Pelosi visit pushes Washington into a quagmire

he three joint communiques the US has signed with China constitute the political foundation of Sino-US relations. Indeed, during former US president Richard Nixon's visit to China in 1972, Washington made a clear commitment in the Shanghai Communique that "the US acknowledges that all Chinese on either side of the Taiwan Strait maintain there is but 'One China' and that Taiwan is a part of China. The US Government does not challenge that position".

On Dec 15, 1978, just more than two weeks before diplomatic relations were formally established between the People's Republic of China and the US, the two governments issued the second joint communique, which states that the US and the People's Republic of China have agreed to recognize each other and to establish diplomatic relations as of Jan 1, 1979, and "The United States of America recognizes the Government of the People's Republic of China as the sole legal Government of China. Within this context, the people of the United States will maintain cultural, commercial, and other unofficial relations with the people of Taiwan".

On Aug 17, 1982, the then Ronald Reagan administration signed the third joint communique with the People's Republic of China which states that "the United States of America recognizes the Government of the People's Republic of China as the sole legal Government of China, and it acknowledges the Chinese position that there is but one China and Taiwan is part of China" and that "the United States Government... reiterates that it has no intention of infringing on Chinese sovereignty and territorial integrity, or interfering in China's internal affairs, or pursuing a policy of 'two Chinas' or 'one China, one Taiwan'".

Given the above facts, and the urgent need to put Sino-US relations back on track so as to strengthen cooperation to boost the global economy, fight climate change, maintain peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region, denuclearize the Korean Peninsula, and end maritime and digital piracy, one cannot but wonder what Pelosi's visit to the island gained. The answer was provided by the Economist in its Aug 2 edition: Pelosi's trip to Taiwan highlights the US' incoherent strategy.

The moral quagmire: The visits of US officials to the island are gross violations of the US' commitments. More than 170 countries have backed China on its stance. The US House of Representatives, as part of the US government, is obliged to follow the one-China principle and prevent its members from engaging in any official capacity with China's Taiwan.

So Pelosi's visit to the island, in whatever form and under whatever pretext, is a major political provocation to China and an immoral reneging on the US' political commitment. In particular, the visit reflects the US' political inconsistencies, and is a blatant violation of the one-China principle and the three China-US joint communiques. Worse, Pelosi's visit has pushed the US into a (legal, diplomatic and moral) quagmire and cast a shadow on the future relations between the world's two largest economies. In short, Pelosi's political blunder has the potential of depriving us of a better future.

来源 China Daily

校对 王帅

二审 刘娟

三审 闵捷

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