国会今天辩论台湾政策法，一旦过关（大概率）美中关系就进一步凉凉
发表于 ： 2022年 9月 14日 10:28
US lawmakers will debate a bill Wednesday to boost ties with Taiwan and give it more military hardware to deter a Chinese invasion. In Washington, where politicians often jockey to show who’s toughest on Beijing, the legislation is making the White House queasy.
What: The Taiwan Policy Act would, among other things, give Taipei $4.5 billion for defense over four years, recognize its democratically elected government as the “legitimate representative of the people of Taiwan,” and formally designate the island as a “major non-NATO ally.”
When: The Senate Foreign Relations Committee takes initial action -- known as a markup -- at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday local time.
So What: The bill in its original form could upend the US’s carefully calibrated “one China” policy, under which the US has for more than 40 years built ties with Beijing by avoiding formally stating its position on Taiwan’s sovereignty. As part of that, the US has tried to maintain “strategic ambiguity” about how much it would help Taipei if the People’s Liberation Army attacked.
Understanding between the two sides has begun to break down amid a growing belief in Washington that President Xi Jinping is moving China in a more authoritarian, militaristic direction. That’s led to bipartisan efforts to bolster Taiwan’s defenses, roll back market access for Chinese companies and sanction officials for crackdowns in Hong Kong and Xinjiang.
What: The Taiwan Policy Act would, among other things, give Taipei $4.5 billion for defense over four years, recognize its democratically elected government as the “legitimate representative of the people of Taiwan,” and formally designate the island as a “major non-NATO ally.”
When: The Senate Foreign Relations Committee takes initial action -- known as a markup -- at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday local time.
So What: The bill in its original form could upend the US’s carefully calibrated “one China” policy, under which the US has for more than 40 years built ties with Beijing by avoiding formally stating its position on Taiwan’s sovereignty. As part of that, the US has tried to maintain “strategic ambiguity” about how much it would help Taipei if the People’s Liberation Army attacked.
Understanding between the two sides has begun to break down amid a growing belief in Washington that President Xi Jinping is moving China in a more authoritarian, militaristic direction. That’s led to bipartisan efforts to bolster Taiwan’s defenses, roll back market access for Chinese companies and sanction officials for crackdowns in Hong Kong and Xinjiang.
