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美國、日本、台灣三國智庫共同主辦「2020台美日三邊印太安全對話」,包括蔡英文總統、美國前國務院助卿坎博(Kurt Campbell)、前國防部印太安全助理部長薛瑞福(Randall Schriver)、日本前駐美大使佐佐木賢一郎等重要人士都與會。
我也參與三國國會議員的對談,與羅致政委員、陳以信委員、美國聯邦眾議員貝拉(Ami Bera)以及日本眾議員鈴木馨祐,交流2020後的印太及台海情勢與願景。
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2020 Taiwan-US-Japan Trilateral Indo-Pacific Security Dialogue
Hello moderator, fellow panelists, I am Taiwan legislator Freddy Lim.
This year, due to the pandemic, we can only conduct this panel online. I’m still very glad to be invited to attend this event and exchange ideas with these great panelists. Here I want to share my views on today’s main topic: “Challenges and Opportunities in the Indo-Pacific Region and the Taiwan Strait in 2020 & Beyond”.
First I want to start with the conventional positioning of Taiwan under the established international order.
After WWII, the international order led by the allies dragged Taiwan into China’s civil war. Since then, Taiwan's been struggling with the “One China” dispute, unable to gain independence and world recognition like many other colonies.
Even though Taiwanese people have built an independent and democratic country after half a century of hard work, now we enjoy freedom and human rights, the international community still isolates Taiwan. One of the main reasons is obviously China.
The established international community viewed China as a huge economic opportunity, a partner that would eventually carry out political reforms and be integrated into modern international order. Under this conventional thinking, the international community is willing to help China ease and suppress many of its unpleasant problems, including the thorny "Democratic Taiwan."
This has reduced Taiwan to merely China’s “Taiwan Problem”. We’re even slandered as the “troublemaker” of the Taiwan Strait; As a result, the respect that Taiwan deserves continues to be shelved, and the active role we can play, the contributions we can make in the international community are also ignored.
However, this established international structure is now changing.
After decades of appeasement policy, and acquiring WTO membership in 2001, China’s various structural changes that the world anticipated have never taken place. On the contrary, China’s been using organized measures, such as bribing, infiltration, and hybrid-warfare, to undermine international norms. It’s worked hard to manipulate and control international organizations, in order to project its influence onto the world. These actions have been even more distinct after Xi Jinping became President of China in 2012.
Internationally, China implemented debt-trap diplomacy on many countries through the Belt and Road Initiative. It established Confucius Institutes around the world, which are basically intelligence operations in the name of culture. Chinese tech giant, Huawei also aids China’s international surveillance. Not to mention China’s relentless expansion in the South China Sea, building military bases, creating man-made islands. This year, it’s even more serious. We witnessed the long time Chinese infiltration into UN organizations. The favoritism towards China helped its cover-up, which led to the dysfunction of WHO, ultimately causing the COVID-19 global pandemic.
Domestically, the Chinese government not only failed to implement any political reforms, but it also created the “Social Credit” system with advanced technology, to surveil and control its own people; In addition, the Chinese government built the notorious “Reeducation Camps” - concentration camps in reality, in Tibet, Xingjian, where human rights conditions were already in a bad shape. Even the Hong Kong people, who were supposed to be protected by the promise of “One Country, Two Systems”, their freedom and human rights were completely destroyed by the Chinese government.
These compelling examples show that there is some serious fallacy in the conventional way of viewing China. All facts point to this: Taiwan is not the problem. China is the problem. China is the troublemaker of the Taiwan Strait. It’s the troublemaker of the Indo-Pacific region. It’s even the troublemaker of the entire world.
Under decades of collective misjudgement, China was allowed to become the most terrifying, largest digital authoritarian government in human history. It’s a new form of dictatorship. As a response, many countries have vastly changed their China policy in recent years, thus the change of international structure.
This brings me to my next point: Give Taiwan the status it deserves. Let us contribute to the international society.
In a new international structure, Taiwan shouldn’t be categorized as “China’s Taiwan Problem”. Instead, we should be one of the key countries for international cooperation, responding to the new type of dictatorship.
Taiwan has faced authoritarian China on the front line for decades. Many countries are now facing the problem of China's infiltration under its United Front programs. Taiwan started dealing with the same problems 10 to 20 years ago. We have gained a lot of experience to contribute to the international community.
Taking the COVID pandemic as an example, Taiwan has studied and analyzed the actual situation and the information provided by the Chinese government with a serious and high-vigilance attitude. Based on our experience and lessons learned from the China SARS epidemic in 2001, we decisively formed a series of epidemic preventive measures. We have handled the crisis with the principle of openness and transparency. Our people have been self-disciplined and willing to cooperate. All of this demonstrates the high level of democracy in Taiwan’s society.
After the domestic epidemic was brought under control, Taiwan has continued to share our epidemic prevention supplies and the experiences on forming epidemic prevention policies with the world.
Although Taiwan was suppressed, even excluded by China in various international organizations in the past, we’ve been doing our best to comply with the norms & regulations of international organizations. We always actively contribute every time we have the opportunity. What I want to say is, all of this proves Taiwan could be a reliable partner in the international community. We are capable of working with other countries to solve major problems. We deserve our seats and participation in international organizations.
Regarding the impact of U.S. change of administration.
Now the U. S. presidential election is over and the administration is currently under transition. Many countries, including Taiwan, are concerned about whether the new U.S. government will change its course on foreign policy, especially its China policy. However, the "Rebalance (of Asia-Pacific Region)" proposed by the Obama administration in 2011, was in fact already a strategic adjustment in response to the rise of China and possible subsequent expansion.
The Trump administration further proposed the Indo-Pacific strategy in 2017 to promote and uphold international law and regulations, aiming to ensure every country has the liberty to be free from oppression and coercion. I believe that both parties in the U.S. understand the root cause of the Indo-Pacific regional problem comes from the Chinese government. Even for the Biden administration, it will have to provide practical responses. Facing the new structure, they can’t just go back to the traditional thinking of the last century.
As for Taiwan, the pro-Taiwan acts in the U.S., such as the Asia Reassurance Initiative Act of 2018, Taiwan Travel Act, Taiwan Allies International Protection and Enhancement, were passed with strong consensus between the Republicans and the Democrats. I believe Taiwan could be a key partner to the international community and play an active role in the free world. This isn’t just the consensus of the two parties in the U.S., but will be the consensus of all democratic countries.
In a progressive aspect, the International community can benefit from a wider recognition of Taiwan.
In recent years, the performance of Taiwanese society in terms of epidemic prevention performance, human rights, gender equality, marriage equality, and open government are actually in line with many progressive ideas and visions. The ideas and visions that many democratic countries have long supported. Therefore, I’m quite optimistic that, after 2020, Taiwan can make even greater progress, on multiple levels and in broader aspects, contributing to the international community.
Finally, I want to emphasize again that to truly resolve regional problems, we need dynamic multilateral cooperation. But this must not be a return to the conventional thinking of the past century, which was "expecting" China to abide by the international order. The outdated thinking had been proved to be a failure. Otherwise there wouldn’t be a series of Chinese infiltration and aggression after its rise in recent years, which became one of the most difficult issues in the world. I believe after 2020, U.S., Japan, and Taiwan can establish a new model of international cooperation through deeper collaboration and communication. And hopefully, this model will maximize the security of the Indo-Pacific region and promote peace, stability and development in the region.
This concludes my speech, thank you all for listening.
Lastly, I’d like to express my gratitude to the moderators, my fellow panelists, and the organizers of this event.
I wish everyone peace and good health. Thank you.
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Transformation from combustion engine to EV Car in Thailand
The first car to run on Thailand road happened in the year. B.E. 2447
Or 116 years ago that Chao Phraya Surasak Montri was imported from Europe.
But when the reign of King Rama 5, he saw that it was difficult to use, he ordered German companies to assemble Mercedes to be a throne car that used fuel as a throne.
Over time in Thailand, there are many car brands happening. Both Japanese and European brands have come to set up factory in Thailand.
Until now Thailand becomes the world's number 11 car production base.
Have you ever noticed that from the beginning of 100 years ago to today?
The thing that doesn't change is that most road cars are still combustion engines.
To rely on oil which causes pollution air and pollution noise.
In spite of this time, car camps around the world have created smoke-free automotive technology. Powered by electric energy.
So why is the car that uses combustion engine still running on the road of Thailand?
Investing man will try to analyze it.
The reason combustion engine cars are the most popular in our house.
Apart from every camp, the manufacturer has many models of cars to choose from as they wish.
Another important thing is that it's easy to sell price. It's a market that is easy to buy and sell easily. Whether it's a new or used car.
But the thing that we have to exchange is that the environment is negative from toxic fumes, we have to pay for gas each month. On average, combustion engine car with 1 litres of oil will run 10-15 kilometers.
At the end, it's a busy maintenance fee because there must be consistent check and maintenance of the engine.
Until a time later, HEV hybrid car technology is leading battery and electric motor.
Come in to help make cars more powerful and save more oil.
There are many types of hybrids working methods. It depends on the design of the electric transmission system. It helps to start faster, save more oil or bring electricity to help engine all the time to improve energy.
And another option to market is to operate the electric motor, wheel drive, but it all comes from the ′′ generator that serves the electrical power ′′ engine so that cars can use the advantages of electric motor. That's a quick start. Waiting for the engine round
Which, in any way, the hybrid system still needs to be gased for the engine and exhaust like combustion engine.
And what makes hybrids so unsuccessful is selling more expensive than combustion engine vehicles and engine maintenance costs.
A system that develops later is a hybrid plug-in or a system that adds external energy. This charging system allows cars to be more powerful than before. Electricity in low speeds. Further and more fuel saving, but even more so, the main energy is still oiled while electricity is more supplementary.
As the past 3 systems could fix the fuel saving and better power, but the toxic fumes were created from combustion engine couldn't solve the pollution PM2. 5 pollution.
This is why some car camps are innovating that won't need engine power anymore. That's 100 % electric cars using 100 % electricity and cut off all engine systems which can be recharged from. Exterior and store power at battery. When power is driven, electricity will be sent to motor to drive wheels.
And when cars don't need to drive, which means we don't need to pay for gas, no engine maintenance, no oil, and 100 % electricity usage. It makes driving time no noise, no poisonous smoke.
100 % of electric cars will change our lifestyle from gas station to travel to charging at home similar to mobile phones. Our society is a clean society without PM2. 5 anymore.
By 100 % electric car or BEV Car, it's going to be a leap growing global sales.
Year 2010 Sales of 100 % BEV worldwide 2,881 cars.
Year 2019 Sales of 100 % BEV worldwide 1,502,798 cars.
Only 9 years. BEV Car grows 52,062 %
At this time, there are over 4.5 million BEV car cars running across the globe.
The country with the most BEV cars running on the road is China with approximately 2.5 million cars.
Or think about 55 % of all BEV Car in the world. Secondary is USA and European countries.
The most important reason why BEV Car in many countries around the world is growing. Government bombs support both car manufacturers tax structures to tax deductible to citizens if they buy BEV Car.
Because at this time, many countries are terrified of the climate getting worse.
Specifically, China where many cities are falling in the circle of dust. PM2. 5
And this is happening to Thailand too.
Many people are asking how is the status of the sky train market 100 % BEV Car in our house?
Believe it or not, the EV Car in Thailand includes all-driven vehicles, both hybrid and hybrid plug-ins. Only 1.2 hundred thousand or 1.2 % of personalized cars. All across the country
And in that total, only 1,500 cars are 100 % electric cars or BEV.
The reason BEV Car in Thailand hasn't been informed. Born like other countries.
I have to admit that part of the promotion of the government is not as intense as it should be.
The next thing is that the sale price is still pretty high.
Because no car camp is currently able to produce an EV Car in the country. It costs all of them for import tax.
This story has resulted in the price of BEV Car on the market. Most of them are price starts from 1.8 million Baht.
When things are like this, it makes MG see the gap with importing BEV Car ′′ MG ZS EV ′′
With benefits of import tax 0 % from FTA Thai - China trade policy.
From now on, MG ZS EV can make a sale price of up to 1.19 million baht, cheaper than other BEV Car camps apparently.
This model car has a highlight. It's fully charged 1 times. It can be 337 kilometers and battery guarantee for 8 years.
The thing to follow is
So when are we going to see BEV Car of other car camps. It's priced for normal people to access like MG ZS EV.
So when will we see BEV Car under a million baht like other countries?
So when will we see BEV Car charging at all locations like gas stations.
The answer should be about
Car factory in Thailand will mainly change from the manufacturing of combustion cars.
When will I become a full EV Car?
And how much electric car charging stations will be promoted
This is based on government policies.
And the public sector needs to push it happen too.
And if that day comes
When BEV Car runs on the streets of Thailand
Our eyes won't see black smoke
Our nose won't breathe poisonous smoke
Our ears won't listen loudly from the engine
And it's that time on the road in Thailand
Will be friendly for us all..
References
- Siam Commercial Bank Economic Research Center (SCB EIC)
- MG Sale (Thailand) Co Ltd.Translated
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