With the war in Ukraine and its consequences clear, the president of the United States, Joe Bidenhe needed everything but one thing on his political agenda. crisis with Chinese, representing great power main “strategic competitor” and strained relations with whom competition military, economic and ideological had already reached a low point. But it’s already an apparent crisis volatile bilateral relationship on the abyssThat’s what his party colleague and Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi’s controversial visit to Taiwan brings to the table for the Democrat.
After 19 hours on the self-governing island that China claims is part of its territory, Pelosi is second in the US presidential successor ranking and is the most prominent politician to visit Taiwan since another ‘speaker’ Newt Gingrich. In 1997, there are events that underline the situation. climbing hazards and shoot Fears in the region. And the tidal wave cuts them off Questions about Biden’s China policy and future.
sanctions
While military exercises with real fire announced this Friday until Sunday continue, which has caused Taipei’s condemnation as a naval and air blockade, as well as Chinese ships and planes crossing the strait dividing line and causing their missiles to enter Japan’s missiles. China announces exclusive economic zone for the first time Unspecified sanctions against Pelosi and her immediate family.
In a step with more important consequences, Beijing also reported: Suspension or freezing of various cooperation mechanisms with the USA. In particular, China announced that it is canceling working meetings, maritime security dialogues and communications between regional military commanders between the two defense ministries.
It also suspends negotiations. climate change It is among the two most polluting forces, responsible for practically 40% of fossil fuel emissions. It also paralyzes cooperation. anti-drug measures, One of the areas where bilateral dialogue has so far borne fruit, as in the environment, and international crimeon repatriation undocumented immigrants and help criminal investigations.
An escalating crisis
Breaking these lines of cooperation is the last headache for the US and Biden in their relations with China. The President, privately and through his advisors Tried to dissuade Pelosi from the tripwarned him of the particularly sensitive moment when it came. Xi Jinping He is facing the Communist Party congress, whose re-election he will consolidate his power, and needs a hard line with Taiwan to ease domestic criticism over other issues such as the economy or the epidemic.
Biden also questioned whether the trip was made to the public on time, citing suspicions displayed by the US military. internal inconsistencies this contrasted with the common voice of condemnation and anger from China on Pelosi’s trip.
Finally the Democrat had to defending the autonomy of the legislature leader and now he had to Put all the weight of your administration on condemning China’s response. they called for allied support, obtained by the notification of the foreign ministers G7 They urged China “not to forcibly change the status quo in the region unilaterally and to resolve differences peacefully”.
This Friday, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Anthony Blinken, In Cambodia “China welcomes ‘speaker’ Pelosi’s visit pretext to increase provocative military activity in and around the Taiwan Strait. no reason “This military response is excessive, disproportionate and escalation,” the head of US diplomacy said.
isolated and facing
Washington insists that the status quo has not changed either. “One Chinese” and “Strategic uncertainty with Taiwan”. But one of the problems for Biden is that the crisis triggered by Pelosi’s trip comes after a crisis. Corruption of relations between Washington and Beijing Experts such as Ryan Hass, a former diplomat in the Barack Obama administration and now at the Brookings Institution, have already warned, who wrote in July. “Communication channels collapsed to manage tensions”.
According to other experts speaking to the US press these days, the US also faces the “problem of being”.overmilitaryChina problem first absence of specific economic plans and others warn that they have stable both mediplomatic ideas aspect military adaptation United States of America Fagainst China’s progress.
despite Beijing military budget still 36% of the US, It has grown 72 percent in the last 10 years. And in countries in the region where the United States is more reluctant to meet their needs, such as deploying troops or deploying long-range missiles in their regions, The erosion of the credibility of US military deterrence.
Source: Informacion
