On April 16, Tsai Ing-wen preemptively announced that Lin Jialong would be transferred to the head of Taiwan's foreign affairs department, and Wu Zhaoxie would take over as the "secretary general of the National Security Council", which was confirmed by Tsai Ing-wen personally when meeting with American personnel. Although the responsible person of Taiwan's administrative organ has repeatedly asked the outside world not to "mess with the mandarin duck spectrum", Tsai Ing-wen directly exploded. Obviously, Tsai Ing-wen's move is to suppress Lai Qingde in front of American personnel, and directly bypass Lai Qingde to announce personnel arrangements.
Former Kuomintang Tsai Zhengyuan bluntly said that Tsai Ing-wen said this on purpose, and the purpose was to send three signals to the outside world, the first is that Wu Zhaoxie and Lin Jialong are Tsai Ing-wen's people, and they are also to Lai Qingde; The second is that these two people are willing to serve Lai Qingde because of Tsai Ing-wen, and the third is that Tsai Ing-wen also wants to command remotely behind the scenes, with the strong support of the United States behind her.
Tsai Ing-wen wants to show that I am still the boss in this regard. At present, Lai Qingde has not announced these two positions, and it is clear that this is a factional competition within the DPP. On the contrary, Tsai Ing-wen directly crossed Lai Qingde and announced that Lai Qingde's "national security" team had a taste of being coerced by Tsai Ing-wen, and Xiao Meiqin, as Lai Qingde's deputy, meant that Tsai Ing-wen's shadow had never dissipated.
In front of the US personnel, Tsai Ing-wen announced the new positions of Lin Jialong and Wu Zhaoxie, which shows that Tsai Ing-wen arranged in advance, and the move is to hold on to power, and the "Secretary General of the National Security Council" Gu Lixiong was transferred to the post of "Minister of National Defense", plus the "Director of the National Security Bureau" Tsai Mingyan remained in office, this kind of core personnel arrangement continues the core members of the Tsai Ing-wen period, which means that the United States is not at ease with Lai Qingde, and Lai Qingde is regarded by the United States as a "factor of regional peace and instability".
Guo Zhengliang pointed out that at present, the mainland side demands that the United States not support "Taiwan independence," and the United States is also afraid of shouldering the responsibility for undermining Sino-US relations. For U.S. policy, it's about "maintaining the status quo." It can not only dump weapons and equipment on Taiwan Island, but also regard Taiwan Island as a card in its hand, so that the United States can gain more benefits in the delicate balance.
Recently, US Assistant Secretary of State for Asia and the Pacific Conda and White House National Security Council Senior Director for China and Taiwan Affairs Bersalan visited China and met with Chinese diplomats and, more importantly, with Qiu Kaiming, deputy director of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council.
Kangda and Beshalan discussed cross-strait issues with the Chinese side, and Kangda reiterated that the US one-China policy has not changed. According to the announcement issued by the US State Department, it did not specify the content of the two talks. Before the inauguration ceremony of Lai Qingde in 520, US officials paid a direct visit to the mainland and sent a very clear signal, that is, the so-called maintenance of peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, emphasizing the US position and opposing unilateral changes in the situation in the Taiwan Strait by any party.
At the same time, US officials held talks with officials of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council of the People's Republic of China on the mainland, and their visit to China had the intention of finding out the bottom and giving the truth, but as for what kind of commitments the United States has made, what measures it has taken, and whether it will continue to play the "Taiwan card." China's attitude is very clear, demanding that the US side put into action its positive statement of not supporting "Taiwan independence", which also makes the US side hesitate, that is, the Taiwan issue is the first red line that cannot be crossed in China-US relations.
After Ma Ying-jeou's visit to the mainland, the cross-strait situation has cooled down markedly. Both sides of the strait emphasize the Chinese nation, while the mainland and Taiwan are both members of the Chinese nation, and from the perspective of the Chinese nation, the two sides of the strait will carry out cultural and other exchanges. As far as the United States is concerned, it is very wary of Lai Qingde, and if Lai Qingde deliberately provokes and steps on the red line, the mainland's countermeasures and pressure on Taiwan will be even more intense, and Rosenberg, chairman of the Association in Taiwan (AIT), has visited Taiwan five times, which is actually a warning.
Under the Sino-US game, the United States does not dare to have a showdown with China, so it must beat Lai Qingde. On April 16, at the repeated strong request of the United States, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun held a video call, which was also the first meeting between the Chinese and U.S. defense ministers after a 17-month hiatus. Dong Jun stressed: The Taiwan issue is the core of China's core interests, and China's core interests must never be damaged.