Now it has entered May, because Lai Qingde, who won the 2024 "general election" on Taiwan Island, is about to take the throne, Lai Qingde has announced the "personnel layout", judging from the public list, there are many teams from Tsai Ing-wen. Before Lai Qingde took office, many groups of members of the US Congress had already visited Taiwan and had meetings with Lai Qingde, highlighting the US Congress's support for the DPP authorities' stance. In fact, the position of the US Congress is contrary to the "one China policy" of the Biden administration, and the most obvious thing is that the US Congress has repeatedly pushed for legislation to provide military aid to Taiwan, and relevant bills have recently been passed.
US Assistant Secretary of State for Asia-Pacific Affairs Daniel Krietenbrink attended a hearing before the Foreign Relations Committee of the US House of Representatives on 1 May, during which he was questioned by members of Congress on the Taiwan Strait issue. Andy Barr, a member of the House of Representatives of the United States Congress, asked a very pointed question whether the United States would abandon the strategy of ambiguity, and in response to the question of congressmen, Daniel Kritenbrink said that the PLA is increasing pressure on Taiwan, but believes that the deterrence policy adopted by the United States is effective. Andy Barr, on the other hand, believes that the deterrent effect looks effective, but the military operations of the PLA are increasing.
Andy Barr also took out the frequency of the PLA using military aircraft to approach Taiwan in 2024, claiming that the PLA is developing in the opposite direction of the US deterrence strategy. U.S. congressmen also cited U.S. President Joe Biden's repeated mention of sending troops to protect Taiwan as an argument to question whether the U.S. State Department has abandoned its policy of strategic ambiguity and is moving toward strategic clarity to protect Taiwan. Regarding the step-by-step pressure of US congressmen, Daniel reiterated that the United States has not changed its adherence to the "one-China policy", and also stressed that US President Joe Biden has also repeatedly reiterated his adherence to the "one-China policy". In response to Daniel's response, U.S. Congressman Gerry Connolly refuted it, claiming that Biden had made it clear that he would take military action to protect Taiwan.
Gerry Connolly said that US President Joe Biden's statement was "out of script" and may not be part of the US State Department's policy, but it also helps, and he hopes that the State Department will listen to the US president if the strategic ambiguity favors the US not to act. Daniel refuted Gerry Connolly's remarks, claiming that he could guarantee that the State Department would obey the orders of the President of the United States, but Biden used to serve on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and he knew what to say, as for sending troops to protect Taiwan, it was Biden who said it on purpose, which was one of the factors that prompted the PLA to include in the calculation of costs.
In fact, every time Biden declares that he will send troops to protect Taiwan, the White House and the US State Department will publicly clarify that the United States has not changed the "one China policy" Although neither the U.S. State Department nor the U.S. White House has made clear U.S. countermeasures, the U.S. has been actively arming Taiwan for a long time, providing a variety of weapons with offensive capabilities, including army tactical surface-to-surface missiles, so as to enhance Taiwan's military strength. The United States does not support "Taiwan independence," but is doing its utmost to maintain the so-called "status quo." We must be vigilant against US strategy.