Katherine Tai 與Jake Sullivan的Situation Room Fighting
david chou
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Biden aides have Situation Room fight about China policy
Why it matters: The rare window on personal clashes inside the Biden White House also illuminates the tension between the president's trade and national security advisers about how and when to execute aspects of their China strategy.
The dispute centers more on tactics and turf and is unlikely to derail Biden's pursuit of a digital trade deal with Indo-Pacific allies after the Trump administration scuttled Obama-era plans for a Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
But the heated confrontation shows how future debates can take an ad hominem turn.
In a twist, Tai's chief of staff, Nora Todd, is leaving her post to start a new position Monday — on Sullivan's staff at the National Security Council.
What they’re now saying: “Katherine and I are all-good — not Washington all-good — regular all-good. The only beef we deal with is beef for export,” Sullivan told Axios.
Tai said: “Jake is a critical partner in delivering on the president’s vision for a worker-centered trade policy that yields results for ordinary Americans.”
How we got here: During a September meeting in the Situation Room attended by Cabinet members, NSC officials and other staff, Tai accused Sullivan of leaking to the press to undermine her authority.
Witnesses, including Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, looked stunned, sources familiar with the matter told Axios. Raimondo's office declined to comment.
Stories about the confrontation, as well as broader tensions between USTR and the NSC, have since been circulating throughout the West Wing.
The intrigue: Sources said Tai was outraged by stories during September in Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal reporting the administration was considering investigating Chinese industrial subsidies under Section 301, which could lead to new tariffs.
The reports — including an anonymous quote in The Journal that the administration “wants it to be a full-court press” — landed just as Tai’s office was wrapping up its own review of China trade policy.
She assumed NSC officials had planted the stories to undermine her own review, the sources said.
Her position ultimately prevailed: The administration didn't announce any 301 tariffs before she unveiled the new Biden-Harris approach to the China trade relationship during an Oct. 4 speech.
USTR is a Cabinet-level position that requires Senate confirmation and carries the rank of ambassador but lives inside the Executive Office of the President. Tai, who is fluent in Mandarin, is the first Asian American person to serve in the role.
Go deeper: Tai, formerly chief trade counsel for the House Ways and Means Committee, has taken pains to involve lawmakers and labor leaders as the Biden administration recalibrates the country's trade agenda.
She wants stakeholders to feel they’re shaping trade policies and processes and avoid making them feel blindsided by any final international agreement.
While her deliberative approach has been too slow for some administration officials, she retains the trust of key Democratic lawmakers.
"Ambassador Tai is an indisputably effective advocate for the Biden administration and its priorities," Rep. Richard Neal (D-Mass.), chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, told Axios.
"Members of Congress deeply admire her expertise, her character and her commitment to supporting U.S. workers and strengthening our economy through trade policy."
AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler said: "President Biden has championed policies that put workers first. And one of the greatest success stories has been Ambassador Tai’s approach to trade."
What's at stake: A digital trade deal is an alternative to TPP and a way to show allies and partners the U.S. wants to engage in the region.
The TPP initiative would have aligned approximately 40% of the global economy with the U.S., but former President Obama wasn't able to conclude negotiations or get congressional approval.
Eleven of the remaining countries — from Australia to Chile — forged ahead with negotiations, and a modified version of the alliance entered into force in 2018.
Last September, China applied to join the very pact designed to counter it.
Allen Kuo
根據 WiKi, 戴琦是一個不折不扣的台灣 “外省人” 第二代. David說不但如此, 她更是蔣介石的膺犬戴笠的後人. 也就是說, 她更是 "高級外省人” 的第二代.我的經驗告訴我, 這類族群除了極少數例外, 通常是效忠於中國的.
My opinion is: Don't expect too much from either Joe Bide or Katherine Tai. Their allegiances are only to the capitalists and China, not ordinary US citizens.
Katherine Tai
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine_Tai
Tai was born on March 18, 1974, in Connecticut. Tai grew up in Washington, D.C., where she attended Sidwell Friends School.[6] Her parents, who were both born in mainland China,[7] grew up in Taiwan and later immigrated to the United States.
Allen Kuo
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Carmen Lin
去台灣的大陸人後裔差不多清一色都不知道中共的狡猾與邪惡，就如朱自倫等人，所以他們即使反共，也都是有問題的。
Sam Hsieh
洛城新語／戴琪與戴笠無關 不必硬蹭台裔
https://www.worldjournal.com/wj/story/121359/5090940
【錯誤 】網傳「拜登新任命的貿易代表戴琪是戴笠的曾孫女」
https://www.facebook.com/taiwantfc/posts/718271905494603/
Sam
david chou
經查：
📍一、查核中心經忠義同志會向戴笠先生的後代求證。戴笠先生後代表示，戴笠的孫子戴以寬不是「戴琪爸爸」，戴琪也不是戴笠的曾孫女。戴琪和其父親戴元亨與戴笠家族沒有任何關聯。
📍二、查核中心採訪戴琪父親戴元亨之好友、現任中央大學生醫科學與工程學系教授李弘謙說，戴琪的祖父是前師大國文系戴培之，其家族與戴笠、軍情情報局等均無關聯。
☀背景
通訊軟體從12月12日流傳訊息指出：
另也有其他版本指稱，「戴笠(生于1897年)和原配生有一子，戴善武，1951年被中共处决。戴善武育有三子两女：戴以宽、戴以宏、戴以昶、戴眉曼和戴璐璐。戴善武的妻子郑锡英将儿子戴以宽、戴以昶带到台湾。两女一子留在大陆。戴笠长孙戴以宽后来留学美国，育有一子一女。女孩就是即将出任拜登政府的贸易代表戴琪」
david chou
Carmen Lin
David，
我沒有辦法瞭解你為什麼把拜登想得那麼好，他簡直成了聖人！
我剛剛看完這個共和黨參議員舉行的記者招待會，他們特地要大家知道美國南部邊界的問題有多嚴重。我在看和聽時，我心中只有一個意望，恨不得我能把拜登捉起來，關進監牢，讓他不能再危害美國。
I challenge you to watch the whole video from beginning to the end, and pay attention to what those senators said.
Carmen Lin
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David：
拜登是個騙子，他雖然不像奧巴馬那樣的大騙子，我已經看透他頭腦裡面只有報答習近平，其他是關心他的小兒子發財，剩下的就是看他的幕僚說什麼他聽得進去的。
他會「照顧美國民眾的利益, 讓一般美國民眾受益」？
那大概要等太陽從西邊起來，才有可能了。
大財團，或是捐大筆款給他的人，或許有機會，一般老百姓等下輩子吧，雖然我知道人死了，就不會有下輩子了。
他會照顧美國民眾的利益，他就不會開放南部的界牆，讓那麼多中南美的人進來了。我昨天看見報導說，美國政府故意給聯合國大筆錢，讓聯合國去幫助中南美的人進來，給他們錢和卡片。
拜登所做的是敗家子的事，故意讓美國人越來越窮。
去年到十一月為止，進入美國的非法移民共有兩百萬。