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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 possible strategies the United States may adopt toward China after the elections.
The report issued by the China Task Force led by the Republican Party of the United States reviewed the threat from China, describing the failure of the previous strategy of assuming that the expansion of economic relations between the United States and China would lead to changes in the CCP. Hundreds of policy recommendations were proposed, suggesting that the United States and Taiwan should continue. The free trade negotiations seek greater participation by Taiwan 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 US Democratic Party is directed at government intelligence agencies and believes that reforms are still needed to promote intelligence agencies’ cooperation with non-defense agencies such as the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Trade and health and disaster management agencies to join and train more China. Analysts will strengthen China’s intelligence analysis and respond to “soft threats” from China.
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 brought about 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 Xinjiang, Tibet, Hong Kong’s troubles, 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 chain of industry, examine possible CCP risks to the 5G network, and ensure that U.S. taxpayer money does not support any CCP-supported state-owned enterprises.
In response to the Taiwan issue, the report recommends that the US Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Taipei be renamed the “Taiwan Representative Office”, and that trade negotiations with Taiwan begin. In the meantime, there will be more official visits, with the aim of Taiwan becoming a WHO observer and greater participation in the International Monetary Fund, and no longer preventing 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 document for generations and will guide the 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 Chinese threats.” The recommendations it contains are “bold and achievable.” “You need to ensure that the next century remains American. 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 Permanent Special Intelligence Committee 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 moved towards liberalization as Western countries hoped, and it appears that it wants to change the international order and promote its own strategic interests to attack Western countries. The report believes that China is trying to dominate the global market through unfair advantages and theft of intellectual property rights. And then he transferred the global economy and investment to China, and also tried to control the Indo-Pacific region through the militarization of the South China Sea and the East China Sea by 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 US Republican Party, Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry thanked relevant US congressmen for their attention and support, and emphasized that it will continue to actively contact the US executive branch and friends Congress to deepen friendly relations between Taiwan and the United States.
According to a report by the Chinese state media Global Net, the report of the China Working Group of the Republican Party of the United States has made Taiwan not only a “pawn of the United States”, but a victim of the so-called “Taiwan-based system. “, questioning these politicians’ use of the” threat from China. ” Topics to strengthen your own political status and help Trump gain an election advantage.
Luo Guancong, a former Hong Kong legislator in the UK, said both reports emphasized being tough on China, stating that no matter which party takes office after the general election, the current direction of vowing to curb the CCP’s authoritarianism will continue. The confrontation between China and the United States can be expected to continue. For a very long period, the struggle in Hong Kong must adapt to the new situation and gain space to fight for democracy.
