Laura Rosenberger, President of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), will visit Taiwan next week. This will be his second personal visit in three months, highlighting the United States’ high concern for the President-elect of the Republic of China. ,lai qingdeInaugural speech, and close control of the cross-strait situation during Taiwan’s handover of power.
Rosenberg is understood to arrive in Taiwan next week and meet with President Tsai Ing-wen, President-elect and Vice President Lai Ching-te and Hsiao Meikin, as well as leaders of congressional departments and political parties. It will also be Rosenberg’s first visit to the Legislative Yuan, where the KMT holds the majority.
This newspaper understands that Rosenberg is expected to visit the Presidential Palace and the Kuomintang Central Committee on April 2, go to the Legislative Yuan to meet with Han Kuo-yu on the 3rd, and is also scheduled to visit the Kuomintang Party Is. ,
Rosenberg accompanied the president the day after Taiwan’s elections in January this year.bidenSpecial Envoy and former Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg and former National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley visited Taiwan. As a result, Rosenberg will personally visit Taiwan before Lai Qingde’s inauguration on May 20.
According to people familiar with the matter, the White House andstate CouncilRosenberg was asked to make another visit, possibly because he was concerned about the content of Lai Ching-te’s inaugural address and his future policy stances.
On the other hand, the Kuomintang holds the majority in the Legislative Yuan, and the United States is also concerned about whether Taiwan’s defense policy and budget can be smoothly implemented. Therefore, it is necessary to visit the Legislative Yuan and various political parties to understand the latest situation.
The enactment of the Taiwan Relations Act will enter its 45th anniversary on April 10 this year, and Taiwan will hold the inauguration ceremony of the new president on May 20. At this time, Rosenberg’s visit attracted much attention.
People familiar with the matter said that Rosenberg’s visit was mainly to communicate directly with the new government and the future national security team, express the United States’ full support for Taiwan’s democracy, and express the hope that Taiwan will play the role of a stable stakeholder; He is not only the chairman of AIT, but he also has high-level support from the Biden administration. The President’s regular visits to Taiwan in the past have been transformed into mission-oriented ones, and he will come as soon as something comes up.
David Keegan, former deputy director of AIT’s Taipei office, said he did not believe Rosenberg’s visit represented the Biden administration’s concerns about Taiwan’s internal affairs. It is more reasonable to be concerned about Beijing’s increasing pressure and coercive actions; As old and new governments change, Beijing may be seen as an opportunity to undermine the cross-Strait status quo, Rosenberg’s visit aims to ensure closer coordination between the United States and Taiwan to counter Beijing’s actions. Like the policy goal of the Biden administration.
Robert Wang, a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and former senior State Department official, said that at a time when Beijing is increasing pressure on Taiwan and could create regional instability, Rosenberg’s every move is a threat to Washington. Tells about attitude towards Taiwan. Taiwan has redoubled its attention and commitment to Taiwan, focusing on maintaining the regional status quo. He will view Rosenberg’s visit positively.
Regarding the news that Rosenberg will visit Taiwan, a State Department spokesperson responded to this newspaper’s inquiry by providing background clarification and saying that there are currently no travel plans to announce.
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