US to take ‘every action possible’ to prevent PLA invasion of Taiwan: Biden adviser
US to take ‘every action possible’ to prevent PLA invasion of Taiwan: Biden adviser
2021-12-08
U.S President Joe Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan says that Washington will take, quote, "every action that we can take" to prevent a Chinese attack on Taiwan.
During a Tuesday press briefing, Sullivan was asked if the U.S. was prepared to react, if China tried to take over Taiwan. He replied that the U.S. intended to take every action it could to ensure Taiwan’s security.
Jake Sullivan
National security adviser
The United States is going to take every action that we can take, from the point of view of both deterrence and diplomacy, to make sure the Taiwan scenario you just described never happens.
In a warning to China, U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan stressed that every effort would be made to ensure Taiwan’s security.
Jake Sullivan
National security adviser
And with respect to Taiwan, the sum total of the efforts we’ve undertaken over the course of the past eight months in the Indo-Pacific have also all been geared towards avoiding any kind of scenario where China chooses to invade.
Joining the U.S. in backing Taiwan was former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo. In an exclusive interview with Japan’s Fuji Television, Abe brought up Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor 80 years ago. He said that at the time, Japan had, quote, “misjudged” the global geopolitical situation. He said he hoped that other countries won’t make the same mistake.
Tsai Shih-ying
DPP lawmaker
Of course, Japan knows very well what happens after launching a war. Abe’s remarks are a reminder to cherish our hard-won peace.
Several days earlier, Abe said publicly that a “Taiwan emergency” would be a “Japan emergency.” When asked for clarification by Japan media, he said that the distinction between wartime and peacetime was increasingly blurred. Even if China does not launch a full-on cyberattack or military invasion against Taiwan, it could attack an offshore island and cause chaos, he said. If Japan allows this to unfold, he said, Japan itself could be attacked, and that would affect Japan’s national security. He said that Japan may provide support to the U.S. and other allies.
Chao Tien-lin
DPP lawmaker
The U.S., Japan, and even Australia in the South Pacific are all expressing concerns about this situation. Each country, through its legislation or the speeches of politicians, is demonstrating that China’s military aggression is drawing a global opposition and containment effort.
For the U.S. and Japan, Taiwan’s security is firmly at the top of the agenda. The lawmaker said that the harder China pushes other nations, the harder the backlash will be.
美國安顧問:以外交.威嚇並進 確保台不被中侵略
2021-12-08
台海情勢，國際關切，美國國安顧問蘇利文強調，美國會以外交、威嚇手段，確保台灣不被中國侵略，日本前首相安倍晉三也舉80年前的珍珠港事件，坦言當時日本誤判世界情勢，其他國家別重蹈覆轍，現在如果放任中國，日本安全也會受到影響。
[[白宮國安顧問 蘇利文]]
“美國會盡全力，以威懾與外交手段，確保您剛剛形容的台灣被入侵假設性問題，永遠不會發生”
強調會盡一切努力，確保台灣安全，美國國安顧問蘇利文，警告中國
[[白宮國安顧問 蘇利文]]
“關於台灣議題，我們過去八個月來，在印太地區做的努力，是在準備避免中國選擇入侵”
美國挺台，日本更是，前首相安倍晉三，接受日本富士電視台專訪，回顧80年前，日軍偷襲美國珍珠港，坦言日本當時誤判世界潮流，希望其他國家別重蹈覆轍。
[[立委(民) 蔡適應]]
“當然日本是非常清楚知道，發動戰爭引起的後果，安倍這樣的說法，也是再次提醒，要珍惜得來不易的和平成果”
而安倍日前講說台灣有事等於日本有事，日本媒體也追問，怎麼樣的情況叫做"有事"，安倍解釋，緊急狀況與平時的界線已漸漸模糊，中國即使沒發動大規模網路攻擊，或未直接登陸台灣本島，也很可能侵略台灣周邊的島嶼引起混亂，如果放任，日本可能遭攻擊，影響日本安全，日本可以從後方支援美國等盟友。
[[立委(民) 趙天麟]]
“包括美國、日本，甚至南太平洋的澳洲，都對這樣的事情表達關切，每個國家透過法律或是政要的發言，在在證明了中國的窮兵黷武，受到全世界性的反對跟圍堵”
美日都重申，台灣安全重要性，中國的侵略作為，引發更大反彈。
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