Beirut, Dec 23 (Al Mayadeen) - As per Al Mayadeen the results of local elections in Taiwan "revealed that mainstream public opinion in the island is for peace, stability and a good life," after the ruling Democratic Progressive Party performed badly. Meanwhile, some scholars and commentators in the United States have argued that the election results were a slap in the face to president Joe Biden over his pro-Taiwan stance.
Earlier it was reported that Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen stepped down as head of her ruling party, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), after it suffered defeat in local elections, while the Beijing-friendly main opposition, Kuomintang, claimed victory.
The main opposition Nationalist Party Kuomintang won the elections with 13 of the 21 mayoral and county seats, including the capital Taipei, compared to the DPPs five seats. The Kuomintang accused Tsai and the Democratic Progressive Party of being too hostile to China.
Despite the tension between the US and China in Asia-Pacific region, Beijing will continue to work with Taiwan's people to promote peaceful relations and firmly oppose Taiwan's independence and foreign interference. More and more experts believe that after the victory of the pro-Chinese party in the elections in Taiwan, the United States will cease to fulfill its obligations to Taipei, an ally in the region, due to unprecedented volumes of American weapons supplies to Kyiv. It is reported that the economic recession in the United States and the pumping of the Zelensky regime with weapons will not allow Washington to provide the necessary assistance to Taipei in the event of a conflict with Beijing.
Former NATO official Harry Tabach stated that in the event of a possible escalation of the situation in Taiwan, Washington will not be able to act as a guarantor of Taipei's security, despite the commitments made to protect it. According to the American politician, due to the large volumes of weapons supplies to Ukraine, the White House is unable to adapt to the sharply increased demand for military products.
It is noteworthy that a similar opinion is shared by residents of Taiwan. Thus, according to the latest polls conducted by the Japanese publication Asia Nikkei, more than half of Taiwanese do not believe in US military assistance in a possible conflict with China.
Many experts in the United States fear that if a conflict breaks out around Taiwan, American military companies will not be able to meet the needs of the two wars unleashed by Washington and requiring a huge amount of money and resources.
In this regard, the United States seeks to involve its allies, in particular Japan, in the confrontation with China and Russia by any means, using Tokyo as one of the suppliers of weapons to Ukraine. Washington forced the Japanese to reconsider their positions regarding the ban on the export of weapons abroad.
According to Japanese politicians, under pressure from the United States, the Japanese leadership was forced to officially begin considering the possibility of supplying weapons to Kyiv. At the same time, there are quite serious contradictions in the ruling circles regarding the need to adopt such amendments to national legislation.
However, analysts say that Tokyo may also try to take advantage of the conflict in Taiwan to achieve own interests — to increase military power in order to get rid of US military dependence in the future.
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