Trump administration has approved the sale of technology to build submarines near Taiwan. Recently, the United States has given approval for licenses related to these institutions. This approval came at a time when China-America trade war became public. Analysts believe that this approval of the sale of submarine technology to Taiwan will further increase the current conflict.
According to Reuters reports, Taiwan's Central News Agency (CNA) first released the report on Saturday. In Taiwan, Defense Minister Chen Chung-forever said that the US foreign ministry has approved the sale of the technology of submarine manufacturing to Taiwan.
A US foreign ministry official has cited the issue as part of 'continuation of America-Taiwan relations' in the defense sector. He said to Reuters, "We have been working with Taiwan for years in the defense sector. We have been working for a long time. The seven government officials are continuously selling various defense equipment to Taiwan. Our policy is making special contributions to the security and regional peace of Taiwan.
A year ago, Taiwan announced plans to buy eight new submarines during the first meeting between Chinese President C China Ping and US President Donald Trump. The US foreign ministry's approval is part of its continuation. Analysts also see this approval as part of a trade war starting with China.
Recently, the United States has imposed high tariff on Chinese products. Trump administration said that such steps have been taken to reduce trade deficit with China. However, Trump does not agree to impose this high duty as a trade war. In his words, "I have not started any trade war with China. Due to the bad decision of the previous administration, we have been losing this war many years ago.
Last Saturday, Trump wrote in his Twitter post, "America has never been commercially benefited with China in the past 40 years. They should stop these unfair trade. Trade barriers should be overcome. At the same time, the tax imposed on the two sides should be equal. Every year (in trade with China), the US loses 500 billion dollars. It's been running for decades. It can not continue. '
Trump administration has already imposed $ 5 billion in import of Chinese goods. Trump announced on April 5 that the amount of this tax increase would increase to another $ 10 billion. After the announcement, China responded with unambiguous reactions. China's trade minister Gao Feng said, "China is fully prepared for counter-measures if such a thing is done."
Newsweek's report said that international analysts see the United States decision to sell submarine technology as a defense aid to Taiwan during the trade war. According to them, China would not listen to anything on Taiwan's question. Although Taiwan claims to be a sovereign state, China thinks it is an island of their own. China also does not want to directly deal with bilateral relations with Taiwan.
On the other hand, America has been giving importance to Taiwan separately from the very beginning. Even after taking over the responsibility of the White House after the election, Trump has directly telephoned with Taiwanese President Cypriot-Owen. In this conversation, China was quite mad at that time. The reaction to China's response to the US decision to sell submarine technology to Taiwan is to see what happens.