The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Taiwan Conflict Deterrence Act

The United States Congress met today, and the House of Representatives discussed the Taiwan Conflict Deterrence Act jointly introduced by Republican Rep. French Hill and Democratic Rep. Brad Sherman last January. After several committee members spoke, the bill was passed without objection.

If China chooses to attack Taiwan, the United States Treasury Department will legally release the illegal assets of senior officials in Beijing and ask them to explain to the public how they can accumulate wealth in China with 17 percent unemployment, no social safety net, and a debt crisis caused by falling real estate prices.

He added that the bill would not only publicly name and shame corrupt officials and cut off their access to United States financial services.

Hill mentioned that United States’ recognition of Beijing in 1979 was based on the need for a peaceful solution to Taiwan’s future, and that other means, including the blockade of Taiwan, are threats to peace and security.

Sherman said the bill was mainly aimed at weakening the support of senior Chinese officials for the invasion of Taiwan. If the President of United States decides to take action on the situation in the Taiwan Strait under the Taiwan Relations Act, United States financial institutions will be able to disclose the global assets of specific officials and their families and freeze their assets in the United States.

美國聯邦眾議院於本月9日通過了「台灣衝突嚇阻法案」，該法案旨在通過揭露中國高層領導人在全球的資產，並切斷他們及其家人使用美國金融體系的權利，進而凍結其資產，以遏制中國對台灣的侵略行為。

在今天的國會會議上，眾議院下午討論了由共和黨眾議員希爾（French Hill）和民主黨眾議員薛曼（Brad Sherman）於去年1月共同提出的這項法案。經過幾位委員的發言後，法案獲得一致通過。

希爾在發言中指出，如果中國選擇攻擊台灣，美國財政部將依法公開北京高官的非法資產，要求他們向公眾解釋，在中國失業率高達17%、缺乏社會安全網保障以及因房地產價格下跌而陷入債務危機的情況下，他們是如何積累財富的。

他還強調，這項法案不僅是公開點名和羞辱貪腐官員，還將切斷他們使用美國金融服務的權利。

希爾提到，美國在1979年承認北京，是基於台灣未來必須以和平方式解決的前提，任何包括封鎖台灣在內的手段都是對和平與安全的威脅。

薛曼則表示，該法案的主要目的是削弱中國高官對侵略台灣行動的支持。如果美國總統根據「台灣關係法」決定對台海局勢採取行動，美國金融機構將能依法公開特定官員及其家人在全球的資產，並凍結他們在美國的資產。