According to a number of reports, the United States has raised its defense budget again, reaching nearly $900 billion, an increase of 3% from last year. That's as big as the last 10 countries combined. The United States has been pursuing the goals of "America First" and "America First" through huge military spending. This time, the budget has paid special attention to the Asia-Pacific region, which has attracted widespread attention.
Some U.S. senators and extremists claim that the military budget is primarily in response to an unprecedented threat posed by three countries: China, Russia, and Iran. However, this unprecedented claim may be just a political rhetoric, more of a conclusion drawn through an ideological shift, lacking solid evidence and objective calculations. The United States** may have made budget allocations based on this conclusion, rather than conducting an independent analysis and assessment first. This was also common practice in the past.
Of particular note is the emphasis on support for the Taiwan region in the budget. The U.S. Secretary of Defense will conduct various exchanges and cooperation with the Taiwan region, including providing support in military training, equipment and tactical planning. It can be seen that the United States regards the Taiwan region as its "military puppet" and will give it special military attention. In addition, for the first time, the budget mentions cooperation with Taiwan on the cyber front to "defend" Taiwan's infrastructure. If the United States cooperates with the Taiwan region in cyber warfare, it is equivalent to "cyber military cooperation." In the past, the United States has placed more emphasis on cooperation with Japan and South Korea. Now the inclusion of the island of Taiwan in the object of cooperation has raised the status of the Taiwan region by a step and made it more dangerous. Military cooperation with Taiwan's armed forces in the virtual space will further deepen military cooperation with Taiwan. On the whole, the United States attaches great importance to Taiwan to a level comparable to that of its NATO allies.
This budget also involves the export of equipment to the Taiwan region, which not only refreshes Trump's record frequently, but also involves major developments and changes in the transformation of arms sales into military aid, the establishment of emergency equipment warehouses, and the provision of equipment that matches the existing equipment in the US warehouse. Of course, if we combine tangible and intangible cooperation and cooperate with the Taiwan region in cyber warfare and other aspects, we may form an implicit form of cooperation. If there is more in-depth cooperation in cyber warfare and space forces in the future, it means that military cooperation with the Taiwan region has reached a level comparable to that of NATO allies. It can be said that at present, the United States has held the Taiwan region very high. In the next step, the United States will also increase the level of cooperation with the Taiwan region. If there is indeed cooperation in cyber warfare, it shows that the United States has a deep understanding of the form of operations and actions in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict and other conflicts. The Taiwan region also believes that if it engages in "cross-strait war", it may face threats from Russia-Ukraine conflict, cyber warfare, electromagnetic warfare and other aspects. Therefore, Taiwan urgently needs stronger means of protection from the United States. Although the exact amount of money given to the Taiwan region in this budget is not yet known, it is certain that this goal is largely the same by creating a war atmosphere around Taiwan and strengthening high-end cooperation in cross-strait antagonistic relations. In the future, it is necessary to closely observe the actions of the United States in the Taiwan region and see what else they can do for the Taiwan region.
By raising its military budget and focusing on the Asia-Pacific region, the United States has made clear that it is responding to the "unprecedented threat" posed by China, Russia, and Iran. This is a huge amount of budget, an increase of 3 percent over last year, which shows the degree of attention and importance that the United States attaches to the Asia-Pacific region.
This time, the United States has made Taiwan one of the key targets of its budget. The U.S. Secretary of Defense will conduct various exchanges and provide all-round support with the Taiwan region, including military training, equipment updates, and tactical planning. In addition, the United States has emphasized cooperation with the Taiwan region on cybersecurity to protect Taiwan's infrastructure. This form of cooperation will make the Taiwan region's position in military cooperation more important, and it will also mean that the Taiwan region will face greater risks.
It is worth mentioning that the United States also plans to export a large amount of high-quality equipment to the Taiwan region, a move that will undoubtedly aggravate tensions between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait. If export** and cybersecurity cooperation are combined, the level of military cooperation with Taiwan will be increased and the relationship between the United States and Taiwan will be further deepened. The series of moves has already made Taiwan nervous, as they fear that they will become the focus of conflict between the parties.
The United States attaches great importance to the Taiwan region, not only in arms sales, but also in cooperation at all levels. If the United States and Taiwan continue to cooperate in high-end combat capabilities such as cyber warfare and space forces, then the U.S.-Taiwan military cooperation will be comparable to that between the United States and NATO allies. It is no exaggeration to say that the United States has regarded the Taiwan region as one of its most important strategic partners.
The $900 billion military budget proposed by the United States has once again attracted widespread attention. In this budget, the Asia-Pacific region has become the focus of attention of the United States, and in particular, the support for the Taiwan region has aroused concern and concern both inside and outside Taiwan.
However, from a personal point of view, I believe that it is misleading and irresponsible to make the Taiwan region a military partner and to step up arms sales to it. Such actions would not only exacerbate cross-strait tensions, but would also further worsen relations between China and the United States. As a country with greater global responsibility, the United States should pay more attention to the overall situation of maintaining regional peace and stability, rather than unilaterally increasing military investment for its own interests.
In addition, cooperation with the Taiwan region in the field of cybersecurity should also be cautious. Cybersecurity is an important global issue, and countries should work together to address cybersecurity threats through cooperation, rather than using them as a unilateral political tool.
To sum up, the increase in the US defense budget and its focus on the Asia-Pacific region, especially Taiwan, has caused widespread concern and concern. However, as a global power, the United States should pay more attention to the overall situation of regional peace and stability, and jointly safeguard regional security and interests through cooperation. At the same time, the international community should also pay close attention to the actions of the United States in the Taiwan region in order to protect regional peace and stability and the international legal order.