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Some missed facts in the context-piss-poor article, which simply asks the wrong question / Does the U.S. actually want to defend Taiwan? War has gone from a remote scenario to a fearfully plausible one BY ARIS ROUSSINOS

The US is:
1) pouring money and arms into Taiwan
2) routinely doing maneuvers in the strait
3) sending trainers and soldiers
4) encouraging “independence”
5) doing high level official visits
6) shifting war doctrine and training for war with China
7) taking actions to provoke war

The US has no interest in defending Taiwan. It wants to use Taiwan.

Whether that involves a fierce, debilitating proxy war waged under the pretense of “defense”, a direct thermo-nuclear stand off, or simply unbridled chaos, depends on the flavor of the tactics of the day, the correlation of forces, the appetite for risk.

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Asia Times: What China’s Taiwan white paper is saying. This important document is intended to remind the West that China will not budge on its position on Taiwan By GEORGE KOO Aug 18, 2022

What China’s Taiwan white paper is saying

US president Richard Nixon raises a toast with Chinese premier Zhou Enlai in February 1972 in Beijing during Nixon’s official visit to China.

By flying to Asia and landing in Taipei, the Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, disregarded the “one China” principle and the fact that Taiwan is a province of China. Pelosi stepped over China’s red line. And, as promised, China responded by holding live-fire drills all around the island for the first time in the history of cross-Strait relations.

The military exercises by the People’s Liberation Army prompted the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan to sail away from the waters of Taiwan. This made it abundantly clear to the people in Taiwan that while the United States wants to encourage Taipei to start a war with the mainland, Taiwan would have to fight the PLA by itself.

Seeing these developments, the collective wisdom of the people in Taiwan as reflected by the media is to conclude that to declare independence and break away from China would be suicidal.

The US Congress and President Joe Biden’s administration, however, have continued to test China’s resolve and attempt to push the red line.

Since the US and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) normalized relations in 1979, Congress has enacted a series of legislation to weaken the bilateral agreement progressively as expressed by three communiqués.

The first communiqué was agreed in 1972 when then-US president Richard Nixon went to China. Each communiqué stating that Taiwan is a part of China was signed by both Washington and Beijing and is binding on both parties.

Unlike these joint agreements, the US government arrogantly presumes that any law enacted by its Congress is unilaterally binding on China as well.

In response to this American arrogance, the State Council Information Office in Beijing has issued a white paper on the “Taiwan Question and the Cause of China’s Reunification in the New Era.” This important document is obviously intended to remind the West that China will not budge on its position on Taiwan.

First of all, the paper reiterates that Taiwan is part of China, that reunification is inevitable, that the way reunification will take place is a matter between Taiwan and the mainland, and that Beijing will brook no outside interference. This is a re-statement of the red line about Taiwan that has never changed but is now stated in no uncertain terms.

Second, the white paper reviewed Taiwan’s place throughout the history of China. The terms of Japan’s unconditional surrender at the end of World War II mandated the return of Taiwan to China after 50 years of Japanese occupation.

At present, 181 countries including the US recognize the PRC as the legal government of China and that Taiwan is part of one China.

Advantages of being part of China

Some people in Taiwan may not fully appreciate the intertwined cross-Strait economic relationship. If so, they should read the white paper and understand the advantages of Taiwan being a part of the national economy.

As just one of the indicators, Taiwanese businesses have over the years invested more than US$71 billion in more than 1.2 million projects on the mainland – not to mention an annual trade surplus of $170 billion that Taiwan enjoys with the mainland.

From 1980 to 2021, the mainland’s economy grew three times as fast as Taiwan’s and has become the second-largest in the world, and is soon to overtake the US to become No 1. China has become a major power not only economically but in science and technology and in military prowess. As more people in Taiwan come to understand China’s place in the world, they will appreciate being a part of China.

Winding through Congress is the Taiwan Policy Act of 2022, which according to its sponsors will promote the security of Taiwan, ensures regional stability and threatens China with broad economic sanctions. But the consequences of Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan showed that such an act will do just the opposite: The island will become less secure and the region less stable.

As we have also seen from the Ukraine war, the US sanctions imposed on Russia backfired badly, causing worldwide food shortages, rising energy prices and overall inflation, and solidified the ruble’s place among the world’s major currencies. Any attempted sanctions on China would inflict blows to the US economy many times more serious than the sanctions on Russia.

One only need look at the foolhardy tariff war waged by former US president Donald Trump and continued by Biden. The American consumer had to pay a higher price for goods made in China because of the tariffs, and the trade surplus by China only increased rather than reduced. For Washington to threaten China with sanctions is meaningless if not just stupid.

Moreover, the white paper has reasserted China’s red line on Taiwan, leaving no room for ambiguity or equivocation. This is a matter of sovereignty for China. The Chinese do not make empty threats. They will view stepping over the line as an act of war.

No independence without US support

Taiwan’s ruling pro-independence (taidu) faction would not be so foolish as to declare independence without US support. If the US does show support, then China will most likely strike at the US naval ships first and take them out of action.

Without American military presence, the taidu faction will become irrelevant and negotiations between Taiwan and the mainland for a peaceful reunification can begin.

George Koo retired from a global advisory services firm where he advised clients on their China strategies and business operations. Educated at MIT, Stevens Institute and Santa Clara University, he is the founder and former managing director of International Strategic Alliances. He is currently a board member of Freschfield’s, a novel green building platform. Follow him on Twitter @george_koo.

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Chinese in San Francisco protest against Nancy Pelosi destroying US-China relations to benefit the Military Industrial Complex bringing US proxy war against China in Taiwan to destroy Taiwan like US did to Ukraine

TRANSLATION:

Alliance for Reunification launches a Sunday rally to unite Chinese community to denounce Pelosi

 Peter Chi, Chairman of San Francisco Bay Area Alliance for Peaceful Reunification, announced that a rally will be held at Portsmouth Square in SF Chinatown at 11:00 a.m. this Sunday , August 21, 2022.  The rally follows up on the August 1, 2022 protest at the Federal Building against Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan,

Chi  said that Pelosi continued to make provocative statements against China that promoted her own interests while furthering damage to US-China relations. It is reported that Pelosi will return to the Bay Area for August 20-22, 2022.   As our elected Representative to Congress, “…we are gathering people in the Chinese community to express our voice”.

Chi  pointed out that the relationship between the United States and China has been damaged.   The interests of Chinese in the United States have been harmed. He hoped that all sectors of the community will actively participate in the rally to advocate the interests and survival of Chinese in the United States.

Guan Jiacheng, director of the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (Six Companies), President of  Bay Area Alliance for Peaceful Reunification, called on the Chinese community to actively participate in Sunday’s rally. He pointed out that Pelosi’s political career is encountering difficulty.  In promoting her own interests while disregarding the interests of the Chinese and American people, her visit to Taiwan and her remarks have created tensions between China and the United States.  Her visit violated the One China Policy agreed upon by United States and China. This harms Chinese Americans. He also called on the community to actively participate in politics and use their votes to demonstrate the power of the Chinese community .

Wu Guobao,  President Emeritus of the Alliance for Peaceful Reunification, pointed out that whether it is former Defense Secretary Mark Esper’s visit to Taiwan on July 18, or the European Parliament’s Deputy Speaker Nicola Beer’s visit to Taiwan from 19 to 21 of the same month , or on August 1st, Speaker of the House of Representatives Pelosi, and on August 14th, a cross-party delegation led by Ed Markey, Chairman of the Asia-Pacific Subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, will set a bad example for more politicians. 

As Chinese Americans, we all swear allegiance to the United States. However, individuals, political parties, and special interests do not represent the best interests of the United States and its people. We should speak out fearlessly.

Julie Tang said Pivot to Peace is joining with other organizations in the community and will participate in the 1-hour rally at Portsmouth Square  at 11:00 a.m. on August 21. She said that Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan has brought  the already bad US-China relationship to a new low point.  It has intensified racist hatred, with anti-Chinese cases emerging without end.

灣區居民8月1日在三藩市集會，示威抗議普洛西訪台。本周日華埠花園角又將集會表達社區聲音。 本報資料圖片/記者洪郁欣攝

(本報記者黃偉江三藩市報道)

舊金山灣區中國統一促進會理事長池洪湖昨天表示，本周日（21日）上午11時將在華埠花園角召集灣區各界集會，這是繼月初到聯邦眾議院議長普洛西7街的辦公室前抗議她出訪台灣的延續。

池洪湖表示，普洛西回美後繼續發表言論刺激中國，企圖進一步破壞美中關係，滿足自己的私利。據悉，普洛西20至22日期間會回到灣區，她是三藩市選民選出代表三藩市出任聯邦眾議員，「因此，我們組織社區各界集會，表達華人社區的聲音。」

池洪湖指美中關係受破壞，在美華人及僑胞的利益都受傷害，希望社區各界積極參與集會，確保華人在美國的利益和生存至關重要。

中華總會館總董、舊金山灣區中國統一促進會會長關家澄呼籲僑胞踴躍參與周日的集會。他指出，普洛西的政治生涯已是窮途末路，為了自己的利益，罔顧中美人民的利益，她的訪台及言論，製造中美關係、台海局勢緊張，違背美中建交的承諾，對在美華人不利。他亦呼籲華人積極參政，要用選票彰顯華人的力量。

統促會榮譽會長吳國寶指出，無論是前國防部長艾斯培（Mark Esper）率訪問團7月18日訪台，還是歐洲議會副議長畢爾（Nicola Beer）同月19日至21日訪台，或是8月1日聯邦眾議院議長普洛西、8月14日聯邦參議院外交委員會亞太小組主席馬基（Ed Markey）組跨黨派訪問團訪台，都會給更多政客起到惡劣的示範。身為美籍華人都宣誓效忠美國，個人、政黨、利益不代表美國及人民的利益，我們應該要勇敢的發聲。

「重返和平」聯合創始人鄧孟詩表示，「重返和平」與社區多個組織相應統促會的呼籲，參與21日上午11時在華埠花園角為期約1小時的集會。她說，普洛西訪台後，進一步令到原本已出現裂痕的美中關係走向低谷，加劇了各種仇恨，針對華人社區的案件層出不窮

Trump got rid of the traitors 川普黑幫大佬打敗內鬼 US is an authoritarian Gov’t controlled by the Mafia and Triads doing business as Republicans and Democrats for the benefits of the 1% elites👈 Fortune 500 companies👈 and the military industrial complex👈 美國是一個專制政府，被黑手黨和三合會控制，他們作為共和黨人和民主黨人做生意，為 1% 的精英👈財富 500 強公司👈 和軍事工業園區👈 服務

Democracy is being sold as religion or cult. Like most church goers, when not happy go to pray. We go to pray every 2 years known as election. But miracles always never happened till the day we died except for the 👈 as miracle happens to them everyday without praying or going through the election process laughing to the bank everyday. 民主被當作宗教或邪教來兜售。 像大多數去教堂的人一樣，不開心的時候去祈禱。 我們每兩年祈禱一次，稱為選舉。 但直到我們死去的那一天，奇蹟總是沒有發生，除了👈因為奇蹟每天都發生在他們身上，不需要每天祈禱或通過選舉過程可以財源滾滾來.

When Biden leaves office, the Republican will go after him and his family. 當拜登離任時，共和黨人將向他和他的家人動手報仇.