[Global Network Reporter Zhu Jiaqi] "Biden said that he had previously visited Ireland for ‘ Make sure that the British are not fooling around ’ 。” The British "Daily Telegraph" reported Biden’s latest criticism of Britain on this topic on the 11th. He warned the latter that if it really tore up the "Northern Ireland Protocol" with the EU, the United States might "forget" the Anglo-American Free Trade Agreement.
Biden met with Irish Prime Minister Valade during his visit to Ireland in April. Source: Foreign media
It is reported that Biden’s criticism of Britain was made in a speech at the Democratic National Committee of new york on the evening of 10th. Biden said that his previous visit to Ireland was to "ensure that the British did not commit any mischief" and did not "betray" their commitment in the Northern Ireland Peace Agreement.
According to the report, Biden and other Democrats believe that Britain’s "Brexit" is a threat to the peace process in Northern Ireland, because the latter may bring Ireland and Northern Ireland back to the land "hard border" situation again.
According to media reports, the "Northern Ireland Protocol" is part of the British "Brexit" agreement. According to the agreement, Northern Ireland will remain in the European Single Market and the EU Customs Union to prevent the "hard border" on land in Ireland. However, some goods entering Northern Ireland from Great Britain are subject to customs and border security inspection. After signing the "Brexit" agreement, the British side constantly complained that the protocol was rigid, interfered with trade in Northern Ireland, aggravated political instability, and demanded amendments. Negotiations between Britain and Europe on amending the Protocol lasted for some time, and the relationship between the two sides was once tense.
Northern Ireland has always been a special area of Britain with strong political instability. On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Northern Ireland Peace Agreement, that is, in April this year, US President Biden arrived in Belfast, the capital of Northern Ireland, to start his visit to Britain and Ireland.
According to previous reports, Biden also said before his visit that his primary task was to "maintain peace in Northern Ireland" and help ease his political paralysis. However, The Guardian believed at that time that Biden was unlikely to ease the deadlock by himself, and the "hard border" created by Brexit in Britain destroyed trust and balance. Although the Windsor Framework eased the situation, trust reconstruction would be a slow process.
As for the "Windsor Framework", on February 27th this year, Britain and the European Union announced that they had reached the agreement, making new arrangements for the trade in Northern Ireland after Brexit. Although the framework was supported and affirmed by the political circles of Britain, Ireland, the European Union and the United States, it was not supported by democratic unionist party in Northern Ireland, who also refused to restart the parliament together with Sinn Fein and other parties. This political deadlock has not been broken so far.