The U.S. government must invest more diplomatic and security resources in the Indo-Pacific region to counter boycott China. U.S. lawmakers have also asked the Biden administration to strengthen security assistance to Taiwan.

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[Compilation Guan Shuping/Comprehensive Report] The Chinese spy balloon search incident over the United States has heightened the tension between the United States and China.

The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee issued a report on the 9th, pointing out that as China seeks to create a regional sphere of influence in the Indo-Pacific region, the U.S. government must invest more diplomatic and security resources in the Indo-Pacific region to fight back against China.

The congressmen also asked the Biden administration to strengthen security assistance to Taiwan.

"If we are serious about advancing U.S. interests and competition (with China) If so, we must come up with ambitious policies with abundant resources."

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He pointed out at the hearing on the 9th that not only this spy balloon incident, but also China’s pressure on the United Nations and other international organizations, increasing investment in Africa, and expanding the scale of diplomatic personnel stationed abroad have all highlighted Beijing’s ambitions. “We must Be vigilant, because Beijing is transcending borders", "China's challenge affects every region of the world", the United States needs to provide more resources, "needs to provide options other than China."

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman (Wendy Sherman), who attended the hearing, said that the spy balloon incident highlighted the core priority of the United States, which is to always take decisive action to protect the American people, and will not hesitate to defend the interests of the international order and rules. The danger posed by China".

This report makes recommendations on how the U.S. government should strengthen its strategic goals and ensure adequate resource backing.

“While four successive administrations have identified Asia as a priority region of U.S. attention and assistance, none have made the necessary trade-offs to ensure that resources are allocated in a manner commensurate with this priority,” the report said. As an example, the Indo-Pacific However, the government’s aid to the region in fiscal year 2023 is US$1.7 billion, accounting for only 7.7% of the overall foreign aid budget.

The report's recommendations include a detailed plan to implement the Indo-Pacific strategy and promote economic integration with countries in the region, including prioritizing meaningful trade with Taiwan.

Jim Risch, the chief Republican member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, also emphasized the urgency of US aid to Taiwan. He said that although Congress passed the "Strengthening Taiwan Resilience Act" last year, authorizing Taiwan's 10 billion U.S. dollars in free military aid for five years, the government Insufficient funding was provided during the appropriation process.

He said that in order to respond to what China is doing, we must work together. "The first place to show determination is to strengthen support for Taiwan." "If we don't help them prepare now, we may pay a higher price in the future." .

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