The spokesman for the People's Liberation Army's Eastern Theater Command publicly confirmed on June 1 that joint combat readiness operations have recently been carried out around Taiwan, and in a rare move, he directly named the United States. The combat readiness exercise was ai

Author: Shi Jiangyue

A spokesman for the People's Liberation Army's Eastern Theater Command publicly confirmed on June 1 that joint combat readiness operations have recently been implemented around Taiwan, and he also rarely directly named the United States. The combat readiness drill operations are aimed at the United States, so it sends a special signal.

The statement issued by the Eastern Theater Command said, "Organizing joint combat readiness patrols with multiple arms in the sea and airspace around Taiwan Island is a necessary action taken against the collusion between the United States and Taiwan." Moreover, the statement also accused the United States of frequently "engaging in trouble" on the Taiwan issue. Actions, saying one thing and doing another, openly and covertly instigating forces that support "Taiwan independence" will push Taiwan into a dangerous situation, and it will also face serious consequences. "

It can be said that the Eastern Theater Command of the People's Liberation Army, as the main theater of operations against Taiwan, will The words have been made very clear. The United States is colluding with Taiwan and relying on the United States to pursue "independence". This is supporting "Taiwan independence" and will only push Taiwan into a more dangerous situation. The consequences of this are very serious, and the United States and Taiwan will pay a very heavy price.

Why did the Eastern Theater Command issue this very harsh statement at this time, which was openly directed at the United States? In fact, the United States has recently made three moves to collude with the DPP politically, economically and militarily, and engage in "salami-slicing" tactical provocations. Therefore, we must make a strong and resolute response.

From an economic and trade perspective, U.S. trade negotiator Dai Qi had close communication with Taiwan a while ago, with the intention of further upgrading economic and trade between the United States and Taiwan, as well as cooperation in the semiconductor supply chain. The latest news on June 2 is that the United States and Taiwan will launch the so-called "21st Century Trade Initiative."

According to Taiwanese media, the two sides will establish a trade negotiation structure, which is a "major breakthrough" in Taiwan-US economic and trade relations. This is what our spokesman for the Eastern Theater Command also warned. On Taiwan-related issues, the United States "says one thing and does another, openly and covertly encouraging forces that support 'Taiwan independence'."

Governor Tsai of Taiwan declared on June 1, "We hope to deepen Taiwan-US trade relations in concrete ways through this initiative. After the launch of the initiative, Taiwan and the United States will begin negotiations in the future, with the goal of reaching a high-level Standard and economically meaningful trade agreement”.

Taiwan's "Executive Yuan" also officially announced the launch of the so-called "21st Century Trade Initiative" on the evening of the 1st.

The first meeting between the United States and Taiwan on this initiative is said to be held in Washington at the end of June. This will be a major provocation for the United States and Taiwan in the economic and trade field.

According to the structure of this "initiative", the United States and Taiwan will negotiate on 11 topics, including: 1. Trade facilitation; 2. Principles for establishing laws and regulations; 3. Agriculture; 4. Anti-corruption; 5. Assistance to small and medium-sized enterprises Trade; 6. Grasping the benefits of digital trade; 7. Promoting labor-centered trade; 8. Supporting environment and climate action; 9. Standards; 10. Government-controlled undertakings; 11. Non-market policies and practices .

Wanwan said, "We hope to deepen the bilateral trade relations between Taiwan and the United States in concrete ways through this initiative. After the launch of the initiative, Taiwan and the United States will begin negotiations in the future, with the goal of reaching high-standard and economically meaningful trade." agreement".

In fact, this is a "compensation" for the United States' inability to allow Taiwan to participate in the " Indo-Pacific Economic Framework ".

Earlier, the United States announced the establishment of the "Indo-Pacific Economic Framework", and 13 countries became the first "founding members". However, Taiwan, which had been actively seeking to join before, was excluded. This made the DPP authorities very disappointed and disappointed, but they still insisted on it, saying they would wait for the opportunity to make a breakthrough.

Therefore, the DPP authorities have tried their best and exhausted all kinds of resources to do their work in private.

Taiwan's latest statement is that it believes that Taiwan is qualified to join the "Indo-Pacific Economic Framework" in terms of economic and trade conditions or the strategic importance of the supply chain, but it is limited by "the obstacles of international political realities." The DPP authorities have announced that they will continue to improve areas such as the digital economy, supply chain resilience, clean energy, and taxation, and will not give up on joining the "Indo-Pacific Economic Framework."

However, the DPP authorities know very well that in order to attract more Southeast Asian countries and other countries to join, it is impossible for the United States to accept Taiwan, because most countries adhere to the one-China principle, and they all understand that this is China's bottom line. Therefore, we will not follow the United States but challenge China's bottom line.

However, we must be vigilant about improving economic and trade relations between the United States and Taiwan.

From a political point of view, US Senator Duckworth once again visited Taiwan. Duckworth arrived in Taiwan on May 30 and stayed on the island for three days. On the 31st, Duckworth met with Tsai Ing-wen and Su Tseng-chang respectively. Tsai Ing-wen mainly expressed Taiwan's desire to participate in the "Indo-Pacific Economic Framework" led by the United States and deepen the Taiwan-US bilateral economic and trade partnership.

Duckworth also met with other officials of the Democratic Progressive Party authorities and left Taiwan at the end of his visit on June 1. In fact, in addition to economic and trade aspects, the most noteworthy thing about Duckworth's trip is to promote the strengthening of the so-called "U.S.-Taiwan security ties" and plan for cooperation between the U.S. National Guard and Taiwan's defense forces to form a practical military coordination.

What is strange is that Taiwanese media omitted this point when reporting on Duckworth's visit, and only talked about Taiwan-US economic and trade cooperation. It shows that this is the most ulterior aspect of the United States and Taiwan, and it is also the more threatening place. In fact, Duckworth has a strong military background. In addition to being a member of the Senate Taiwan Connection, she is also a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee.

From the perspective of military operations, the US military has recently had a lot of activities in the East China Sea and near Taiwan Island, especially the activities of US Navy aircraft carriers, which deserve our attention. Recently, the U.S. aircraft carrier "Lincoln" and the "Reagan" aircraft carrier strike group respectively maneuvered to the southeastern waters of Okinawa to conduct dual-carrier exercises.

Since the exercise sea area overlaps with the location of previous exercises by the Chinese aircraft carrier formation, it has attracted great attention. The U.S. Navy's Seventh Fleet was very guilty. When reporting on the exercise, it did not mention the location of the exercise. According to the "South China Sea Strategic Situational Awareness" news, the activity area of ​​the US aircraft carrier formation is located in the waters northeast of Taiwan Island and southeast of Okinawa.

From this position, the U.S. aircraft carrier strike group exercises in the Philippine Sea near Taiwan and Okinawa, and can cooperate and support the shore-based aviation of the US military stationed in Japan. In addition, the cruise missiles and carrier-based aviation forces in the fleet can theoretically cover a considerable part of the Asian continent. Therefore, simulating "something goes wrong" in the Taiwan Strait has a strong meaning. This trend deserves great attention.

In this context, the Eastern Theater Command made a tough response. The largest sea and air patrol and joint combat readiness activities have been conducted around Taiwan Island since January this year.

On May 30, the People's Liberation Army Air Force dispatched 30 military aircraft to cruise in the airspace southwest of Taiwan Island. These aircraft include 22 sorties of fighter aircraft and 8 sorties of electronic reconnaissance aircraft, early warning aircraft and anti-submarine aircraft .

Judging from the specific models of fighter jets, the group covers the People's Liberation Army's current five main fighter models, in addition to the J-20 stealth fighter, including J-11, J-16, J-10, Su-30 and Su —35. This is also the first time that China has sent Su-35 fighter jets into the airspace southwest of Taiwan. Focusing on actual combat training and running-in is very important.

Judging from the location of these PLA military aircraft, green media on the island claimed that all military aircraft were operating in the airspace northeast of Dongsha Island. Since Dongsha Island has been previously hyped by some people in the United States and Taiwan and the media as "the most likely target to be captured first in the People's Liberation Army's attack on Taiwan," some people in Taiwan believe that this large-scale operation by the People's Liberation Army military aircraft may be related to "capture". "Taiwan" related.

Therefore, this time the Eastern Theater Command publicly announced that the combat readiness exercise is aimed at the United States. It is to warn that some members of the U.S. Congress have repeatedly taken erroneous actions on the Taiwan issue that seriously violate the one-China principle and the three Sino-US joint communiques and condone them. Supporting "Taiwan independence" separatist activities is very dangerous!