A number of recent events related in some way or another to the issue of Taiwan serve as reason to return to this topic.

The ‘week of China’ in US Congress

These include almost everything that happens in Xizang (Tibet Autonomous Region), Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Hong Kong and, finally, Taiwan. Moreover, the resolution of various problems arising here, generally speaking, falls within the competence of the Central People’s Government of the People’s Republic of China. In relation to this, the following question arises: dear congressmen, what do you want 15,000km away from your territory? Don’t you have enough problems at home? They should instead put in a similar effort for the benefit of their own citizens, who already seem ready to shoot at each other.

Seeing as Beijing cannot yet exercise direct control over Taiwan, and Washington’s real political goal (although not advertised) is to deprive the former of such an opportunity for the foreseeable future, Congress is particularly zealous regarding the Taiwan issue. The most recent event in this regard was the September 9 adoption of the draft law ‘Taiwan Conflict Deterrence Act’ of 2023 118th Congress (2023-2024), by the lower house of Congress.

Against the background of other acts adopted in recent years on the topic of Taiwan, this latter is very specific in nature; it is almost the first time that it is targeting certain specific individuals of the ‘top Chinese leadership’, who are threatened by having ‘confidential information’ published, for example the unearned incomes of some of them. The reason for this may be Beijing’s ‘non-peaceful way’ of solving the Taiwan problem.

The Taipei Times commentary on the adoption of said act says that this time US lawmakers “creatively and effectively” approached the problem of the ‘defence’ of the island. It should be noted in this regard that the Chinese leadership itself (and often with extremely harsh methods) is fighting corruption in various echelons of power. However, apparently, US lawmakers have........

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