The highest general of the US military is ambiguous on whether to send troops to Taiwan. According to Observer.com html on April 7, around the US defense budget for 2023, US Secretary of Defense Austin and US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mili attended the U.S. hearing. Advocating the military threats of China and Russia has become a routine "business" for these two senior US generals at the budget hearing. During the hearing of
, a Republican lawmaker asked Austin, "If the US military is stationed in Taiwan, will the possibility of mainland China accepting Taiwan be reduced?" Austin did not respond positively to this. Austin said I will not answer hypothetical questions. The situation in the Taiwan Strait and the situation in Ukraine are two fundamentally different situations, and the two are not suitable for comparison. Austin added that as the defense minister, his future focus on Taiwan is on how to sell more weapons to Taiwan.
Will the US military send troops to Taiwan when the mainland conquers Taiwan? Taiwan issue is China's internal affairs that cannot be interfered with. Taiwan is China's inherent territory. The US military's dispatch of troops is essentially equivalent to invasion of China. It is not difficult to see from the continuous extreme pressure on the US side that the US military does not have the will to send troops to the Taiwan Strait, but the US military lacks the ability to send troops and achieve victory in aggression. Since the 1950s, the People's Liberation Army has been constantly proving this to the US military at various points in time. Under such circumstances, the US military is constantly using "Taiwan independence" as its abandoned son, and continues to divide China's sinister intentions by continuously sending arms to the Taiwan authorities.
On April 5th local time, the US Department of Defense issued a statement saying that the US has approved another round of US$95 million arms sales to Taiwan. The arms sales content is Patriot air defense system equipment and related training. This arms sales are the third arms sales to Taiwan during the Biden administration's tenure, and the second time since this year.
When the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded to this incident on April 6, the wording was the most severe in recent times. Spokesperson Zhao Lijian used three "seriousness" to describe the harshness of the US's actions. Zhao Lijian pointed out that the US actions seriously undermined the foundation of China-US diplomatic relations, seriously infringed on China's sovereignty, and seriously damaged China-US relations and peace in the Taiwan Strait. Zhao Lijian stressed that if the US does not withdraw its arms sales, China will respond to the US with a firm and strong response.
The United States once again sold arms to Taiwan, reflecting two points. The first point is that US President Biden "four no and one unintentional" promise to China is a piece of paper, and the US promise is extremely credible. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States in 1972, the relationship between the two countries has built a relatively stable foundation due to the common development of a period of time, which has also caused China to have some illusions about the United States that are not realistic. The United States has repeatedly betrayed its promises and is once again teaching China, giving up its fantasies and preparing for a struggle.
Second point, the United States' casual abandonment of agents has caused panic in the Taiwan authorities, and increasing arms purchases is becoming the least support for their own intentions. Taiwan is the southern border of China. The US military is still trying to cultivate agents outside the border of China. It is necessary for China to respond further to the US in a way that the US military can understand.
Global Times Recently published editorial article, it made a very important evaluation of the US's breach of trust and debunking promises. The Global Times pointed out that the US arms sales are a short period of time after US President Biden "reaffirmed" his "four no and one unintentional" commitment to China. The US government once again betrayed its promise, seriously infringing on the one-China principle and seriously infringing on the foundation of Sino-US diplomatic relations.
There is an old Chinese saying, one can be one, two, not another. Regarding the Taiwan issue, China's fundamental interest, the United States' commitment to China has expired twice. After the US suffered, if it seeks to make a third commitment to China, I wonder if China still needs to listen.
