The U.S. Department of Defense submitted the "2021 China Military Power Report" to the U.S. Congress on the 3rd. The report significantly increased the estimate of the increase in the number of China's nuclear warheads, and pointed out that the purpose of China's military moderni

The picture shows the Dongfeng-17 missile of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. ( The purpose of military modernization is to compete with the US military in the Indo-Pacific region by 2027, so that Taiwan can negotiate on Beijing's terms; in addition, the report also removes "foreign troops stationed in Taiwan" from the "conditions for mainland China's use of force against Taiwan" for the first time. The 7 red lines were reduced to 6 red lines. The

report stated that in the next 10 years, mainland China intends to promote the modernization, diversification and expansion of its nuclear forces, continue to invest in and expand the number of its land-based, sea-based and airborne nuclear delivery platforms, and begin to build at least three intercontinental At ballistic missile silo sites, the US military estimates that the number of nuclear warheads possessed by the People's Liberation Army may reach 700 by 2027, and may be as many as 1,000 by 2030. The

report pointed out that in 2020, the mainland's diplomatic, political and military pressure on Taiwan intensified. The People's Liberation Army conducted military exercises around the Taiwan Strait and also sent military aircraft around Taiwan many times. Cross-strait tensions increased. The People's Liberation Army continues to prepare for possible emergencies across the Taiwan Strait while intimidating, delaying or denying any third-party intervention by the United States and other like-minded partners.

It is worth noting that after the leader of the Taiwan authorities, Tsai Ing-wen, recently revealed that the US military is in Taiwan, the "2021 China Military Power Report" is different from previous reports. For the first time, the conditions for "mainland China to use force against Taiwan" have been reduced from 7 to 7. 6. The seven red lines listed by the US military in previous years include: "formally declaring Taiwan independence, moving towards Taiwan independence in any form, Taiwan's internal turmoil, Taiwan's acquisition of nuclear weapons , indefinite postponement of cross-strait reunification dialogue, foreign interference in Taiwan's internal affairs, and foreign interference in Taiwan's internal affairs." Garrison of troops."

This year's report deleted the condition of "foreign troops stationed in Taiwan" and merged "foreign interference in Taiwan's internal affairs" and "foreign troops stationed in Taiwan" into "foreign military intervention in Taiwan's internal affairs"; was asked whether the report To add the condition of "foreign troops stationed in Taiwan," U.S. Department of Defense spokesperson McIners said on the 3rd, "There is currently nothing to add to the report."

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on the 4th that the U.S. side The report is used to hype up China's nuclear threat theory, and the United States is the world's largest source of nuclear threats . As of the beginning of 2021, the United States actually has 5,550 nuclear warheads, but it still needs to develop low-yield nuclear weapons to lower the threshold for the use of nuclear weapons. China has always limited the size of its nuclear forces to the minimum level necessary for national security. As long as any country does not use nuclear weapons against China, it will not be threatened by China's nuclear weapons.