Be alert! The Biden administration will continue to vigorously promote US-Taiwan relations this year.

Recently, the Biden administration of the United States has continuously strengthened its control and infiltration of Taiwan Province Province through a series of "sausage-cutting" actions. At the turn of the old and the new, we did not relax our intervention in Taiwan Province Province, which also made the situation in the Taiwan Strait in 2023 unstable and unstable from the beginning.

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In terms of military ties, US President Biden recently signed an appropriation bill for fiscal year 2023, which includes providing US$ 2 billion in military financing loans to Taiwan Province Province, subsidizing US citizens, including federal officials, to study and exchange in Taiwan Province Province for two years, and subsidizing military training programs to promote Taiwan and the United States. Providing further financial support and project injection to promote US-Taiwan relations in the new year, especially the so-called "Taiwan Province Scholars Program", will further expand the substantial control of the United States over the legislative and administrative departments of Taiwan Province Province, which is extremely harmful.

In order to meet the repeated demands of the United States, the authorities of Taiwan Province Province also announced at the end of last year that from 2024, the current four-month compulsory military service period will be restored to 1 year, and at the same time, the content of military training will be strengthened, and it is claimed that "modular training of US troops" will be implemented to promote comprehensive actual combat.

In response, the US government immediately announced that it would arm Taiwan Province with US$ 65.438+0.8 billion, and will provide Taiwan Province Province with the latest "land mobile mine-laying system"-anti-tank mine heavy transport vehicle, which can carry 960 mines at a time and plant 654.38+03.400 mines along the coast of Taiwan Province Province within 654.38+00 minutes. Although it is regarded as an important measure to strengthen the so-called "asymmetric" combat power in Taiwan Province Province, it is a "disaster maker" that will delay future generations.

According to the British "Financial Times" report, a delegation of the US military recently entered Taiwan Province in a low-key way to assess the military strength of Taiwan Province Province and explore how expanding cooperation with the US military can contribute to the military strength of Taiwan Province Province. The purpose of the delegation's visit is to "echo" the announcement by the authorities of Taiwan Province Province to extend compulsory service and enhance the overall combat effectiveness. It should be the content laid out by both sides long ago, and it can also be regarded as an important step for the United States and Taiwan to comprehensively strengthen military training cooperation in the new year.

At the beginning of the new year, USS Gordon chung-hoon, a Burke-class guided missile destroyer, sailed through the Taiwan Province Strait on15, and made a high-profile hype, becoming the first American warship to pass through the Taiwan Province Strait this year, adding fuel to the fire in the Taiwan Strait in the New Year.

Apart from the military aspect, the so-called "National Parliamentary Communication Committee" composed of members of national parliaments recently adopted two resolutions, namely, "encouraging the establishment of friendship with Taiwan Province" in national parliaments and calling for the integration of Taiwan Province Province into the economic structure between India and Taiwan Province Province ",and calling for support for India's meaningful participation in international organizations.

Economically, the United States and Taiwan Province Province will hold substantive negotiations on the "US-Taiwan 2 1 Century Trade Initiative" in Taipei from June 5438 to June 14 to June 5438+07.

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

First, arms sales to Taiwan have been fully normalized and project-oriented, and no longer packaged and sold. Compared with only $750 million in 20021year, in 2022, Biden's government announced seven arms sales to Taiwan, totaling $265,438+37 million. Not only the frequency is high, but also the so-called actual combat and asymmetry are more prominent.

Second, Biden's government constantly coerced Taiwan Province Province into entering the "war" agenda. Various officials of Biden's government and their allies constantly create a "war" atmosphere in the Taiwan Province Strait. At the same time, they also coerced the Democratic Progressive Party authorities to carry out various political cooperation and engage in arms sales of "compensation" and "candy delivery". The United States is gradually putting Taiwan Province Province into its "war" agenda. Through political control, divestiture of high-value industries, economic bundling and other means, Taiwan Province Province will be completely controlled. In order to further lay a good "Taiwan Province province card" and lay a solid foundation for "Taiwan system in China".

Third, the Democratic Progressive Party authorities have completely become a tool of the United States. Although Tsai Ing-Wen verbally claimed that the extension of compulsory service was not under pressure from the United States, as soon as the policy was announced, the spokesman of the American Association in Taiwan officially welcomed it in the evening, which was obviously exactly what he wanted and made no secret of it. This time, the United States recently announced the sale of Taiwan Province's "volcano" mine-laying system, which also violated Democratic Progressive Party's own "Regulations on the Control of Anti-personnel Mines" and put people at risk. However, the Democratic Progressive Party authorities expressed their gratitude and welcome in an all-round way, regardless of people's safety, and fully served the interests of the United States.

In the new year, with the manipulation of Biden's administration in the United States and the unprincipled cooperation of Democratic Progressive Party authorities' policy of "resisting China and protecting Taiwan", cross-strait relations will never be calm, and they will experience many obstacles, so we must always maintain the spirit of struggle!

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Expert: McCarthy sent a bad signal or went even harder on Taiwan Province Province.

McCarthy was elected Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Direct news: The election of the Speaker of the US House of Representatives lasted 15 rounds, which has broken records. Among them, the American media said that a group of "ultra-rightists" in the Republican Party were the culprit in obstructing McCarthy's election, but this farce ended in McCarthy's election. What do you think of this?

Professor Jin Canrong, School of International Studies, Renmin University of China: The new speaker of the US House of Representatives was elected after 15 rounds of voting, and Kevin McCarthy was elected. This is the first time in a hundred years, which shows that the Republican Party is now very divided, especially the establishment faction and the extreme right wing of the Republican Party.

There are not many people on the far right, about 20 people, but it seems that the energy is still relatively large. We should pay attention to this faction, which has a characteristic and is particularly tough to the outside world. Generally speaking, the extreme right is more ideological than the establishment.

Now that the Republican Party has mastered the House of Representatives, with a platform, it will play a greater role than before. As external observers, we should note that the division of the Republican Party has a negative impact on its foreign policy and will make the Republican Party more extreme.

Direct news: The dystocia of the Speaker of the US Congress coincides with the second anniversary of the riots on Capitol Hill. Judging from the development of these two years, are the differences between the democratic and Republican parties in the United States more obvious and the political polarization intensified? What impact will it have on American politics?

Professor Jin Canrong, School of International Studies, Renmin University of China: The United States is a typical multi-party democracy. Of course, unlike some European countries, its democratic and Republican parties are particularly prominent. It should be said that political division is normal, but it is rare to see such a serious division in American history. This is why there will be a general election in 2020, and the losing party will not recognize the result.

This certainly deserves our attention. Because the United States is, after all, the only superpower with great influence in the world, and Sino-US relations are not good now, we need to pay special attention to whether its political division affects the efficiency of the system and decision-making.

We used to say that the United States is a chaotic country, but its self-correction ability is still quite good. If its political division affects its general operation, it may affect its ability to correct errors, and the impact will be great.

For the current political opposition and division in the United States, we need to conduct in-depth research, and then we need to make an accurate judgment on the subsequent development, especially whether it has affected the country's institutional operation and error correction ability. After we have an accurate judgment on this issue, we will have a better judgment on the direction of the United States and handle it more efficiently.

McCarthy may be more ruthless on the issue of Taiwan Province Province.

Straight to the news: Before the election, McCarthy proposed to set up a so-called "China Affairs Committee" in the House of Representatives, taking a tough stance on China. When the election of the Speaker of the House of Representatives was deadlocked, some Republican politicians who had been promised by McCarthy that they would hold important positions in the House of Representatives also cited China as an example, saying that if an outstanding Speaker was not elected, it would delay the United States' response to the "threat" from China and endanger the "security" of the United States. What's your prediction of McCarthy's future attitude towards China after he finally becomes Speaker of the House of Representatives?

Jin Canrong, a professor at the School of International Studies, Renmin University of China: There is a very interesting phenomenon now, that is, both parties in the United States regard China as their opponent and take the "China threat" as an example. Including this time, it is obviously a split within the Republican Party, but in the end, we should take China as an example to show that the background of Sino-US relations is not very good now. The problem is not China. China still attaches great importance to Sino-US relations, and our policy is quite stable. However, the division of the United States has led to both parties competing for the "China card". This is not a good thing for the future of Sino-US relations, but a hidden danger.

As the Republican Party controls the House of Representatives, it may compare its China policy with that of the Democratic Party to see who is tougher on China. The Democratic Party has set up a group for China, and now McCarthy wants to set up a group led by the Republican Party. It is generally believed that he will be tougher. Moreover, several signals sent by McCarthy are particularly bad. For example, he has publicly stated that he will "visit" Taiwan Province Province as the official speaker of the House of Representatives after his election. These are all hidden dangers that we need to pay attention to.

As the Speaker of the House of Representatives, McCarthy will probably take a tougher stance on Sino-US relations, which will cause trouble. Among them, the problem in Taiwan Province Province may be more severe, which is a very severe challenge to our policy.

Author: Jin Canrong, Professor, School of International Studies, Renmin University of China.

Editor Liu Liping, editor-in-chief of Shenzhen Satellite TV Live Room.