"South China Sea Strategic Situational Awareness" recently released news, saying that monitoring satellite images show that there are indeed signs of "reclamation" on the west side of Taiping Island .
This shows that the previous news from Taiwanese media that the Democratic Progressive Party authorities planned to expand the runway on Taiping Island for the takeoff and landing of US military aircraft was not a rumor, but was directly confirmed.
Although the relevant departments of the Taiwan military have flatly denied the matter and denounced the news as speculative and "untrue remarks", the images monitored by the satellite cannot be falsified. The Taiwan military is obviously lying to cover up the truth. The reason is simply that they are worried about the sensitivity of the situation and don't want to get into trouble.
In addition, there is news that the Taiwan authorities are planning to deploy "Tiangong III" missile bases across the island, with as many as 17 , in order to deal with the so-called "mainland military threat." It can be seen that the situation in the Taiwan Strait is indeed not optimistic.
It is reported that Taiping Island is located in the Nansha Islands and is the most important military base of the Taiwan military. The current runway length of the base is 1,150 meters, which can take off and land F-16 fighter aircraft, C-130 transport aircraft, and P-3C anti-submarine aircraft. The purpose of the Taiwan military's expansion this time is to extend the runway so that U.S. military fighters can land at critical moments.
However, it is worth noting that the runway on Taiping Island is only a simple runway, and Taiping Island is not large enough to station a large number of defensive troops.
The island is too narrow for hiding terrain and defensive depth, and is barely usable as a temporary take-off and landing point in peacetime. In the event of a war, this runway will definitely become the primary target of attack, and it will lose its ability to take off and land in an instant and become an isolated island.
Under such circumstances, the Taiwan authorities still chose to expand the runway, perhaps because they have unrealistic illusions about the so-called "U.S. military stationed in Taiwan" advocated by American politicians. Previously, the Biden administration sent a six-member delegation of congressmen to Taiwan. During this period, the United States promised the Democratic Progressive Party authorities that they would ensure security on the island.
But in fact, the possibility of U.S. troops stationed in Taiwan is extremely slim. On the one hand, we will never allow foreign countries to interfere in our own affairs. On the other hand, the United States does not want to completely break up with China on this matter and face it head-on.
Last week, the defense ministers of China and the United States held a phone call, during which they negotiated the Taiwan issue. We have once again clearly emphasized our attitude and position, and US Defense Secretary Austin also stated that we will abide by the "one-China principle" to seek to ease Sino-US relations and eliminate the risk of military conflict.
Although it is difficult to believe what the United States says, what we are sure of is that the idea of the Taiwan authorities trying to get the US military to come forward to provide them with protection is impossible to achieve. After all, even the people on the island think so.
The Taiwan Public Opinion Foundation recently conducted a survey. The survey report showed that 54% of the people on the island do not believe that the United States will send troops to "assist in defense", while only 36% of Taiwanese people believe that the US military will do so. You know, before the Russia-Ukraine conflict began, the proportion of people on the island who believed that the United States would "send troops to support Taiwan" was over 60%.
In response to the issue of the island's people's declining confidence in the United States, the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council also responded specifically. The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council stated that the scam of "If Taiwan has trouble, the United States will help" painstakingly concocted by the Democratic Progressive Party authorities has gone bankrupt.
This is enough to show that a conflict between Russia and Ukraine has made many people see clearly the face of the United States. They go around encouraging others to "fight" while they themselves hide behind and reap the benefits. Such a country is not worthy of trust.
Indeed, the people on the island have realized that the United States is unreliable and that the DPP authorities are wrong in pursuing "independence". The strategy of external forces to "use Taiwan to contain China" is sacrificing the interests of the people on the island, and the Tsai Ing-wen administration's conspiracy to "use force to resist reunification" will never succeed. Everyone is well aware of the disparity in strength between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait.
According to reports, the People's Liberation Army ship-borne armed helicopters patrolled Taiwan three times on the 25th, appearing in Taiwan's "eastern airspace" at an ultra-low altitude of 200 meters. The Taiwan military responded with "air warning" and "broadcast dispersal". Not daring to take drastic measures, the Taiwan military subsequently dispatched a ship to join patrols in the Taiwan Strait, and applied for a "maintenance fee" of NT$710 million on this grounds.
However, no matter how the Taiwan military increases military expenses and purchases armaments, the combat effectiveness of the Taiwan military is there, and the strategic depth of Taiwan Island is also there. Whether it is from a tactical and strategic perspective or a geographical perspective, the Taiwan military is not It has the strength to compete with the People's Liberation Army.
The Taiwan authorities’ calculations and investments are destined to go to waste. Facts will prove that only peaceful reunification can bring security to the DPP authorities and the people on the island. Active dialogue to promote the cross-strait reunification process is the wisest choice.
Zhu Fenglian, spokesperson of the Taiwan Affairs Office of our country, has made it clear in her previous speech that the future of Taiwan and the safety, security, interests and well-being of Taiwan compatriots do not depend on the "Taiwan independence" policy of the Tsai Ing-wen authorities, but on the peaceful development of cross-strait relations and national unification of .
Our compatriots in Taiwan should realize that the peaceful reunification of the motherland is the beautiful vision of the people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. Only by resolving the political and ideological opposition between the two sides and maintaining lasting peace in the Taiwan Strait can the people on the island live a good life.
