“You hit harder than you think?” Biden’s claws are revealed

US President Joe Biden’s inauguration ceremony last month. An unexpected person stood out. Taiwanese representative Xiao Mei-chin was invited. It has been 42 years since a Taiwanese representative was invited to the inauguration ceremony of the US president. Although Taiwan does not have an embassy in the United States, it operates the’Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office’, and its representative, Xiao Mei-chin, is the ambassador to the United States.

The Chinese government immediately kicked off. At the level of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it criticized the United States with an official position that “I firmly oppose the traffic between the United States and Taiwan.” This is an accusation of overtly disregarding the principle of’one China’ while having diplomatic relations with China. However, the United States is not concerned. He is showing his willingness to further strengthen relations with Taiwan.

Three days after inauguration. This time, four Chinese military aircraft entered Taiwan’s air defense zone. It was a military aircraft capable of carrying nuclear weapons. The next day, 12 fighters and one reconnaissance plane entered another time. There were a lot of words about inviting Taiwanese representatives to the inauguration ceremony as a protest.

The US government was not still this time. The US State Department immediately issued a statement, urging the Chinese government to stop military, diplomatic and economic pressures on Taiwan. At the same time, he sent a strong warning to China that “we will work with allies in the Asia-Pacific region.”

Prospects are pouring out that the Joe Biden administration’s policy toward China will be stronger than expected.

It is because key figures of the Biden government hit China and draw attention. It is an evaluation that it is very unusual to invite Taiwanese representatives at the inauguration ceremony. The Financial Times (FT) said, “Even the Republican hawks who were concerned that the Biden government would treat China gently were surprised by the unexpected strong attack.”

The most notable is Tony Blincoln, the new Secretary of State.

He said at the confirmation hearing that “the United States will help Taiwan to defend itself against China,” he said. “Trump’s method was wrong, but he was right as much as his strong attitude toward China.” He made it clear that he would be strong against China. They also agreed that the Chinese government’s crackdown on the residents of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region was “no doubt”.

Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post (SCMP) said, “Blincoln has been sending out messages that press China every day since taking office.” It is an example of showing the position clearly.” From the first day of his inauguration, he had been talking about’China’ in the briefing.

The same goes for White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan.

On the 29th of last month (local time) in a forum hosted by the American Peace Research Institute, he emphasized the role of the’quad (informal security conference in which four countries, including the United States, India, Japan, and Australia participate), It will be the basis for the development of US foreign policy in the region.” It is a will to strengthen the traditional alliance. Again, this is a remark that is conscious of China.

He also issued a warning at this meeting that he is “watching the Chinese government’s threat to Xinjiang, Hong Kong and Taiwan.”

Not only that. After leading the trade war, the appointee of Commerce Minister Raymond was also openly vowed to use a tough policy against China. Raymond made clear his position at a personnel hearing, saying, “We will also respond aggressively to China’s unfair trade practices, and we will use all means.”

With all of the key figures in the Biden administration sharpening their swords targeting China, what will be the first action? The world is paying attention to how the US-China relationship will flow.

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