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Trump selects ‘popular hardliners’ for diplomatic and security roles
AFP “There were extremely hardline remarks and actions, but in the end, everything depends on Trump.”
President Trump and Senator Marco Rubio
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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kwon Sook-hee = As the Cabinet appointments of the US administration of Donald Trump, which will be inaugurated in January next year, are outlined, the past hard-line remarks and actions of those classified as ‘popular hard-liners’ are attracting attention.
Foreign media are also paying attention to ‘China’s fear‘ after it was reported that somewhat extreme figures, such as comparing the Chinese Communist Party to the Nazis, raising conspiracy theories about the coronavirus, and declaring a cold war over US-China relations, will be appointed to key positions.
According to AFP on the 14th, the most ‘problematic’ person from China’s perspective is Senator Marco Rubio (Florida), who is known to be the Secretary of State, the head of U.S. diplomacy.
Rep. Rubio, known as a representative anti-China member of the U.S. Congress, has continued to make hard-line remarks on human rights and autonomy issues that are sensitive to China, such as the issue of China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and the violation of China’s autonomy in Hong Kong.
Wu Xinbo, a professor at Fudan University in Shanghai, told AFP, “China hardliners are unlikely to consider the ramifications of the results when making decisions on China issues,” and added, “Compared to the Biden administration, opportunities for exchanges and dialogue between the U.S. and China will be greatly reduced.” analyzed.
Taiwan-based security strategy analyst J. Michael Cole said, “Rep. Rubio is a person subject to sanctions for visiting China,” and added, “Holding a summit that requires negotiations with the Chinese side or visiting China as a minister in itself is problematic.” “It can happen,” he explained.
Rep. Rubio was sanctioned by China twice in 2020. One was for interfering in internal affairs over the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region issue, and the other was after mainland Chinese and Hong Kong officials were sanctioned following the Hong Kong pro-democracy protests (2019).
In relation to this, Wang Yiwei, a professor of international studies at Renmin University of China, said in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), “China will find a way to circumvent sanctions against Rubio,” adding, “Sanctions apply to Rubio personally, but not to his position as Secretary of State.” “It may not work out,” he predicted.
Another concern for China is that Rep. Rubio is pro-Taiwan.
Another hardliner pointed out by analyst Cole is former Director of National Intelligence (DNI) John Ratcliffe, who was nominated to be the next Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
He also raised the claim that the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) started after leaking from a laboratory in Wuhan, China.
Congressman Mike Waltz (Florida), a former member of the Army Special Operations Forces (Green Beret), who was selected as the next national security adviser, was also classified as a representative hawk (public hardliner) in the United States.
He said, “The United States is in a cold war with the Chinese Communist Party,” and called for a boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics held in Beijing.
He also said, “China is pursuing its interests in the Pacific region through a military build-up on the scale of Nazi Germany in the 1930s.”
Another person who is concerned about China is Robert Lighthizer, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) during the first Trump administration, who pointed out that President-elect Trump wanted to become a ‘trade czar’ in the next administration.
Lighthizer, who will likely have oversight authority over trade policy, including the Commerce Department and USTR, is considered an extreme protectionist and has publicly called for blocking almost all Chinese access to U.S. markets, technology and capital. I have done it.
As news spreads that President-elect Trump will appoint Chinese hardliners one after another to key cabinet positions, AFP pointed out that the Chinese government will be watching closely with caution.
However, the WSJ previously assessed that the diplomatic and security lines of Trump’s second administration did not include the enemies that China fears the most.
WSJ reported that when former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and former White House National Security Advisor O’Brien were not listed in the cabinet selection list, there was a sense of relief on the Chinese side that ‘the worst had been avoided’.
However, the most important part is that it depends on Trump’s full authority, and AFP pointed out that while President-elect Trump takes a hard line on trade relations with China, he respects President Xi Jinping and leaves room for negotiation.
Professor Wu Shinbo also pointed out, “Whether Trump will talk with China or completely cut off relations, everything depends on him.”
Meanwhile, the Chinese government refrained from commenting on the lineup with strong anti-China sentiments, saying, “China’s policy toward the United States is consistent and clear, and we will not comment on America’s internal affairs.”
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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Young-eun = U.S. President-elect Donald Trump officially nominated Senator Marco Rubio (53) as Secretary of State to lead U.S. foreign policy, effectively completing the selection of foreign affairs and security personnel for the second Trump administration. . President-elect Trump announced the nomination in a statement on the 13th (local time), saying, “Marco is a much-respected leader and a very powerful voice of freedom.” [email protected]
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