Huang Guochang: It is surprising that Taiwan was not mentioned in the Trump-Xi meeting, and I am worried about the content of the private conversations in the United States

During the Trump-Xi meeting between U.S. President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping on the 24th, neither party mentioned Taiwan to the outside world. People's Party Chairman Huang Guochang said today that the fact that Taiwan was not mentioned in external messages would make everyone very, very surprised, but what is more worrying is what was not said publicly. I hope that in the current complex and realistic international situation, the government can face all challenges with wisdom, unite all Taiwanese people to deal with the outside world, and not create divisions and find enemies in their own country.

Huang Guochang set up a platform in Keelung today for the campaign headquarters of Lin Tinghan, a city council candidate nominated by the People's Party, and was asked about the Sichuan-Xi meeting.

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Huang Guochang said that Trump and Xi will appear in Washington. Trump received Xi Jinping with such a high standard. I believe all Taiwanese people will feel very deeply after seeing it. I sincerely hope that the United States will really regard Taiwan as an ally of democracy rather than a bargaining chip in negotiations. In the past few months, the United States has continuously expressed concerns, even to the extent of exerting pressure, hoping that Taiwan will quickly pass special regulations on arms purchase.

The Legislative Yuan actually stands in the position of safeguarding Taiwan's national security and strengthening its independent national defense capabilities, and has also passed special regulations on arms purchases. But I didn’t expect that the military purchase is currently blocked. Even Rubio admitted in an interview that there is no way that the current production volume of the US military industry can be delivered as scheduled. Is this really the case or are there other considerations? It's very surprising.

However, in the face of competition between the two great powers of the United States and China, the most important thing for Taiwan is that the government should be able to unite the people to deal with the outside world, instead of creating divisions and finding enemies within its own country. He believes that Taiwanese people have the ambition, backbone, and courage to defend Taiwan's democracy, rule of law, human rights, and freedoms. We also hope that in the current complex and realistic international situation, the government can face all challenges wisely, and more importantly, it can unite all Taiwanese people and communicate with the outside world as one.

After the Sichuan-Xi meeting, neither side mentioned the Taiwan issue. Huang Guochang said that he believed everyone would be very surprised, but what is more worrying is what was not said publicly. During this period, has the United States kept its six guarantees to Taiwan? Will the United States follow its previous repeated requests to Taiwan to increase its defense budget and defense funding and fulfill its commitments to Taiwan? The follow-up may depend on specific actions, which will be more accurate. After all, in the diplomacy of major countries, there may be many things they say to each other behind closed doors, or even agreements reached, that will not be disclosed to the outside world. No matter what, all Taiwanese people must unite to defend Taiwan's best interests.