The current Biden of the United States**, that's a miserable one!
The U.S. debt crisis, the dollar credit crisis, the banking crisis, junk bonds, inflation, the hollowing out of manufacturing, the independence of Texas, etc., almost every one of them is a thunderbolt. Moreover, once any thunderstorm explodes, it will bring about a global financial and economic tsunami, which will have an immeasurable and far-reaching impact on the global economy!
However, the allies who have long relied on the United States are also digging a pit for their allies at this time, and are even preparing to push the United States into the pit!
Israel is the most typical! In the new round of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, Biden did not want to expand the situation, repeatedly pressured Israel **, hoping not to enter Gaza, but Israel not only did not listen, but also frequently challenged neighboring countries, actively attacked Allah, and militias in Syria and Iraq, lest the world be chaotic. Israel's purpose in doing so, on the surface, seems very stupid, but it is quite shrewd. Because they know that it is impossible to gain a foothold in the Middle East on their own strength alone. Therefore, Israel must pull the United States into the water and prevent the United States from getting out of the Middle East.
Biden's rush to withdraw from the Middle East is not just because he wants to focus on China and Russia. Under the United States ** and fierce partisanship, Biden is gradually at a disadvantage. Therefore, Biden hopes to quell the war in the Middle East as soon as possible and win more support for himself. Judging from the current situation, Biden even hopes to untie the situation in the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea to meet the challenge from the Republican Party!
The most interesting evidence is that Biden actually used TikTok, which he had banned, to attract young voters in the United States. In a way, this is a gesture of goodwill to China. This frightened Taiwan and the Philippines. There are signs that Taiwan and the Philippines are carrying out tacit strategic cooperation and pulling Biden into the water together.
A few days ago, the Taiwan media took the initiative to poke out the news that the US military adviser will be stationed in Kinmen and Penghu, which is very strange. Because, news like this will definitely be strongly countered by the mainland, so Taiwan Island has been secretly carried out before. This time, it cannot be ruled out that the Taiwan media deliberately leaked secrets, just to make a big deal!
What is even more amazing is that the Philippine defense minister immediately jumped out at this time and clamored that the Philippines would strengthen its military presence on the islands adjacent to Taiwan.
Moreover, the Philippines has planned to do so before. Since Marcos Jr. took office, the United States has added four new bases, but it is still not satisfied. Some time ago, Reuters quoted a number of Philippine ** as saying that the Philippines will cooperate with the United States to develop a new port in the Batan Islands, the northernmost part of the Philippines, and it has reached the negotiation stage.
The Philippines is also aware of the sensitivity of this move, so the governor of the Batan Islands, Marilu Kako, has repeatedly stressed that the port developed by the United States is "civilian in nature" and is only to ensure the safe navigation of merchant ships.
However, the Philippine side's explanation is getting darker and darker! This is because the Batan Islands are located in the Bass Strait, and if the Americans establish a base in the Batan Islands, they will be able to completely cut off this "first shipping lane" between the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea.
Moreover, it is only less than 200 kilometers away from Taiwan Island, and once something happens to Taiwan, the US aircraft carrier fleet will only need more than three hours to reach Taiwan Island if it is at full capacity!
It can be seen that the Philippine defense minister's statement is obviously threatening China. Subsequently, Taiwan Island caused an incident in the waters off Kinmen, killing two mainland fishermen, and the mainland directly dispatched coast guard ships to conduct inspections, which made the atmosphere even more tense.
The Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea are not only geographically connected, but also strategically contain each other. This can be seen that Taiwan and the Philippines are obviously singing and making things bigger and adding to Biden's blockage! Although Singapore is a small country, it can understand Biden best, and suddenly said at the Mu'an meeting recently: At present, wars have broken out in Europe and the Middle East, and the world cannot have three unstable war zones at the same time, and conflicts in Asia must be avoided at all costs.
This almost speaks to Biden's heart!
Because, even if Biden wants to continue to implement the Indo-Pacific strategy, in order to defeat the Republican Party, Biden does not want any major problems in the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea at least until the end of 2024.
However, on the very day of the Kinmen incident, an important Republican congressman led a team to visit Taiwan, which is to fear that the world will not be chaotic! And the Taiwan media is also obviously very tough, and even cited the "Taiwan Strait Patrol" law to point out that in the process of law enforcement, if the "Taiwan Strait Patrol" encounters an emergency, the on-site commander has the most powerful power!
In this case, it will be difficult for Biden to adopt a strategy of calming things down for the time being. In the face of the collective pressure of the Republican Party and the so-called allies, Biden has been exhausted, and there is even news that the former **Obama's wife may replace him in the *** at the end of the year
However, no matter how chaotic the United States is, the mainland will never back down in the slightest on the South China Sea islands and reefs and Taiwan issues! At this point, there should be no illusions on the part of the parties concerned. Taiwan believes that if US troops are stationed in Kinmen, the mainland may be afraid and will not dare to be tough on Taiwan. However, they did not expect that if either the Taiwan authorities or Marcos Jr. of the Philippines dared to challenge China's bottom line and core interests, they would definitely not end well!