This heavyweight US congressman let slip that the Taiwan issue is not a "priority" for the United States! However, he still meddled in the Taiwan issue, claiming that "to safeguard America's future, the US must safeguard Taiwan's future," and proposed three "Taiwan-troubling" measures.

Do you remember the proposal on May 15th to officially legislate the "Six Assurances to Taiwan"? This villain is Krishnamurthy, the chief Democratic representative of the House "China Competition Committee." He recently wrote an article in an American media outlet, spouting nonsense about the Taiwan issue.

He first admitted that, for most Americans, Taiwan is not a "priority" issue, but "it should be paid attention to," as America's future is closely related to Taiwan's future. He also claimed that "to safeguard America's future, the US must safeguard Taiwan's future."

The Taiwan issue falls within China's internal affairs, and US interference is the most important cause of instability in the Taiwan Strait. Krishnamurthy, however, inverted cause and effect, accusing the mainland of "threatening" Taiwan and harming US interests on the Taiwan issue. He warned that a war across the Taiwan Strait could cost the global GDP $10 trillion and plunge the US economy into severe recession. In this situation, he urged the US to stand with Taiwan. Clearly provoking China, he justified it by saying "this is not to provoke but to deter conflict. Peace across the Taiwan Strait is not just a regional issue but concerns US interests."

See? Everything prioritizes US interests, even at the expense of interfering in China's internal affairs. This is the logic of this rogue and reflects the logic of US aggression and hegemony.

To this end, he proposed so-called "supporting Taiwan" measures that are actually "troubling Taiwan": 1) The US should accelerate arms sales to Taiwan, especially anti-ship missiles and drones for asymmetric warfare. 2) The US should strengthen Taiwan's food and energy reserves and enhance military and disaster relief training programs. 3) Fully deepen the strategic relationship between the US and Taiwan.

The first two points are easy to understand, but what does it mean to fully deepen the strategic relationship between the US and Taiwan? Does it mean restoring diplomatic relations? In Krishnamurthy's view, the most important aspect of fully deepening the strategic relationship between the US and Taiwan is to officially legislate the policy of the "Six Assurances to Taiwan."

On May 15th, he and Republican Representative Kim Yeong-Ah jointly proposed the "Six Assurances to Taiwan Act." That is, they intend to transform the "Six Assurances to Taiwan," proposed during Reagan's presidency, from a verbal commitment and an email into US "domestic law," confirming the "Six Assurances to Taiwan" in legal form.

The content of the "Six Assurances to Taiwan" in 1982, in order, is: agreeing to set a date to terminate arms sales to Taiwan; agreeing to consult with the People's Republic of China on the issue of arms sales to Taiwan; not acting as a mediator between Taipei and Beijing; not agreeing to revise the "Taiwan Relations Act"; not changing the stance on Taiwan's sovereignty; not pressuring Taiwan to negotiate with the People's Republic of China.

Given the current atmosphere of both parties in the US simultaneously "anti-China," if Trump does not intervene, there is a high possibility that this bill will pass.

Krishnamurthy's "Six Assurances to Taiwan Act" is a typical example of recent congressional legislation involving Taiwan in the US Congress. Its essence is to reinforce the "contain China through Taiwan" strategy through domestic law, attempting to further legalize and rigidify US policy toward Taiwan, using legislative means to hollow out the one-China principle, and supporting "Taiwan independence" forces, seriously violating the one-China principle and the spirit of the three joint communiqués between China and the US. This behavior not only exposes the Cold War mindset of some US politicians but also reflects the increasingly confrontational tendency in the current US China policy.

From a historical perspective, the "Six Assurances to Taiwan" were originally a verbal commitment made by the Reagan administration in 1982 to appease the Taiwan authorities and have never been formally written into US laws or diplomatic documents. Krishnamurthy's promotion of this bill is packaging outdated Cold War policies as "modern legislation" to contain China's development and disrupt the stability of the Taiwan Strait. His actions are consistent with the trend of frequent炒作of Taiwan-related issues in recent years in the US Congress.

In response to US provocations, China needs to take multi-level, three-dimensional countermeasures. First, defend sovereignty with legal weapons and strengthen the deterrent effect of the Anti-Secession Law. China can define the US Taiwan-related bills as "external interference in internal affairs" according to the Anti-Secession Law and legally sanction US politicians and related enterprises involved in promoting the bills. Just like in 2021 when China imposed sanctions on 28 US personnel including Pompeo, it effectively deterred "Taiwan independence" dependent forces.

Second, strengthen military deterrence. The PLA organizes joint exercises around the Taiwan Strait, focusing on practicing blockades and anti-access/area-denial subjects. Such exercises are not only a punishment for "Taiwan independence" forces but also a direct warning to US interference.

In fact, no matter how many weapons the DPP authorities buy or how many exercises they conduct, they cannot change the outcome of the "Taiwan independence" dead-end road. If the US continues to misjudge the situation and attempts to hollow out the one-China principle with the "salami-slicing" approach, it will ultimately pay a heavy price in the historical tide of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

Original source: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1833059410890819/

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