An Act of Madness by the United States. I invite people to read the TERA portion of the NDAA. It is from pages 895-940.
Notice the ferocious obsessive thoroughness and officiousness of the provisions relating to Taiwan.
They are light years ahead of anything any peace organization is thinking about.
They have put in provisions that you didn’t even think they were thinking about.
There is an entire sub-section requiring analysis of the repercussions of the Ukraine war on Taiwan.
These are just the contents. You have to look at the actual text to understand how detailed, and how far gone it is. It’s an act of madness.
TITLE LV—FOREIGN AFFAIRS MATTERS
Subtitle A—Taiwan Enhanced Resilience Act
Sec. 5501. Short title.
PART 1—IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ENHANCED DEFENSE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE
UNITED STATES AND TAIWAN
Sec. 5502. Modernizing Taiwan’s security capabilities to deter and, if necessary, defeat aggression by the People’s Republic of China.
Sec. 5503. Increase in annual regional contingency stockpile additions and support
for Taiwan.
Sec. 5504. International military education and training cooperation with Taiwan.
Sec. 5505. Additional authorities to support Taiwan.
Sec. 5506. Multi-year plan to fulfill defensive requirements of military forces of Taiwan. Sec. 5507. Fast-tracking sales to Taiwan under Foreign Military Sales program.
Sec. 5508. Arms exports delivery solutions for Taiwan and United States allies in
the Indo-Pacific.
Sec. 5509. Assessment of Taiwan’s needs for civilian defense and resilience.
Sec. 5510. Annual report on Taiwan defensive military capabilities and intelligence
support.
Sec. 5511. Findings and statement of policy.
Sec. 5512. Sense of Congress on Taiwan defense relations.
PART 2—COUNTERING PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA’S COERCION AND INFLUENCE
CAMPAIGNS
Sec. 5513. Strategy to respond to influence and information operations targeting Taiwan.
Sec. 5514. Task force to counter economic coercion by the People’s Republic of China.
Sec. 5515. China censorship monitor and action group.
PART 3—INCLUSION OF TAIWAN IN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Sec. 5516. Findings.
Sec. 5517. Sense of Congress on Taiwan’s meaningful participation in the international community.
Sec. 5518. Strategy to support Taiwan’s meaningful participation in international organizations.
Sec. 5519. Meaningful participation of Taiwan in the International Civil Aviation Organization.
PART 4—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Sec. 5520. Report on Taiwan Travel Act.
Sec. 5521. Amendments to the Taiwan Allies International Protection and Enhancement Initiative (Taipei) Act of 2019.
Sec. 5522. Report on role of People’s Republic of China’s nuclear threat in escalation dynamics.
Sec. 5523. Report analyzing the impact of Russia’s war against Ukraine on the objectives of the People’s Republic of China with respect to Taiwan.
Sec. 5524. Expanding United States-Taiwan development cooperation.
Sec. 5525. Sense of congress on expanding United States economic relations with
Taiwan.
PART 5—SUPPORTING UNITED STATES EDUCATIONAL AND EXCHANGE PROGRAMS WITH TAIWAN
Sec. 5526. Short title.
Sec. 5527. Findings.
Sec. 5528. Purposes.
Sec. 5529. Definitions.
Sec. 5530. Taiwan Fellowship Program.
Sec. 5531. Reports and audits.
Sec. 5532. Taiwan fellows on detail from government service.
Sec. 5533. Funding.
Sec. 5534. Study and report.
Sec. 5535. Supporting United States educational and exchange programs with Taiwan.
PART 6—UNITED STATES-TAIWAN PUBLIC HEALTH PROTECTION
Sec. 5536. Short title.
Sec. 5537. Definitions.
Sec. 5538. Study on an infectious disease monitoring center.
PART 7—RULES OF CONSTRUCTION
Sec. 5539. Rule of construction.
Sec. 5540. Rule of construction regarding the use of military force.
Notice this section 5523 in the NDAA, which requires an analysis of how the war in Ukraine affects Taiwan.
From this, you can surmise that the US sees these two wars as a connected continuum of global war, both hybrid and kinetic.
SEC. 5523. REPORT ANALYZING THE IMPACT OF RUSSIA’S WAR AGAINST UKRAINE ON THE OBJECTIVES OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA WITH RESPECT TO TAIWAN.
(a) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’
means—
(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
(2) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;
(3) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
(4) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate;
(5) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
of the Senate;
(6) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate;
(7) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives;
(8) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives;
(9) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives;
(10) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of
the House of Representatives;
(11) the Committee on Financial Services of the House
of Representatives; and
(12) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House
of Representatives.
(b) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation
with the Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence, shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional
committees that analyzes the impact of Russia’s war against Ukraine on the PRC’s diplomatic, military, economic, and propaganda objectives with respect to Taiwan.
(c) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (b) shall
describe—
(1) adaptations or known changes to PRC strategies and military doctrine that the United States assesses are a direct result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine or that the United States assesses represent lessons learned by the People’s Republic of China in light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine,
including changes—
(A) to PRC behavior in international forums;
(B) within the People’s Liberation Army, with respect to the size of forces, the makeup of leadership, weapons procurement, equipment upkeep, the doctrine on the use of specific weapons, such as weapons banned under the international law of armed conflict, efforts to move weapons supply chains onto mainland PRC, or any other changes in its military strategy with respect to Taiwan;
(C) in economic planning, such as sanctions evasion, efforts to minimize exposure to sanctions, or moves in support of the protection of currency or other strategic reserves;
(D) to propaganda, disinformation, and other information operations originating in the PRC; and
(E) to the PRC’s strategy for the use of force against Taiwan, including any information on preferred scenarios or operations to secure its objectives in Taiwan, adjustments based on how the Russian military has performed in Ukraine, and other relevant matters; and
(2) United States plans to adapt policies and military planning in response to the changes referred to in paragraph (1).
(d) FORM.—The report required by subsection (b) shall be submitted in classified form.
(e) COORDINATION WITH ALLIES AND PARTNERS.—The Secretary of State shall share information contained in the report required by subsection (b), as appropriate, with appropriate officials of allied and partners, including Taiwan and other partners in Europe and in the Indo-Pacific.
VFP CHINA RESOLUTIONS
Veterans For Peace National Resolutions on China:Resolution 2020-2: Pivot to Peace with China and the World
(Passed – Yes: 439, No: 7)
WHEREAS, Veterans For Peace is a global organization of Military Veterans and allies dedicated to building a culture of peace by using our experiences to inform the public of the true causes and enormous costs of wars, seeking to heal the wounds of wars, and working to end all wars and hostilities between nations, and
WHEREAS, the so-called Pivot to Asia of 2011 was in fact a pivot toward war and confrontation that that identified China as a competitor and adversary, carrying with it the threat of nuclear war, and
WHEREAS, this dangerous policy has created palpable feelings of fear, animosity and even hatred not only toward the People’s Republic of China but toward Chinese people in general and Chinese-American citizens and other Asian peoples in the United States, and
WHEREAS, humanity now faces multiple crises which threaten the well-being and very survival of our species, crises which demand the cooperation of the two largest and most powerful countries, China and the United States,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT VETERANS FOR PEACE urges the government of the United States to reject escalation towards global conflict and instead pursue peace, non-intervention, and cooperation with China and the rest of the world.
Submitted by: Eugene Ruyle, VFP Member Co-Sponsored by: VFP Chapter 20 and VFP Chapter 69
Resolution 2022-01: U.S. Hands Off Taiwan and the South China Sea
Election Results: Passed
Approve: 696 (89.69%)
Disapprove: 80 (10.31%)
Abstain: 130
WHEREAS, Taiwan and the South China Sea represent a key area where U.S. policy is likely to lead to nuclear war, whether by design or mistake, and
WHEREAS, the de facto government of Taiwan calls itself the Republic of China but is not officially recognized by the United Nations, the United States, Canada, Australia, NATO, nor over 90% of UN members. It exists solely because of the early military support by the U.S. before and after 1949, continuing to the present in various forms. U.S. arms sales to Taiwan in 2020 alone amounted to $5 billion, and
WHEREAS, in the Shanghai Communiqué of 1972, President Nixon and Chairman Mao agreed that there is only one China and Taiwan is a part of China, and
WHEREAS, the time when the U.S. Navy patrolled the Yangtze River is over. The Eurocentric idea that Asian nations require the United States to defend them has no place in the Twenty First Century, and
WHEREAS, the People’s Republic of China does not now, nor has it ever, threatened the territorial security or people’s well-being of the U.S., NATO, or any other country allied to the United States,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT VETERANS FOR PEACE urges the government of the United States to withdraw all military and naval forces from the Straits of Taiwan and the South China Sea,
re-examine U.S. arms sales to the ROC in Taiwan, and remember that the resolution of the status of Taiwan is the internal affair of the Chinese on both sides of the Taiwan Straits into which the United States has no right to intervene.
NOTE: This resolution does not endorse any political party within the PRC nor any internal policy of the PRC, nor does it favor China over any other Asian nation. Our resolution simply grows out of a central part of our mission: to restrain our government from intervening overtly or covertly in the internal affairs of other nations.
Submitted by Eugene E. Ruyle, VFP Chapter 162 – East Bay
Co-Sponsored by:
VFP Chapter 21 – North New Jersey
VFP Chapter 35 – Spokane
VFP Chapter 69 – San Francisco
VFP China Working Group
Veterans For Peace National Resolutions on China:Resolution 2020-2: Pivot to Peace with China and the World
(Passed – Yes: 439, No: 7)
WHEREAS, Veterans For Peace is a global organization of Military Veterans and allies dedicated to building a culture of peace by using our experiences to inform the public of the true causes and enormous costs of wars, seeking to heal the wounds of wars, and working to end all wars and hostilities between nations, and
WHEREAS, the so-called Pivot to Asia of 2011 was in fact a pivot toward war and confrontation that that identified China as a competitor and adversary, carrying with it the threat of nuclear war, and
WHEREAS, this dangerous policy has created palpable feelings of fear, animosity and even hatred not only toward the People’s Republic of China but toward Chinese people in general and Chinese-American citizens and other Asian peoples in the United States, and
WHEREAS, humanity now faces multiple crises which threaten the well-being and very survival of our species, crises which demand the cooperation of the two largest and most powerful countries, China and the United States,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT VETERANS FOR PEACE urges the government of the United States to reject escalation towards global conflict and instead pursue peace, non-intervention, and cooperation with China and the rest of the world.
Submitted by: Eugene Ruyle, VFP Member Co-Sponsored by: VFP Chapter 20 and VFP Chapter 69
Resolution 2022-01: U.S. Hands Off Taiwan and the South China Sea
Election Results: Passed
Approve: 696 (89.69%)
Disapprove: 80 (10.31%)
Abstain: 130
WHEREAS, Taiwan and the South China Sea represent a key area where U.S. policy is likely to lead to nuclear war, whether by design or mistake, and
WHEREAS, the de facto government of Taiwan calls itself the Republic of China but is not officially recognized by the United Nations, the United States, Canada, Australia, NATO, nor over 90% of UN members. It exists solely because of the early military support by the U.S. before and after 1949, continuing to the present in various forms. U.S. arms sales to Taiwan in 2020 alone amounted to $5 billion, and
WHEREAS, in the Shanghai Communiqué of 1972, President Nixon and Chairman Mao agreed that there is only one China and Taiwan is a part of China, and
WHEREAS, the time when the U.S. Navy patrolled the Yangtze River is over. The Eurocentric idea that Asian nations require the United States to defend them has no place in the Twenty First Century, and
WHEREAS, the People’s Republic of China does not now, nor has it ever, threatened the territorial security or people’s well-being of the U.S., NATO, or any other country allied to the United States,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT VETERANS FOR PEACE urges the government of the United States to withdraw all military and naval forces from the Straits of Taiwan and the South China Sea, re-examine U.S. arms sales to the ROC in Taiwan, and remember that the resolution of the status of Taiwan is the internal affair of the Chinese on both sides of the Taiwan Straits into which the United States has no right to intervene.
NOTE: This resolution does not endorse any political party within the PRC nor any internal policy of the PRC, nor does it favor China over any other Asian nation. Our resolution simply grows out of a central part of our mission: to restrain our government from intervening overtly or covertly in the internal affairs of other nations.
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