Trump-Xi Meeting Imminent, Tsai Ming-yen: US-China Disputes Difficult to Resolve in Short Term
National Security Bureau Director Tsai Ming-yen stated that the upcoming Trump-Xi meeting will focus on managing disputes rather than fundamentally resolving problems, as many US-China disputes are difficult to resolve in the short term. He emphasized that the overall US-China situation should present a fragile stability, and the US will continue to reiterate that its policy towards Taiwan remains unchanged.
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(Central News Agency Reporter Wu Shu-wei, Taipei, May 7) US President Trump will visit Beijing to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping. National Security Bureau Director Tsai Ming-yen stated today that the focus of the Trump-Xi meeting will still be on managing disputes, not fundamentally resolving problems, and many disputes between the two sides are difficult to resolve in the short term. Therefore, the overall US-China situation should present a fragile stability, and the US will continue to reiterate that its policy towards Taiwan remains unchanged.
The Legislative Yuan's Foreign Affairs and National Defense Committee today reviewed the 115th annual central government general budget for the public and confidential parts of the National Security Bureau's revenue and expenditure; Tsai Ming-yen accepted media interviews before entering the meeting room this morning.
Regarding US-China relations, Tsai Ming-yen pointed out that the disputes between the two sides are complex, so the US and China hope to manage disputes through leader contact and interaction to avoid escalating conflicts. In addition, through leader contact, they hope to shape a more stable and friendly situation. However, many contentious issues between the two sides are difficult to resolve fundamentally in the short term, so the overall US-China situation is judged to be a "fragile stability."
Tsai Ming-yen stated that the second part is the issues of US-China disputes. The US is more concerned with resolving trade imbalances, so it is possible that during the talks, it hopes that China will purchase more US agricultural products and Boeing aircraft. In addition, issues such as fentanyl and rare earth control are also major US concerns, especially as the US may raise Hong Kong human rights and the detention of US citizens on different occasions.
Tsai Ming-yen stated that China is more concerned with how to stop the current tariff war and hopes that the US can relax high-tech controls, but the positions of the two sides on these issues are not consistent, especially on geopolitical and regional security issues, where both sides have their own concerns. Therefore, the focus of the Trump-Xi meeting will still be on managing disputes, not fundamentally resolving problems.
As for the Taiwan issue, Tsai Ming-yen believes that the CCP may engage in some maneuvers during the talks, but the US has repeatedly reiterated through public and private channels that its policy towards Taiwan remains unchanged. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio also specifically emphasized at a press conference yesterday that there should be no actions that undermine the security of the Taiwan Strait or the Indo-Pacific, demonstrating the US's basic stance on the Taiwan Strait issue.
Regarding whether China will use the Trump-Xi meeting to pressure the US on arms sales to Taiwan, Tsai Ming-yen judged that currently, in the Indo-Pacific region, all countries are very concerned about defense construction and are investing more defense resources to enhance their self-defense capabilities. Taiwan, standing on the front line of bearing pressure from the CCP, should also demonstrate its determination and ability for self-defense in this regard, and hopes that the Legislative Yuan can fully communicate with the government during the discussion process to smoothly promote the arms purchase case.
Regarding whether China will cause trouble in the Taiwan Strait before the Trump-Xi meeting, Tsai Ming-yen stated that the CCP's methods of pressuring and infiltrating Taiwan are ubiquitous and pervasive. The National Security Bureau's main observations on the subsequent development of the situation are in two aspects: the first aspect is the possible forms and methods of CCP coercion, including verbal threats and military intimidation, cognitive warfare, gray zone intrusions, diplomatic coercion, and various possible cross-border suppressions.
Tsai Ming-yen explained that the second aspect is the time nodes, such as the Trump-Xi meeting in mid-May, the second anniversary of President Lai Ching-te's inauguration on May 20, the CCP's routine military exercises in the second half of this year, and China's chairmanship of APEC in November. Therefore, the National Security Bureau will comprehensively analyze and judge the CCP's methods of pressuring Taiwan in conjunction with the aforementioned time nodes to support government decision-making and handle necessary contingencies. (Edited by: Zhai Sijia) 1150507
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(Central News Agency Reporter Wu Shu-wei, Taipei, May 7) US President Trump will visit Beijing to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping. National Security Bureau Director Tsai Ming-yen stated today that the focus of the Trump-Xi meeting will still be on managing disputes, not fundamentally resolving problems, and many disputes between the two sides are difficult to resolve in the short term. Therefore, the overall US-China situation should present a fragile stability, and the US will continue to reiterate that its policy towards Taiwan remains unchanged.
The Legislative Yuan's Foreign Affairs and National Defense Committee today reviewed the 115th annual central government general budget for the public and confidential parts of the National Security Bureau's revenue and expenditure; Tsai Ming-yen accepted media interviews before entering the meeting room this morning.
Regarding US-China relations, Tsai Ming-yen pointed out that the disputes between the two sides are complex, so the US and China hope to manage disputes through leader contact and interaction to avoid escalating conflicts. In addition, through leader contact, they hope to shape a more stable and friendly situation. However, many contentious issues between the two sides are difficult to resolve fundamentally in the short term, so the overall US-China situation is judged to be a "fragile stability."
Tsai Ming-yen stated that the second part is the issues of US-China disputes. The US is more concerned with resolving trade imbalances, so it is possible that during the talks, it hopes that China will purchase more US agricultural products and Boeing aircraft. In addition, issues such as fentanyl and rare earth control are also major US concerns, especially as the US may raise Hong Kong human rights and the detention of US citizens on different occasions.
Tsai Ming-yen stated that China is more concerned with how to stop the current tariff war and hopes that the US can relax high-tech controls, but the positions of the two sides on these issues are not consistent, especially on geopolitical and regional security issues, where both sides have their own concerns. Therefore, the focus of the Trump-Xi meeting will still be on managing disputes, not fundamentally resolving problems.
As for the Taiwan issue, Tsai Ming-yen believes that the CCP may engage in some maneuvers during the talks, but the US has repeatedly reiterated through public and private channels that its policy towards Taiwan remains unchanged. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio also specifically emphasized at a press conference yesterday that there should be no actions that undermine the security of the Taiwan Strait or the Indo-Pacific, demonstrating the US's basic stance on the Taiwan Strait issue.
Regarding whether China will use the Trump-Xi meeting to pressure the US on arms sales to Taiwan, Tsai Ming-yen judged that currently, in the Indo-Pacific region, all countries are very concerned about defense construction and are investing more defense resources to enhance their self-defense capabilities. Taiwan, standing on the front line of bearing pressure from the CCP, should also demonstrate its determination and ability for self-defense in this regard, and hopes that the Legislative Yuan can fully communicate with the government during the discussion process to smoothly promote the arms purchase case.
Regarding whether China will cause trouble in the Taiwan Strait before the Trump-Xi meeting, Tsai Ming-yen stated that the CCP's methods of pressuring and infiltrating Taiwan are ubiquitous and pervasive. The National Security Bureau's main observations on the subsequent development of the situation are in two aspects: the first aspect is the possible forms and methods of CCP coercion, including verbal threats and military intimidation, cognitive warfare, gray zone intrusions, diplomatic coercion, and various possible cross-border suppressions.
Tsai Ming-yen explained that the second aspect is the time nodes, such as the Trump-Xi meeting in mid-May, the second anniversary of President Lai Ching-te's inauguration on May 20, the CCP's routine military exercises in the second half of this year, and China's chairmanship of APEC in November. Therefore, the National Security Bureau will comprehensively analyze and judge the CCP's methods of pressuring Taiwan in conjunction with the aforementioned time nodes to support government decision-making and handle necessary contingencies. (Edited by: Zhai Sijia) 1150507
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