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Commentary: US/Taiwan
Beijing, China - Oct 22, 2018 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
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4. Tian'anmen Rostrum
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6. Various of Capitol Hill
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8. Screenshot of CMG commentary
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13. Animation showing U.S. analyst Chris Johnson's comments about U.S. Vice President Mike Pence's speech on China
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16. Animation showing quote from "Fear: Trump in the White House"
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Taiwan's ties with the United States cannot guarantee protection for the region and would only serve as the White House's China policy tool, said a commentary on Monday published by China Radio International (CRI) under China Media Group (CMG).
By challenging the one-China Policy, the U.S. is implementing its broader "Indo-Pacific Strategy," according to the article's author Liu Kuangyu, who serves as an assistant research fellow at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences' Taiwan Research Institute.
The White House's "America first" policy will always be the U.S.'s priority, and the Trump administration's meddling in the Taiwan issue is only a move to further the U.S.'s strategic interests, the commentary noted.
The following is the full text of the commentary:
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence delivered a speech bashing China in early October, claiming China was "attempting to interfere in our upcoming [midterm] election[s]," "trying [in essence] to change the international order in their favor," and threatening "the stability of the Taiwan Strait."
Recently, the U.S. military has also begun wading into Taiwan-related issues. These moves will inevitably impact China-U.S. relations and cross-Strait ties, and even risk leading to a crisis. By approving the U.S.'s stance, Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen turned the island toward a danger zone, much like "a blind man on a blind horse who is in danger of falling into a deep pool at night," as the old Chinese saying goes.
The U.S. side's "Taiwan card" is meant to pass on internal contradictions and open up a new battlefield between China and the United States. The U.S. government's troubles actually lie in a political anxiety resulting from the current paradox in the mid-term elections. With the fomenting of a series of events, including "Russia-gate" and the guilty plea of Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, the White House has repeatedly declared that China intervenes in the election in order to bolster the Republican base, shift the focus and shirk responsibilities.
A Reuters report quotes China expert Chris Johnson, a former CIA analyst at Washington's Center for Strategic and International Studies, as saying Pence's speech appeared aimed in part at building a narrative that a vote for the Democrats would be a vote for China.
However, the U.S. administration's move is not a small step, but part of a broader "U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy." According to a report by AXIOS, an American media group, "The Trump administration is planning to launch a major, 'administration-wide,' broadside against China", including the use of the accusation of "election intervention" to attack China. Foreign Policy, an American publication, is reporting the U.S. military will invest nearly 700 billion U.S. dollars to implement a strategic transformation aimed at China. At present, the U.S. strategy toward China is stuck between "engagement and containment." But it is evolving into a new model involving politics, constraints, containment, economic pressure, and military readiness.
It is worth noting that in the past three months, Chinese mainland military planes and warships have suspended patrols around Taiwan. The political climate in the Taiwan Strait is cold, but the risk of it overheating is low. When the U.S. side provoked Sino-U.S. trade frictions and a stalemate between the two sides was in place, Mike Pence made his stand on China. The U.S. military is expected to organize large-scale military exercises in the South China Sea, the Taiwan Strait and the Pacific Ocean in the near future. It is a clear test of how far the U.S. can push its political bottom line against China. In an attempt to force China to make a "stress response," the Trump administration hopes to increase its negotiating and maneuvering space in other areas.
The United States is not Taiwan's "guardian angel." Tsai Ing-wen's attempt to increase her own weight by pinning her hopes on others is like driving blindly down a dark alley. The U.S. government's pro-Taiwan and anti-Beijing initiative is blatant. Ranging from the "Trump-Tsai phone call" following Trump's election victory, to the signing of the "Taiwan Travel Act" and the National Defense Authorization Act, as well as the recent public announcement that Taiwan is part of the United States' Indo-Pacific strategy, the interaction between the White House and Taipei has been on the rise over the past two years. The United States regards Taiwan as a "strategic chess piece" for containing China, bolstering the Taiwan secession leaning "Green Camp" on the island. The "Double Ten Speech" delivered by Tsai Ing-wen on October 10 has been dubbed the "simplified Pence speech."
Regardless of any "U.S.-Taiwan relationship" "upgrades," and regardless of how "Green Camp" politicians see the current goodwill between the United States and Taiwan, the White House's "America first" policy will always take priority. In the recently published expose "Fear: Trump in the White House," the author details how Trump as a businessman had no special feelings toward Taiwan and even lacks sufficient interest or understanding of "U.S.-Taiwan relations." His biggest concern is what the United States can get by protecting Taiwan.
Less than two years after the Trump administration took office, it approved two arms sales to Taiwan, on top of promoting the "normalization" of "U.S.-Taiwan military" connections. At the same time, politicians in Washington demanded that Taiwan open its markets fully to U.S. pork and beef, as well as other American agricultural products. In essence, the U.S. is demanding a "protection fee" from Taiwan.
Shelley Rigger, a U.S. expert on cross-Strait relations, has warned the Tsai Ing-wen authorities that Trump, who demands "America first," is not a reliable and formal ally of Taiwan. She believes that at a time when the United States is accelerating its strategic contraction and the country's foreign policy is becoming more selfish, it is one thing to give Taiwan more of a sense of satisfaction in words and arms equipment, but it is another to pull the chestnuts of "Taiwan independence" out of the fire and make substantive sacrifice.
Recent challenges to the status quo of the "one-China policy" have now been scaled back by the U.S. side, including the notion of stationing U.S. Marines at the American Institute in Taiwan, as well as military exchanges. The U.S. State Department has also reaffirmed the "one-China policy" when it comes to how Taiwan is recognized on the international stage. The United States refused to do anything against international organizations such as the World Health Assembly for excluding Taiwan from participating. And when Mike Pence slammed three Latin American countries for severing ties with Taipei, the U.S. quietly sent back recalled U.S. envoys to these countries, reaffirming its true position when it comes to the "one-China policy."
In fact, the Trump administration's Taiwan policy is to use Taiwan for its own strategic interests. Political sides in Taiwan remain split on their own attitudes toward U.S. intervention in the Taiwan Strait. By relying too much on U.S. protection, Taiwan is setting itself up as the White House's China policy tool. Once Trump feels that he can reach a "compromise" with the Chinese mainland behind Taiwan's back, Taiwan's interests are likely to be abandoned, which Trump himself has shown an easy willingness to do since taking office. As such, it's only Taiwan secession which is driving Taiwan down its own dangerous road.
Commentary: US/Taiwan
Dateline : Oct 22, 2018/File
Location : China
Duration : 2'52
Beijing, China - Oct 22, 2018 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Screenshot of China Media Group (CMG) commentary on chinaplus.cri.cn
FILE: Taipei, Taiwan, China - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
2. Taipei 101 tower
3. Various of buildings, traffic
FILE: Beijing, China - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
4. Tian'anmen Rostrum
5. Chinese national flag
FILE: Washington D.C., USA - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
6. Various of Capitol Hill
7. U.S. national flag
Beijing, China - Oct 22, 2018 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
8. Screenshot of CMG commentary
FILE: Taipei, Taiwan, China - Exact Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
9. People at bus stop
10. Various of traffic, pedestrians
Beijing, China - Oct 22, 2018 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
11. Screenshot of CMG commentary
FILE: Beijing, China - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
12. Various of Tian'anmen Rostrum, Chinese national flags, national emblem
Beijing, China - Oct 22, 2018 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
13. Animation showing U.S. analyst Chris Johnson's comments about U.S. Vice President Mike Pence's speech on China
FILE: Washington D.C., USA - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
14. Pedestrians, traffic
15. Various of White House
Beijing, China - Oct 22, 2018 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
16. Animation showing quote from "Fear: Trump in the White House"
FILE: Taipei, Taiwan, China - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
17. Various of cityscape, traffic, pedestrians
Beijing, China - Oct 22, 2018 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
18. Screenshot of CMG commentary
FILE: Taipei, Taiwan, China - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
19. Various of traffic
Taiwan's ties with the United States cannot guarantee protection for the region and would only serve as the White House's China policy tool, said a commentary on Monday published by China Radio International (CRI) under China Media Group (CMG).
By challenging the one-China Policy, the U.S. is implementing its broader "Indo-Pacific Strategy," according to the article's author Liu Kuangyu, who serves as an assistant research fellow at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences' Taiwan Research Institute.
The White House's "America first" policy will always be the U.S.'s priority, and the Trump administration's meddling in the Taiwan issue is only a move to further the U.S.'s strategic interests, the commentary noted.
The following is the full text of the commentary:
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence delivered a speech bashing China in early October, claiming China was "attempting to interfere in our upcoming [midterm] election[s]," "trying [in essence] to change the international order in their favor," and threatening "the stability of the Taiwan Strait."
Recently, the U.S. military has also begun wading into Taiwan-related issues. These moves will inevitably impact China-U.S. relations and cross-Strait ties, and even risk leading to a crisis. By approving the U.S.'s stance, Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen turned the island toward a danger zone, much like "a blind man on a blind horse who is in danger of falling into a deep pool at night," as the old Chinese saying goes.
The U.S. side's "Taiwan card" is meant to pass on internal contradictions and open up a new battlefield between China and the United States. The U.S. government's troubles actually lie in a political anxiety resulting from the current paradox in the mid-term elections. With the fomenting of a series of events, including "Russia-gate" and the guilty plea of Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, the White House has repeatedly declared that China intervenes in the election in order to bolster the Republican base, shift the focus and shirk responsibilities.
A Reuters report quotes China expert Chris Johnson, a former CIA analyst at Washington's Center for Strategic and International Studies, as saying Pence's speech appeared aimed in part at building a narrative that a vote for the Democrats would be a vote for China.
However, the U.S. administration's move is not a small step, but part of a broader "U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy." According to a report by AXIOS, an American media group, "The Trump administration is planning to launch a major, 'administration-wide,' broadside against China", including the use of the accusation of "election intervention" to attack China. Foreign Policy, an American publication, is reporting the U.S. military will invest nearly 700 billion U.S. dollars to implement a strategic transformation aimed at China. At present, the U.S. strategy toward China is stuck between "engagement and containment." But it is evolving into a new model involving politics, constraints, containment, economic pressure, and military readiness.
It is worth noting that in the past three months, Chinese mainland military planes and warships have suspended patrols around Taiwan. The political climate in the Taiwan Strait is cold, but the risk of it overheating is low. When the U.S. side provoked Sino-U.S. trade frictions and a stalemate between the two sides was in place, Mike Pence made his stand on China. The U.S. military is expected to organize large-scale military exercises in the South China Sea, the Taiwan Strait and the Pacific Ocean in the near future. It is a clear test of how far the U.S. can push its political bottom line against China. In an attempt to force China to make a "stress response," the Trump administration hopes to increase its negotiating and maneuvering space in other areas.
The United States is not Taiwan's "guardian angel." Tsai Ing-wen's attempt to increase her own weight by pinning her hopes on others is like driving blindly down a dark alley. The U.S. government's pro-Taiwan and anti-Beijing initiative is blatant. Ranging from the "Trump-Tsai phone call" following Trump's election victory, to the signing of the "Taiwan Travel Act" and the National Defense Authorization Act, as well as the recent public announcement that Taiwan is part of the United States' Indo-Pacific strategy, the interaction between the White House and Taipei has been on the rise over the past two years. The United States regards Taiwan as a "strategic chess piece" for containing China, bolstering the Taiwan secession leaning "Green Camp" on the island. The "Double Ten Speech" delivered by Tsai Ing-wen on October 10 has been dubbed the "simplified Pence speech."
Regardless of any "U.S.-Taiwan relationship" "upgrades," and regardless of how "Green Camp" politicians see the current goodwill between the United States and Taiwan, the White House's "America first" policy will always take priority. In the recently published expose "Fear: Trump in the White House," the author details how Trump as a businessman had no special feelings toward Taiwan and even lacks sufficient interest or understanding of "U.S.-Taiwan relations." His biggest concern is what the United States can get by protecting Taiwan.
Less than two years after the Trump administration took office, it approved two arms sales to Taiwan, on top of promoting the "normalization" of "U.S.-Taiwan military" connections. At the same time, politicians in Washington demanded that Taiwan open its markets fully to U.S. pork and beef, as well as other American agricultural products. In essence, the U.S. is demanding a "protection fee" from Taiwan.
Shelley Rigger, a U.S. expert on cross-Strait relations, has warned the Tsai Ing-wen authorities that Trump, who demands "America first," is not a reliable and formal ally of Taiwan. She believes that at a time when the United States is accelerating its strategic contraction and the country's foreign policy is becoming more selfish, it is one thing to give Taiwan more of a sense of satisfaction in words and arms equipment, but it is another to pull the chestnuts of "Taiwan independence" out of the fire and make substantive sacrifice.
Recent challenges to the status quo of the "one-China policy" have now been scaled back by the U.S. side, including the notion of stationing U.S. Marines at the American Institute in Taiwan, as well as military exchanges. The U.S. State Department has also reaffirmed the "one-China policy" when it comes to how Taiwan is recognized on the international stage. The United States refused to do anything against international organizations such as the World Health Assembly for excluding Taiwan from participating. And when Mike Pence slammed three Latin American countries for severing ties with Taipei, the U.S. quietly sent back recalled U.S. envoys to these countries, reaffirming its true position when it comes to the "one-China policy."
In fact, the Trump administration's Taiwan policy is to use Taiwan for its own strategic interests. Political sides in Taiwan remain split on their own attitudes toward U.S. intervention in the Taiwan Strait. By relying too much on U.S. protection, Taiwan is setting itself up as the White House's China policy tool. Once Trump feels that he can reach a "compromise" with the Chinese mainland behind Taiwan's back, Taiwan's interests are likely to be abandoned, which Trump himself has shown an easy willingness to do since taking office. As such, it's only Taiwan secession which is driving Taiwan down its own dangerous road.
ID : 8093823
Published : 2018-10-23 09:05
Last Modified : 2018-10-27 21:50:00
Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
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