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Last week, the US House of Representatives released two investigative reports on China led by the Republican Party and the Democratic Party, giving the outside world a glimpse of the US strategy toward China after the general election.
The report issued by the China Task Force led by the Republican Party of the United States thoroughly examined the threat to China. He described that the previous strategy of assuming that the expansion of economic relations between the United States and China would lead to changes in the CCP had failed. He presented hundreds of policy recommendations, suggesting that the United States and Taiwan develop self-reliance. In the trade talks, Taiwan should have more participation in international organizations, pass bills that allow more official exchanges between the United States and Taiwan, and provide a “safe haven” for Hong Kong residents oppressed by Beijing.
The report led by the United States Democratic Party targets government intelligence agencies and believes that reforms are still needed to promote cooperation between intelligence agencies and non-defense agencies such as the Treasury Department, the Department of Commerce and health and disaster management agencies to join together and train more Chinese analysts. Personal, strengthen China’s intelligence analysis and respond to China’s “soft threats”.
What are the contents of the two reports?
The report details competition and changes in various fields in the relationship between the United States and China. He believes that China has not entered the international system as the Western democratic world hoped to become a responsible member. He also claimed that the United States previously assumed that the expansion of economic relations between the United States and China could promote the development of the United States. National interests have also driven changes in the CCP. However, according to the report, this outreach strategy has led the past to often turn a blind eye to the CCP’s “human rights violations,” “economic woes,” and “expansionist aggression.”
The report cites China’s actions in the affairs of Xinjiang, Tibet, Hong Kong, the China-India border confrontation and the new corona epidemic. These are a series of reminders that reveal that the CCP’s ideology is weakening the basic principles of the international system and threatening the safety of Americans. And prosperity.
The report listed detailed recommendations, including that the United States should increase the US defense budget by at least 3-5% for the Chinese military, prevent China’s military industry from receiving the support it needs, formulate measures to deal with China’s use of “lies and vicious ideologies” propaganda machine, Prevent the CCP from influencing the UN and WHO, support the digital security of democracy fighters, reduce China’s dependence on the industrial chain, Examine potential CCP risks to the 5G network and ensure that US taxpayer money does not support any CCP-supported state-owned enterprises.
In response to the Taiwan issue, the report suggested that the US Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office should change the name to “Taiwan Representative Office”, and trade negotiations with Taiwan should be initiated. Passage of the “Taiwan Guarantee Law” and “Taiwan Sovereignty Symbol Law” and other bills were called for to enable US cooperation. Meanwhile, there will be more official visits for Taiwan to become an observer. from the WHO and greater involvement in the International Monetary Fund, and no longer prevent Taiwan from displaying the Taiwanese flag at official events.
In response to the Hong Kong issue, the task force report recommends full implementation of the sanctions laws in response to the Hong Kong crackdown, and urges the United States Congress to pass the Hong Kong Be Water Act, authorizing the executive branch to sanction China and Hong Kong, which suppress freedom of expression and assembly in Hong Kong. Government officials support the United States in providing a safe haven for the oppressed in Hong Kong and are beginning to study relevant laws to provide humanitarian assistance to dissidents in need of protection in Hong Kong.
McCall, chairman of the US House of Representatives China Task Force, described the CCP as the “greatest long-term threat” to the United States and will be a “generational challenge.” “This report is a generational document and will guide the political direction of Congress for many years to come.” The minority leader of the US House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy, said that this report is “a true model for a comprehensive response to threats from China.” The recommendations it contains are “bold and achievable.” century”.
Another report led by the US Democratic Party is a summary of a two-year review of US intelligence work. The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Special Intelligence report released on Wednesday (September 30) believes that US intelligence agencies have not adapted to the ever-changing geographic and technological environment shaped by the rise of China, as well as to non-military transnational threats such as international health and economic security. The report warned that if Washington does not carry out major reforms, it will be difficult for the United States to compete with China.
The report also noted that China has not made progress towards liberalization as Western countries expected, and it appears that it wants to change the international order and promote its own strategic interests to combat Western countries. The report believes that China is trying to dominate the world through unfair advantages and the theft of intellectual property rights. Then the market transferred the economy and global investment to China, and it also tried to control the Indo-Pacific region by militarizing the South China Sea and the East China Sea and using coercive means.
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The report believes that US intelligence agencies must more accurately assess China’s motives and behavior. If US-China relations continue to deteriorate, US leaders need to know that future decisions made by the US and China can have a far-reaching second and third level of impact.
Response from China, Hong Kong and Taiwan
In response to the report of the China Task Force of the United States Republican Party, the Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs thanked relevant U.S. congressmen for their attention and support, and emphasized that it will continue to actively contact the United States administration. and friends of Congress to deepen friendly relations between Taiwan and the United States.
According to a report by Chinese state media Global Net, the report of the US Republican Party’s China Task Force has made Taiwan not just a “pawn of America” but a victim of the so-called “system based on Taiwan, “questioning these politicians’ use of issues such as the” China threat. ” To strengthen his own political status and help Trump gain an election advantage.
Luo Guancong, a former member of the UK-based Hong Kong Legislative Council, said both reports emphasized being tough on China, stating that no matter which party takes office after the general election, it will continue the current leadership of vow to curb the CCP’s authority. The confrontation between China and the United States can be expected to continue. For a very long period of time, the struggle in Hong Kong must adapt to the new situation and gain space to fight for democracy.
