Hu Zongju: Taiwan independence contributes to the US protection fee

Author: Hu Zongju

Trump has threatened to collect US overseas garrison. The so -called garrison fee is actually a protection fee. If the United States has a garrison in more than 100 countries around the world, in addition to some of the U.S. military protection, many U.S. military garrison is for the United States for the United States.Build your own interests.

The United States built the US military base in many countries after the end of World War II. At that time, it was the Cold War.In order to block the CCP and safeguard the security and interests of the United States in the Pacific region, the United States also dispatched U.S. troops in Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Philippines, Singapore, Australia and Taiwan.

The garrison in Taiwan was based on the Sino -US joint defense treaty signed in 1954 and the Taiwan resolution in 1955.At that time, there were US military advisory groups, US military defense commands, and 327 airline divisions.After the interruption of China and the United States in 1979, the U.S. military completely withdrew from Taiwan. In other words, Trump had no reason to collect protection fees from Taiwan.

Trump is a businessman. It is not unusual to imitate the underworld boss to collect protection fees. The problem is that the Tsai Ing -wen government has not sought soldiers on both sides of the Taiwan Strait.Pen protection fee.

In the early years, when Taiwan enjoys a surplus of trade with the United States, the United States has used Taiwan to manipulate the NT $ exchange rate, subsidize exports, and violate American smart property rights.In the calculation of the trade between the two parties, the United States refused and if Taiwan did not accept the US requirements, in addition to retaliation of 301 clauses, it would not support Taiwan's predecessor and trade agreement to join the World Trade Organization to coerce Taiwan for concessions.

Similarly, if Taiwan needs the United States for protection, it is necessary to pay a protection fee. Because the United States cannot regard Taiwan, which is hundreds of billions of dollars in US military procurement as a protection fee, of course, it must be paid for other money.I will not worry about Taiwan Lai Pippi.In June 1971, when Japan and the United States signed an agreement to return the US military base in Okinawa, the United States should originally afford a $ 4 million land recovery fee, but the United States put pressure on Japan through foreign channels to force the signing of a secret agreement.Card the cost.

To this day, many countries no longer think that the strength of the United States can protect them, and consider whether to pay this protection fee again. Except for Taiwan under the control of Taiwan independence, it is still self -prevalent to pay hellip; hellip;.(The author is a former Central News Agency reporter)