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2021-02-24 21:10
At the beginning of the Lunar New Year, the Taiwanese authorities announced a high-profile intensive military exercises in Bashi Strait and other places. Ma Xiaoguang, spokesman of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, responded to this today that it is well known that the reasons for the current complexity and severe cross-strait relations are not repentant, but instead attempts to intensify confrontation. This practice is neither wise nor overestimated.
crazily conducting military exercises at the beginning of the year. What do the DPP authorities want to do?
Taiwan’s fishery department recently issued an announcement that the ships affiliated to the Taiwan Navy carried out "surrounding sea project training" in the Bashi Strait and the southwest airspace on February 22. Immediately afterwards, Taiwan’s military scientific research units conducted a “special missile test” on the coast of eastern Taiwan on February 23 and 24.
In addition, on March 1 and 23, the Taiwan military and the Coast Guard departments will also implement the "land-wide defense artillery weapon live-fire shooting at the sea" in the first quarter of this year on Dongsha Island and Taiping Island in the South China Sea respectively. Taiwanese media reported that this live-fire shooting once a quarter is a routine exercise.
From the perspective of the training area, the eastern outer sea, southwest airspace, Bashi Channel, and South China Sea waters are connected in one line. It is the usual channel for US aircraft carriers and military aircraft to frequently show their presence, and it is also the key area where the People's Liberation Army counterattacks in recent years.
Military commentator Du Wenlong told Knews that the Taiwan authorities have speculated that the PLA will focus on the above-mentioned areas in the future. But in fact, such speculation is almost zero. If the PLA attacks Taiwan in the future, it will definitely be an island attack, rather than an attack from a certain direction.
In addition to speculation, the Taiwan authorities also want to be brave. Du Wenlong said that the Taiwan authorities want to use intensive training and tests of new weapons and equipment to show that they have strong operating capabilities. While conveying misinformation to the island, they also "seek help" from the new US government to seek more arms sales.
New officials of the Taiwan authorities’ security team take office. Can the two sides of the Taiwan Strait usher in "spring blossoms"? While busy with exercises and training, the DPP authorities' security team also ushered in a wave of "major blood exchange" in personnel yesterday. The head of Taiwan's defense agency, head of security department, head of the Mainland Affairs Council and other positions were taken over by "famous veterans" who were familiar with cross-strait issues.
Among them, Qiu Taisan, who serves as the chairman of the Mainland Affairs Council, has aroused public attention. Some Taiwanese media analyzed that Qiu Taisan's proposals on cross-strait policy are "rational and pragmatic", which shows that the Tsai Ing-wen administration intends to improve relations with the mainland when cross-strait relations are extremely frozen.
, and Qiu Taisan himself made a statement on the first day of his tenure. In the post-epidemic era, cross-strait exchanges will inevitably resume, and we look forward to the spring flowers on both sides of the Taiwan Strait in the future.
However, Qiu Taisan also claimed that after the mainland made a new bet on "1992 Consensus ", the Taiwanese people have no way to accept it.
Ma Xiaoguang, spokesperson of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, pointed out that spring needs to be warm, and flowers need to be rain and dew. East wind and rain are the "1992 Consensus". Whether to accept the "1992 Consensus" is the touchstone for testing the so-called "good intention" of the Taiwan authorities. As long as we recognize the historical facts of the "1992 Consensus" and agree with its core meaning, there will be no obstacles to the contact and interaction between the two parties.
Can the new official take office become an opportunity to start cross-strait dialogue? Special commentator Zhang Bin told Knews that practical actions are more important than statements. If Taiwan does not recognize the "one China" principle and the "1992 Consensus" and continues to promote "Taiwan independence", it will not only not wait for "spring to bloom", but it will only usher in a "winter".
16 years ago, will the "constitutional amendment" and "legal Taiwan independence" succeed?
In addition to reflecting more flexibility and goodwill in cross-strait discourse, what kind of solution will the Taiwan authorities’ new security team come up with in terms of restraining and resisting the words and deeds of the DPP’s internal threats to peace in the Taiwan Strait and seeking "legal Taiwan independence" have also become the focus of attention on and outside the island.
Just this weekend, Taiwan’s legislative department is expected to launch the eighth “constitutional amendment”. Some Taiwanese media reported that the green camp may take advantage of the situation to throw out the so-called “legal Taiwan independence” proposal.
In the past year, the DPP has proposed three "constitutional amendments" related to "Taiwan independence", including deleting national unification and allowing Taiwan to move towards the so-called "national normalization". But they were temporarily shelved due to lack of consensus or the Kuomintang blocking it. It is worth noting that in order to increase the possibility of the proposal being passed, there have been suggestions from the Democratic Progressive Party’s public opinion representatives to lower the voting threshold for the so-called “constitutional amendment”.
Ma Xiaoguang, spokesman of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, expressed his firm opposition to Taiwan's "constitutional amendment and independence" activities, including opening the door to facilitate "independence".
However, we also noticed that Ke Jianming, the convener of the DPP legislative body, said that on some sensitive issues involving Taiwan independence, "we will not go to extremes."
made such a statement. Has the DPP "changed its mind" and "changed its mind"? Zhang Bin believes that it is too early to judge this. The reason why the DPP blocks "sensitive issues" from the door to "constitutional amendment" is, on the one hand, because of election considerations, and on the other hand, it has nothing to do with the United States. Biden After the administration came to power, its support for Taiwan was far lower than the Trump period. Against this background, the DPP authorities' pace of implementing "Taiwan independence" and the situation of confronting the mainland will inevitably slow down.
The United States is trying hard to exaggerate the People's Liberation Army to "attack Taiwan" and why is it so fanning the flames?
Although the Biden administration’s support for Taiwan has weakened at present, some American politicians and experts have been constantly "fanning the flames" and have become the "invisible hand" to stir up the situation in the Taiwan Strait, and still need to be vigilant.
On February 18th local time, U.S. Senator Scott and Resident Resident Resen Sauer reiterated the so-called "Preventing Taiwan Aggression Act" in the Senate and House of Representatives. The proposal authorizes the U.S. president to use force to a limit if necessary to ensure and protect Taiwan from “military attacks.”
On the same day, the US-China Economic and Security Review Committee (USCC) under the US Congress also held a special hearing on the Taiwan issue. American experts attending the meeting generally believe that the mainland has the ability and determination to carry out so-called "military reunification" against Taiwan, and that the US intervention will not effectively prevent the mainland from taking relevant actions when necessary.
In addition, according to a report yesterday on the website of the US "Name" magazine, some experts who specialize in studying China's military policy claimed that with the modernization of the People's Liberation Army and its military capabilities are increasing day by day, mainland China may "take action against Taiwan" in the next five years.
Zhang Bin said that the recent US anti-China politicians have been creating tensions in the Taiwan Strait region, which is to tie Taiwan to the "chariot" of US interests, so as to put pressure on the Biden administration, continue to focus on the Taiwan Strait region, and maintain a strong and confrontational attitude towards China, thereby curbing China's development and rise.
(Look at the news, Knews editor Song Yi)
