Chinese experts have digested the
remarks made by mr biden and claimed
they should not be seen as a slip of the
tongue or an accident. Questioning how the u.s would step in to
protect the island over which china
claims sovereignty. Lucian a research
fellow at the chinese academy of social
sciences in beijing spoke to global
times a publication controlled by
china's communist party.
Liu said so far not a single u.s
government official has spelled what
defending taiwan means if done by the
u.s. does it mean sending u.s troops to
confront the PLA no one has ever explained in detail.
On a military scale both the u.s and
china enjoyed very similar advantages
and technology yet the sheer size of the
chinese people's liberation army as well
as the strategic geographic position of
china compared to the u.s when it comes
to taiwan, may set the two apart.
Seeking to dismiss the military might of
the u.s the global times analysis said
the u.s had advantages and its strategic
ambiguity was out of its diplomatic need
toward china. But now the PLA has an overwhelming
advantage over the military on taiwan
island with full capacity to cause
unbearable results to u.s troops if they
dare defend the island.
Attacking president biden the editorial
analysis went on Biden does not have the
political authority to announce that the
u.s military will defend taiwan when a
war breaks out nor does he have the
confidence to have a strategic collision
with the chinese mainland in the taiwan
straits to support taiwan secessionists. Taking the warning further the piece
added americans bear the risk of a
bottomless war for taiwan island. So even
if he dared make a slip of the tongue, he
would not dare really think so from the
bottom of his heart.
Yet as diplomatic and threatening
rhetoric flows from either side there
also remains a harsh yet significant
reality as to whether the u.s can
actually come to the assistance of the
taiwan government. A white house spokesperson said the
president will not announce any change
in u.s policy as its stance remains
robust.
The spokesperson said the u.s defense
relationship with taiwan is guided by
the taiwan relations act. We will uphold our commitment under the
act, we will continue to support taiwan's
self-defense and we will continue to
oppose any unilateral changes to the
status quo.
Mr Biden also said on thursday, "I don't
want a cold war with china. I just want china to understand that
we're not going to step back that we're
not going to change any of our views".
With global security now focusing
heavily on the indo-pacific region and
in particular the south china sea the
rules of engagement in such an area are
worlds apart from the deserts and
mountains of the middle east. With the US. UK and Australia agreeing to
the so-called akkas deal that will see
nuclear submarines built to counter
chinese threats in the region. The notion
of a full-on arms race has already
sprouted its seeds in the region with
other major actors already off the
blocks.
China, South and North Korea have all
tested their latest weaponry in a show
of force. other regional actors have expressed
concerns that a buildup of military
power in the region would destabilize
peace in the area sparking a new cold
war.
Finally the power race also has a
partner event in the economic race to
the leaderboard as the world's largest
economy. With the us likely to lose this honor by
the year 2024 to the chinese the us can
afford to risk losing a major trade
partner like china in favor of a minnow
such as taiwan.
For china the long-term solution has
been laid out in simple terms by beijing. Achieving long-term and peaceful
reunification is the policy of china but
should taiwan secessionists stand in the
way china could resort to any means
including using force to punish them.
