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The US believes China's sanctions are meant to deter Taiwan from
The US believes China’s sanctions are meant to deter Taiwan from taking action
The goal is to target sensitive technologies such as computer chips and telecom equipment and go beyond the existing measures.
According to sources familiar with the discussions, the United States is looking into options for a package of sanctions against China to prevent it from invading Taiwan. The European Union has been under diplomatic pressure from Taipei, to follow suit.
Sources said that the separate lobbying of EU envoys by Washington and Taipei was at an early stage. This is a response to growing fears of a Chinese invasion.
Both cases call for the adoption of sanctions that go beyond those already in place in the West to limit trade and investment in sensitive technologies such as telecom equipment and computer chips.
Although the sources didn’t give details, the idea of sanctions against the world’s second-largest economy and one of the most important links in the global supply chain raises doubts about its feasibility.
Nazak Nikakhtar, a former high-ranking US Commerce Department official, stated that the potential imposition of sanctions against China would be a more complicated exercise than sanctions against Russia.
China claims Taiwan as its territory. China fired missiles last month over Taiwan and sent warships through their unofficial maritime frontier. This was after US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taipei, which Beijing considered a provocative act.
Next month, he will be securing a third five-year term as the leader of the Communist Party. The Taiwanese government strongly rejects China’s sovereignty claims.
Washington officials are looking into options for a possible set of sanctions against China to discourage Xi from trying to invade Taiwan. This was according to a US official as well as an official from a neighboring country.
The two sources claimed that US sanctions talks began in February after Russia invaded Ukraine, but became more urgent after China’s reaction to Pelosi’s visit.
In January, the US supported by NATO allies took a similar approach against Russia with unspecified sanctions, but this did not deter Vladimir Putin from initiating his invasion of Ukraine.
According to a non-US official, the White House is determined to get countries on the same page. This includes coordinating between Europe, and Asia and avoiding Beijing.
Although no specific sanctions are currently under consideration, analysts suggest that China’s military might be the main focus.
Craig Singleton, a Foundation for Defense of Democracies spokesperson said that the initial sanctions discussions will likely focus on China’s access restrictions to certain technologies necessary to support a military operation against Taiwan.
The White House dismissed the comment.
The Taiwanese Foreign Ministry stated that it had spoken with European and American counterparts about China’s recent wargames and the “great challenges” China presents to Taiwan and the region. However, they could not provide details.
The Chinese Embassy in Washington and China’s Foreign Ministry did not immediately respond when we asked for comment.
Taiwan’s pitch for Europe
After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Taiwan had discussed sanctions with European officials, but China’s recent military drills have made Taiwan’s position more difficult, six sources familiar with the Taiwan-Europe talks told us.
In recent weeks, top Taiwanese officials have been calling for more sanctions preparations. Recent white papers from China, in which Beijing promised not to send any troops or administrative personnel to Taiwan if Beijing took control of the island, have prompted an increase in their cooperation with Europe.
Taiwan has not requested anything specific. Europe has been asked to help plan for what Europe may do if China attacks, according to a source.
According to another source familiar with the matter, EU officials have so far resisted imposing harsh sanctions on China for human rights violations. China plays a much larger role in the bloc’s economy than Russia.
EU sanctions would require all 27 member countries to agree. This is sometimes difficult. The consensus was hard to even for Russia after it invades Ukraine. In part, because Russia’s gas was crucial for Germany.
Sources say that all of Europe has diplomatic relations with Beijing, but not Taipei. However, Taiwanese officials and European officials have maintained extensive private contact ever since the start of China’s military exercises.
According to another office, Germany is the bloc’s economic engine and is currently “wary”.
Keep up the conversation. “I don’t believe the Russia-Ukraine [war] changed their view of China.”
However, there is growing concern about the German government’s economic dependence on China. On Tuesday, the economy minister pledged a new trade policy that would not be influenced by naivety.
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