Lin Jialong said that Taiwan’s interests are the interests of the United States. Qiu Zhiwei: It is in line with the actual positioning.

Regarding the recent interactions between the United States and China and the upcoming Trump-Xi meeting, Foreign Minister Lin Jialong recently said that "Taiwan's interests are the interests of the United States" and that Taiwan and the United States should jointly manage the challenges posed by China, sparking discussion. Democratic Progressive Party legislator Chiu Chi-wei said today (17th) that such a statement "is in line with the current actual positioning of Taiwan and the United States in the international system." He observed from the aspects of regional security, non-red supply chains, semiconductors and technological cooperation that Taiwan and the United States do have high common interests. "No matter how President Trump or Xi Jinping talks about Taiwan at the Trump-Xi meeting, the direction of the two sides to continue to deepen cooperation will not change."

Qiu Zhiwei said that Taiwan and the United States' joint response to China's challenges did not start in recent years. There is a very deep historical foundation in the past. During the Cold War, the CCP was called "Red China" by the West, while Taiwan and the United States both belonged to the "anti-communist camp." The two sides had close cooperation on China's situation and information intelligence, including the highly secretive missions carried out by the Black Cat Squadron and the Black Bat Squadron, which reflected the historical context of Taiwan-US security cooperation at that time. Even though cooperation between the two sides has gone through adjustments after the United States established diplomatic relations with Beijing in 1979, Taiwan and the United States have historically cooperated to a high degree in responding to China and handling Chinese issues. This is a historical fact that should not be ignored.

He said that what is more worthy of further investigation is why the Chinese Kuomintang, which once held high the banner of anti-communism during the Cold War and actively cooperated with the United States when faced with the threat of the Chinese Communist Party, has not only rarely mentioned this history in recent years, but also has a sharp contrast with the past in terms of its stance on China and the United States. This is the issue that is truly worthy of discussion at this moment.

Qiu Zhiwei said that from the perspective of geographical location, regional security and economic interests, "for more than half a century, the United States has always attached great importance to the strategic importance of Taiwan." Taiwan's security is also closely related to the security interests of the United States in the first island chain and East Asia. It is a fact that the two sides have maintained a high degree of cooperation for a long time.

Qiu Zhiwei pointed out that although some people continued to sow discord between Taiwan and the United States during President Trump's second term, it is a fact that Taiwan continues to expand investment in the United States, and Taiwan-US economic and trade negotiations continue to advance. He gave an example. Chairman Wei Zhejia of TSMC went to the White House to jointly announce the expansion of investment with President Trump. After returning to Taiwan, he held a press conference at the Presidential Palace to explain the results of the visit to the United States. Trump also proposed to call the leaders of Taiwan. These all show that Taiwan and the United States continue to maintain ties at all levels.

Qiu Zhiwei emphasized that in fact, Taiwan’s military cooperation with the United States will not be interrupted by the approval time of individual arms sales projects. Currently, many existing arms purchase projects are still in the process of implementation and delivery. "Taiwan and the United States continue to maintain close cooperation. This is a fact that we should see." He also believes that Taiwan and the United States are also facing China's coercion, not only in the military, but also in economic, technological and other fields. "Taiwan and the United States continue to strengthen cooperation to jointly manage China's threat expansion. I believe this trend has been true in the past and will not change in the future."