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ELITE VOL.1, Issue 56, june 2023
ELITE
VOL.1, Issue 56, june 2023

In addition to China's launch of the In addition to asserting independence, as it
largest-ever military manoeuvre around tries to demonstrate to China that it is not a

Taiwan and its pledge to recover it by part of it and that it is not right to prevent
force, if necessary. China has not only any kind of exchange of diplomatic relations
taught Taiwan a lesson about its attempts between Taiwan and any other country, that
to get closer to the United States, but also which is supposed to be done through
turned to the latter to respond to it. China China, only for the reason that Taiwan is
has therefore suspended cooperation with considered being represented with China as
the United States on a number of key a "single state". Moreover, while they have

issues in response to this unjustified visit, been prevented from exchanging talks and
in addition to Beijing's sanctions on Pelosi relations with other States, there are still
and her family. However, these tensions States that support Taiwan's independence.
began to be addressed under US President Therefore, Taiwanese presidents and vice
Joe Biden and the exchange of visits presidents traditionally cross the United
between the two countries, which States on trips to the few remaining

contributed to calming the situation and countries that still recognise Taiwan to
easing tensions between them. But, as part maintain formal diplomatic relations with
of a planned visit this month to the United the Chinese-claimed island. Finally,
States by Taiwan's separatist Vice Taiwan's internal landscape is a key catalyst
President William Lai, China was outraged for this visit, as, in January 2024, Taiwan's
after attempts to calm down between the presidential elections will be held, in which a
Chinese front and the United States. In number of candidates, including Lai himself,

response to this outrage, Blinken noted who is expected to have the best chance of
that this visit is only a routine procedure winning. Accordingly, this visit could serve
and that there is no reason for Taiwan to his election platform or victory, especially
use this transit as an excuse for provocative since it is customary for presidential
actions. candidates, generally, to visit the United
The visit was expected to have several States before the elections to discuss their

reasons, including the deepening of candidacy with officials there. Because Lai is
cooperation with America, which, in their considered a separatist and his Democratic
opinion, would be an important step in Progressive Party also espouses this
strengthening Taiwanese-American ideology. it is likely to be in its crossing, a
relations, especially after Taiwanese forces U.S. petition for its support against China
tracked 11 military aircraft and 6 Chinese that opposes the victory of any of the
warships around Taiwan. This is a "separatists", what appeared in Beijing's

fundamental reason for Taiwan to make statement when current President Tsai won,
such visits as it needs to be assisted by the indirectly saying "opposition to any form of
United States to be able to stand in front independence for Taiwan."
of China, because it cannot respond to
them alone, and therefore such visits are
necessary to deepen cooperation from the

United States.
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