Source: Zhongshi News Network
Author: Shao Zonghai
The two House of Representatives of the United States finally launched the 2023 National Defense Law (NDAA), which was concluded.In favor, 11 votes opposed, and then passed this bill of nearly 858 billion US dollars.The amount of this bill is 45 billion US dollars than the budget proposed by the US President Biden, and it is also a record high of 80 billion US dollars than the previous fiscal year, which is a record high.
However, this bill covers a wide level. For example, the U.S. military can raise a salary of 4.6%, can provide the funds required by R & D purchase weapons and machine ships.Integrated into some provisions of the Taiwan Policy Act passed on September 14, which was passed on September 14.These provisions include authorized the U.S. State Council from 2023 to 2027 to provide "Foreign Militch Financing (FMF) project, which provides Taiwan from Taiwan to more than 2 billion US dollars for free military aid each year.And to accelerate the sales of Taiwan military sales, it shall not be delayed on the grounds of parcel sale, and a training plan shall formulate a training plan to help Taiwan improve the defense capabilities.
However, on the 20th, the US Congress announced the two -court version of the Omnibus Act's Omnibus Act, which provided a maximum of 2 billion US dollars in Taiwan for unpaid military aid each year without being included in the annual funding.According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the National Defense Authorization Law and Delivery Law are carried out at the same time in different committees. We will continue to communicate with friends and administrative departments of Congress to gradually implement the initiative of the authorization law in the future.
Regarding the authorization Law, the bill still authorizes the US president to create a "regional contination library" for Taiwan.Obtain $ 1 billion of equipment each year from US military reserves.In addition, the bill also gives Taiwan the same treatment as the Major Non-Nato Allies, which can give priority to the US "excess defense supplies".In addition, the bill still mentioned in the "Sense of Congress" partly that holding a joint military exercise with Taiwan is an important factor in improving the level of combat reserve, calling on the invitation of the Taiwan Navy to participate in the Pacific Military exercise of the 2024 Rim.
On the surface, the 2023 National Defense Authorization Law obviously improves the maintenance of Taiwan's defense. It seems to be particularly guaranteed.
Therefore, it is necessary to remind Taiwanese readers that the authorization law is just a budget. Whether the US government will really check the funds, there is a real funding bill.So in the end, the influence of relevant US bills on Taiwan needs to be calm and thoughtful.
At the same time, we must further understand the laws and norms of the United States. For example, the power given by the President by the Constitution is to veto the resolution of Congress.Therefore, once the emergency situation on both sides of the strait rises, when the US President Biden is trying to maintain the goal of cross -strait peace, is it priority to meet the "requirements" of mainland China so as to consider the war?Or is it temporarily sacrificing Taiwan's "rights" to prevent the United States from involving too deep?The "variable" in the middle is too big, too difficult to guess.
If you look at the toughness of the US strategy again, just one and a half months ago, when Xi Jinping held a peak meeting with Bayen in Bali, the two parties were frank and in -depth on the strategic issues of Sino -US relations and major global and regional issues.The land exchanged views; especially on the issue of Taiwan, Xi Jinping directly showed the bottom line, thinking that the mainland was always committed to maintaining the peace and stability of the Taiwan Strait, but the "Taiwan independence" and the peace and stability of the Taiwan Strait and the peace and fire.China and the United States three joint communiqués.Biden responded that the United States did not support "Taiwan independence", nor "two China" and "one China and one", and they did not intend to conflict with China.Therefore, the U.S. government will pursue a Chinese policy and do not seek to use Taiwan's issues as a tool to curb China, hoping to see the peace and stability of the Taiwan Strait.Therefore, once the Taiwan Strait has a war, it must be Taiwan's provocations with "Taiwan independence", and Bayeng will really support Taipei at that time?
After seeing Biden took office, the United States has said many wrongs to Taiwan's policies many times.For example, on August 20, 2021, in an exclusive interview with ABC News, Biden mentioned that Taiwan and Japan and South Korea were mentioned.When force invasion, the United States will take a necessary response.However, the controversy point of this speech was that Taiwan's status was promoted to the same as the military treaty allies, and it was still under the promise of NATO NATO.However, can his promise still believe now?(The author is Honorary Professor of Macau University of Technology)
