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Biden's 'military intervention in Taiwan' Korea-US summit ''Maintaining stability in the Taiwan Strait'

김종찬안보 2022. 9. 19. 12:45
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President Biden spoke of 'military intervention in the event of an invasion of Taiwan', and earlier, President Yun Seok-yeol announced 'maintaining stability in the Taiwan Strait' as a joint statement at the Korea-US summit in May. .
"President Seok-Yeol Yoon and President Biden reaffirm their commitment to maintain peace and stability, lawful and undisturbed commerce in the South China Sea and other seas, and to respect international law, including freedom of navigation and overflight and the lawful use of the sea," the joint statement said. The two leaders emphasized the importance of maintaining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait as a key element of security and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region.
President Joe Biden said in a CBS interview on the 18th that when he was asked whether the U.S. military would defend an autonomous island claimed by China, he said, "In fact, if there was an unprecedented attack, yes," Reuters reported.
President Biden then answered "yes" to the question, "Please clarify whether this means that, unlike Ukraine, U.S. forces (male and female) will defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion."
Chinese President Xi Jinping previously said in a phone call with Biden on July 28, "Do not set fire to Taiwan," and "those who play with fire will perish because of it."
When asked in October last year whether the United States would defend Taiwan, which should legally provide a means to defend itself, Biden said: "Yes, we are willing to do that."
Reuters reported on the 18th that "the most blatant remarks so far on this issue will upset Beijing" and that "President Xi Jinping has pledged to place democratically-ruled Taiwan under Beijing's control and has not ruled out the use of force."
In a speech at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Uzbekistan on the 15th, President Xi said, "It is important not to allow external forces to attempt to cause a color revolution."
The ‘color revolution’ is a movement for democracy demanded by citizens supported by the West against corruption and dictatorship in the wake of the collapse of communism in the former Soviet Union.
China-led SCO is a political, economic, and security consultative body of eight countries including Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, India and Pakistan, and Iran recently joined.
President Xi held a summit meeting with Russian President Putin on the same day, and Putin said, "The United States and its allies are trying 'ugly' to seize hegemony." It will,” reported the Voice of America (VOA).
“We will firmly adhere to ‘one China’ and support China’s position on the Taiwan issue,” Putin said.
Russia and China Mongolia is attempting to build a gas pipeline through Mongolia to expand Russia's energy exports to Asia.
The ROK-US summit in May reaffirmed the mutual commitment to defend the ROK under the ROK-US Mutual Defense Treaty and the ROK-US combined defense posture. President Biden confirmed the United States' commitment to extended deterrence to the Republic of Korea using all available defense capabilities, including nuclear, conventional and missile defense capabilities. A joint statement was adopted as an agreement to initiate consultations to expand the scale.”
The joint statement said, “President Seok-Yeol Yoon presented the Republic of Korea’s global pivotal state initiative in which Korea would play an expanded role in promoting freedom, peace and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific and beyond. expressed support for President Yun Seok-yeol's initiative to establish an Indo-Pacific strategic framework for the President Yoon Seok-yeol also welcomed the US Indo-Pacific strategy.”
In May of last year, the Moon Jae-in regime’s joint statement at the Korea-US summit said, “President Biden and President Moon Jae-in emphasized the importance of maintaining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait. We oppose all actions taken and pledged to maintain an inclusive, free and open Indo-Pacific region. We are committed to upholding international law, including peace and stability, and the legal and unimpeded freedom of commerce and air navigation and airspace in the South China Sea and elsewhere.” "Maintain freedom of navigation in the Taiwan Strait" was guaranteed.
At a press conference, President Biden continued, “The ROK-U.S. alliance is not limited to the Korean Peninsula, but encompasses regional and global issues. “It is also having an impact on ASEAN, Quad, and even the trilateral cooperation between Korea and Japan with Japan,” he said.
At the joint press conference, President Moon said, “We shared the view that peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait is very important. Considering the peculiarities of cross-strait relations, the two countries decided to cooperate in that area,” he said.
At a Senate hearing on May 13, last year, U.S. Army Secretary-nominee Christine Wormers said, “The U.S. Army’s strategy will focus on restructuring the military that reflects the competition for hegemony with China. As a result, a permanent presence of US forces in the region is absolutely necessary.” When asked about the possibility of North Korea taking advantage of China’s invasion of Taiwan as an opportunity to provoke South Korea, he said, “North Korea should consider not only the United States, but also the capabilities of the ROK military and UN reinforcements.” He announced a connection between Taiwan and the Korean Peninsula.
On February 1, 2010, the U.S. Department of Defense announced in its “Four-Year Defense Policy Review Report” that “we will strategically and flexibly deploy U.S. forces deployed in Asia, including U.S. forces in Korea.” I will send it to you.” <See President Moon’s ‘Dispatch of U.S. Forces Korea to the Taiwan Strait for Peaceful Power,’ May 27, 2021>

On the other hand, President Yoon said in an interview with the New York Times on the 18th, "Korea's defense system is not against China. We are thoroughly structured with a defense system against the North Korean nuclear threat and against North Korean attacks." "The THAAD issue is entirely It is to respond to the North Korean nuclear threat. <Refer to President Yoon’s ‘Regional Freedom’ at the Korea-U.S. Summit, NYT ‘Defense North Korea’, September 19, 2022>

In an interview with the Washington Post on April 14, President Yoon said, "South Korea must rely on a military alliance with the United States to have a strong political stance toward China."