious damage to peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait and U.S.-China relations.
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