US Won't Allow Normalization of PLA Drills Around Taiwan: Pelosi 中國揚言台海常態演習 裴洛西:美方不容許

House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the United States could not allow China to normalize the new level of pressure on Taiwan it asserted with days of military drills following her visit.

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi held a press conference in Congress on the 10th regarding her Asian trip. A reporter asked her thoughts on the Chinese military exercises. She said the United States could not allow China to normalize the new level of pressure on Taiwan it asserted with days of military drills.

Nancy Pelosi, US House Speaker: “I think what we saw with China is they were trying to establish sort of a new normal. And we just can't let that happen.”

Pelosi pointed out that her goal in visiting Taiwan is to strengthen the relationship between Taiwan and the United States. She reiterated her support for maintaining the status quo in the Taiwan Strait. Pelosi stressed that her visit did not violate U.S. policy, and American policy toward Taiwan has not changed.

Nancy Pelosi, US House Speaker: “But in keeping with that, we will not allow China to isolate Taiwan. They have kept Taiwan from participating in the World Health Organization, other things, where Taiwan can make a very valued contribution. And they may keep them from going there, but they will not keep us from going to Taiwan. ”

On the 10th, China published a white paper titled "The Taiwan Question and China's Reunification in the New Era." Compared with the two whitepapers in 1993 and 2000, this new white paper on the Taiwan issue does not promise not to station PLA troops or send CCP personnel to directly rule over Taiwan. This minimizes Taiwanese space under the one country two systems structure. China's domestic analysts believe Beijing should step up the pace of unification.

Victor Gao, Honorary Professor, China Soochow University: “Now this is the time for all these ambiguities to be clarified. No one, no single country, or groups of countries in the world, can deny Taiwan from China, or take Taiwan away from China. And can make Taiwan a separate, independent, sovereign country.”

Experts have also concluded that China has turned reunification into an "immediate task" rather than a "long-term task." Additionally, this white paper also has added language which does not exclude the use of force in very lengthy detail. Thus, Taiwan must remain vigilant.

美國眾議院議長裴洛西10日率領亞洲訪問團，在國會召開記者會。有記者詢問，中國在台灣周邊發動軍演，並揚言要讓演習常態化，裴洛西對此回應，美國不容許這種情況。

裴洛西表示：「我認為中國試圖對台灣建立類似的新常態，我們不會任其發生。」裴洛西指出，訪台目標就是基於強健台美關係，也重申支持台海維持現狀，並強調這趟訪問沒有違反美國政策，美國對台政策也沒有改變。

裴洛西說：「為了恪守美國一貫的政策，我們不會讓中國孤立台灣，中方阻止台灣參與WHO，台灣可以做出非常有價值、有貢獻的一些事情，中國卻阻止台灣參與，但中國無法阻止我們訪問台灣。」

不過共軍才剛結束「圍台軍演」，北京當局10日公布第3本對台白皮書，以「台灣問題與新時代中國統一事業」為題。相較於1993和2000年的兩份文件，這次新版台灣問題白皮書，沒有承諾不駐軍、不派人員去台灣管理，讓台灣的空間更小。中國學者分析，北京當局要加快統一步調。

蘇州大學名譽教授高志凱指出：「現在是時候澄清這些歧異，世界上沒有任何一個國家，或集團能從中國手中奪走台灣，從而使台灣分離，成為主權獨立的國家。」

學者也分析，中國已經將統一變成「立即性的任務」，而非過去「長期性的任務」。此外，這次白皮書也增加「不排除武力」，而且篇幅很大，台灣必須提高警覺。