In the past two days, Biden signed a series of sanctions bills against Russia, but at the same time, he has not forgotten to provoke China. According to the Global Network, on the same day that the Biden administration announced the abolition of Russia's "most-favored-nation" treatment, Biden also signed a comprehensive spending bill, which openly required that the so-called "incorrect identification of Taiwan territory" should not exist in the official map of the United States.
In fact, this bill was mentioned by Republican lawmakers in the United States last year and passed in the House of Representatives, which is also mixed in with the appropriations bill. The bill is full of provocative implications, the so-called "Taiwan territory" is an extremely wrong statement, the Taiwan region is part of China, so it can only be called Chinese territory.
On the Taiwan issue, the United States has made considerable political commitments to China, and the basis for the establishment of bilateral diplomatic relations is the United States' commitment to abide by the "one-China principle." After Biden took office, he also made it clear to the Chinese side on many occasions that the United States will not change its Taiwan policy in the short term, will always pursue the "one-China principle," and opposes "Taiwan independence." However, the United States is inconsistent in words and deeds, and has repeatedly lost faith in China.
It is worth noting that the United States' request for map identification this time is likely to be a kind of temptation for us. The United States is basically poor in its skills on the Taiwan issue, and when transporting anti-epidemic materials, it deliberately dispatches military transport planes to complete the transportation, and the current officials do not dare to visit Taiwan, so they send their predecessors to visit. The United States has basically used all the tricks it can use, but the situation in the Taiwan Strait has not developed in the direction expected by the United States, and the mainland has always firmly controlled the initiative.
This kind of vague strategy has obviously failed on the Taiwan Strait issue, so we must be vigilant about whether the Biden administration intends to gradually change its strategy toward Taiwan by testing step by step, hollowing out the "one-China principle" and at the same time showing a showdown with the mainland. When Biden threatened to "defend Taiwan" last year, many media outlets saw this as a move by the Biden administration to abandon its ambiguous policies. Now that the United States is once again making a fuss on the map, the intention behind these two moves is worth vigilance.
The fact that the Taiwan region belongs to China cannot be changed by anyone, and no amount of bill passed by the United States can change this fact. The United States always believes that it is the framer and leader of the international order, and with the bills passed by Congress, it can arbitrarily interfere in the problems of other countries and regions. In the final analysis, it is still the hegemonist mentality that is at work, and it is still the style of colonialism. However, the world situation has already undergone earth-shaking changes, and the hegemonic means of the United States have long ceased to work on China.
On the Taiwan issue, no matter how much the United States clamors and how many bills it passes, there are two facts that will not change. The first fact is that the mainland has fully grasped the leading role of the Taiwan Strait issue, the PLA already has the ability to refuse and oppose intervention in the Taiwan Strait area, and even if the US military intervenes, we have enough confidence to let it come and go. Under such circumstances, any political manipulation by the United States is futile. This is also the key to our ability to steadily promote peaceful reunification, and when the initiative is in our hands, it is the United States and the "Taiwan independence elements" on the island who should be anxious.
The second fact is that the US clamor for the Taiwan issue will have no meaning other than undermining Sino-US relations and pushing the DPP authorities into the fire pit. What is most lacking between China and the United States at this stage is trust, and the responsibility for this situation is entirely in the United States, because the United States has long lost faith in China. Whether the United States accepts it or not, the United States is inseparable from China as a trading partner and undermines Sino-US relations, and the United States is also a victim.
Once the situation in the Taiwan Strait is tense, the DPP authorities should be the most anxious. Because it is basically impossible for the US military to intervene, the strength of the Taiwan military cannot compete with the mainland at all. Under the thunderous momentum of the People's Liberation Army, "Taiwan independence" has only one dead end.
The cross-strait issue concerns national rejuvenation, and at present the initiative is in our hands, and it is undoubtedly the best choice to advance the reunification process at our established pace. The United States, no matter how anxious it is now, is not in a position to change this situation. Therefore, in the face of US political manipulation, we must maintain strategic determination and a sober mind.