What is the political intention of the U.S. Congress in passing the so-called "Taiwan Relations Act"?
2003-11-25 10:58
Scarcely three months after the establishment of
diplomatic relations between China and the United States,
the U.S. Congress went so far as to pass the so-called
"Taiwan Relations Act", which was then subscribed
by the President to become effective. A domestic legislation
of the United States as it was, this Act contained many
clauses that contravened the communiqué on the
establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the
United States and the principles of international law, and
seriously harmed the rights and interests of the Chinese
people. One should not fail to note that there are people in
the United States who still do not want to see reunified
China. They have cooked up various pretexts and exerted
influence to obstruct the settlement of the Taiwan
question.
Invoking this Act, the U.S.
government has continued to sell arms to Taiwan and
interfered with China's internal affairs, obstructing the
reunification of the two sides of the Taiwan Straits. In
September 1994 the U.S. government adjusted its policy
towards Taiwan and did many things in contravention of the
three Sino-U.S. joint communiqués. What was
particularly serious was that by going back on its word, the
U.S. government permitted Lee Teng-hui to visit the United
States in June 1995. This changed the policy of previous
U.S. administrations on prohibiting Taiwan leaders from
visiting the United States and seriously impaired the
relations between China and the United
States.
Facts prove that the United States
still regards Taiwan as an "unsinkable aircraft
carrier" and considers the Taiwan question as a card in
hand to hold back the development and growth in strength of
China. It should be pointed out that the policy of
"unsinkable aircraft carrier" was a product of the
Cold War era. Today the Cold War has ended and peace and
development have become the main themes of the time. It does
not accord with the state interests of the United States and
the aspiration of the people in the Asia-pacific area for
peace and development that the United States sticks to a
policy of the Cold War era. The U.S. government should give
up the inopportune policy at an early date. Only in this way
can its practice accord with the fundamental and long-term
interests of the people of the United States and the people
of the Asia-Pacific area.
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