"I am engaged in the work of 'anti-independence and promotion of unification', sitting upright and standing upright, not afraid at all! Go in and out of the DPP's courts or prisons, walk in and out, I am a hero! Walk in and out, I am a hero! Walk in and out, I am a hero! I started to apply for the Army Officer School at the age of 17. My ambition to pursue cross-strait unification has never changed in 60 years." "The People's Liberation Army's exercise of 'six sides siege' Taiwan is actually a rehearsal of 'surrounding the point'. The growth of the strength of the PLA's navy and air force has made Taiwan unable to defend, and the visit of Pelosi will only accelerate the process of unification of the mainland."
Recently, Taiwan's retired lieutenant general Gao Anguo accepted a face-to-face interview with a reporter from Straits Guide in Taipei, and he did not hide his firm stance in pursuing cross-strait unification. He also analyzed the current comparison of military strength between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait and China and the United States, as well as the future trend of the situation in the Taiwan Strait from a military professional perspective.
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Gao Anguo , born in Xiangyin County, Hunan Province in 1944, after Hainan Island Battle in 1950, he retreated to Taiwan with the Kuomintang troops and grew up in Xinxing District, Kaohsiung City, and graduated from Taiwan Army Officer School (Hangpu Military Academy in Taiwan) 35th period, US Army Infantry School . He has served as deputy commander of the Sixth Army of Taiwan, commander of the Huadong Defense Command, and member of the Taiwan Army General Command.
Tsai authorities actively colluded with Pelosi
fantasy to build momentum for the DPP election
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Reporter: How to comment on the role played by the United States and the Tsai Ing-wen authorities in the farce of Pelosi's in Taiwan? Some commentators believe that after this crisis, Taiwan is in an increasingly dangerous situation, and the Tsai administration failed to steal chickens and lose money. Do you agree with this view?
Gao Anguo: I personally believe that the United States was divided into two factions at the beginning of Pelosi's "visiting Taiwan". The faction that strongly supports is represented by former US Secretary of State Pompeo . In order to win the qualification of the next presidential candidate for the Republican Party, accumulate voice and increase exposure, he once claimed to "go and return with Pelosi"; the faction that opposes is mainly the US military, believing that Pelosi's visit to Taiwan is likely to cause military conflicts, which are dangerous and unwise. US President Biden conveyed the military's views and was ambiguous about Pelosi's visit to Taiwan. Whether Pelosi comes to Taiwan or not has put the United States in a dilemma. There is danger when it comes, and there is no face if it doesn’t come. Of course, Judging from the final result, the Biden administration has not done its best to stop Pelosi.
As for the Tsai Ing-wen administration, it must have been actively colluding behind the scenes and actively cooperating. In particular, the Tsai administration’s “representative to the United States” Xiao Meiqin has frequently contacted Pelosi. The main consideration of Tsai Ing-wen's doing this is to use it to build momentum for the Democratic Progressive Party's "nine-in-one" election at the end of the year.
But I want to emphasize that Pelosi's forced visit to Taiwan despite the strong opposition of mainland China will only make " arm wrestling " in the Taiwan Strait region the norm; in the future, the flying of fighter jets over Taiwan and the surrounding waters may also become the norm. The British magazine "The Economist" once said that "Taiwan is the most dangerous place in the world", which is indeed worthy of its reputation. As for when this "powder barrel" will explode, it depends on the development of the situation.
In fact, Peaceful reunification is most in line with the fundamental interests of compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, but the United States is most reluctant to see peaceful reunification on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. On the surface, Americans say they want to defend peace in the Taiwan Strait, but in fact they are most afraid of peace in the Taiwan Strait. Because of peaceful reunification, who will the United States sell its weapons to? Taiwan is one of the largest arms sales customers in the United States. If the cross-strait reunification is peacefully unified, the United States will lose its huge profits, and there will be no pawns to "using Taiwan to control China".
People's Liberation Army Rehearsal " Surrounding the Site to Strike Aid "
Hope the Taiwanese people can awaken "anti-independence"
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Reporter: As a senior retired general in Taiwan, with your military profession, how do you evaluate the strong counter-action of the mainland, especially the PLA's military operation "surrounding Taiwan on six sides"? What are the trends you are most concerned about?
Gao Anguo: What the People's Liberation Army previewed is actually the interactive use of "surrounding the points and attacking the aid" and "blocking the aid and rescuing the aid and rescuing the aid and rescuing the aid and rescuing the aid and rescuing the aid and rescuing the aid and rescuing the aid and rescuing the aid and rescuing the aid and rescuing the aWar is an art, and the beauty of application lies in one's heart! Regarding "encirclement points to attack aid", "encirclement points" is a means, and "encirclement points" is the goal. This is also the "regional denial" capability that the People's Liberation Army has strengthened over the years, and this exercise demonstrated this capability.
As for "blocking the aid and rescuing the aid", "blocking the aid" is a means, and "rescuing the aid" is the goal. When the PLA has the ability to deter external interference forces from assisting defense, it will be easy for Taiwan to solve the problem. Of course, from my personal subjective wish, if the mainland is forced to adopt non-peaceful means against Taiwan in the future, I would rather see it as "surrounding the point and attacking the aid." "Environment" actually ensures the safety of the lives and property of the Taiwanese people.
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Reporter: Former "Deputy Chief of Staff" and retired Lieutenant General Lan Ningli believes that the mainland rehearsal of "military siege and blockade" Taiwan is a "vertical strategy of defeating others without fighting." What do you think?
Gao Anguo: I agree with General Lanningli's view very much. The People's Liberation Army adopted a "treatment to Taiwan" strategy, which can achieve the purpose of economic blockade. On the one hand, Taiwan's products cannot be sold, and on the other hand, the resources required cannot be imported. Taiwan cannot withstand such blockades. If this arouses public grievances on the island, the fire will burn Tsai Ing-wen and the DPP. In fact, the People's Liberation Army's military exercise in is just a warning nature, allowing the people of Taiwan to understand the possible consequences, and hope that the people of Taiwan will awaken and overthrow the "Taiwan independence regime" .
The Taiwan Army is powerless in the face of the People's Liberation Army
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Reporter: In recent years, the most important exercise subject of the Taiwan Army's annual "Hanguang Exercise" on the first day of the annual "Hanguang Exercise" is the so-called "combat power preservation", that is, western fighter jets flew to the eastern base to hide, so as to avoid being wiped out in the first wave of attacks. As the former supreme commander of the Taiwan Army Huadong (Hualien and Taitung front line), how do you view the current eastern defense capabilities of the Taiwan Army ? With the current combat power of the People's Liberation Army, is eastern Taiwan still a safe base for the Taiwan military to hide during wartime?
Gao Anguo: I did serve as the commander of the Huadong Defense Ministry. The Jiashan Base in Hualien, Taiwan Air Force was completed during my tenure (the Jiashan Base is known as the "largest underground air base in the Far East "). We didn't expect that mainland China would develop aircraft carrier and amphibious landing ship , so we only considered the transition eastward in order to preserve the combat power of the western sea and air. The Huadong area is a closed terrain with three main exits, one is the Northern Tropic, one is the Southern Tropic, and the other is the Cross-Strait. If the military strength is not good, it can only rely on the support of the people. But now, the strength of the PLA Navy and Air Force has been strengthened to the point where Taiwan cannot defend itself. The mainland already has three aircraft carriers, and the defense measures of the Huadong Defense Ministry have been seriously threatened and the pressure is very great.
Former "Chief of Staff" Li Ximing and others advocate "asymmetric combat", which is to use small to make a big deal and weak to fight against the strong. But to put it bluntly, they use flesh and blood to fight against the "invading enemy". Such as street fighting and close combat, the degree of tragic severity will be unimaginable. Isn’t that just broken walls and solid walls and clear fields? Is Taiwan really going to fight to that level?
From the results of this mainland military exercise around Taiwan, what I saw is: 1. The US military aircraft carrier battle group slipped away; 2. Taiwan has something to do, Japan is fine, Japan is not at all popular; 3. Taiwan Strait has no "middle line"; 4. It is possible for the PLA to completely block Taiwan by sea and air; 5. The PLA missile can be fought at will and can cross the central mountain range of Taiwan; 6. Taiwan’s antique warships confront the new warships of the mainland; 7. Mainland drones travel freely over Kinmen; 8. PLA warships approach Taiwan’s military port; 9. The air control and sea power in the Taiwan Strait belongs to the PLA completely; 10. The PLA military exercises have made the Tsai Ing-wen authorities’ internal propaganda become weak and powerless, and have no effect.
Tsai Ing-wen authorities should not be too proud
Pelosi's out-of-stage move will accelerate unification
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Reporter: Watch your video, I feel that you are not so optimistic about the prospects for peaceful reunification, and I think that the Tsai Ing-wen authorities are gradually ruining the opportunity for peaceful reunification between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait. However, public opinion believes that the white paper "Taiwan Issue and China's Unification Cause in the New Era" published on August 10 shows that mainland China still maintains strategic determination. At present, mainland China is on the rise and the United States is on the decline. There is still hope for a peaceful resolution of the Taiwan issue. How do you view this view?
Gao Anguo: US lawmakers came one by one, which was testing the bottom line of mainland China to the extent. I think the mainland is accelerating the process of unification. The mainland is not in a hurry, but is about to complete preparations for combat at any time. This combat preparation is not only for unifying Taiwan’s needs, but also for being able to stop the intervention of external forces such as the United States and Japan. Therefore, the PLA's strategy has two goals: one is to "force the unification of Taiwan with force", and the other is to refuse external intervention. Which one comes first and which one comes later depends on the development of the world situation.
Pelosi is a broom star. She just brings disaster to Taiwan and cannot bring good news. The United States is in a recession now and has no time to take care of itself. It is all about harvesting leeks from Taiwan. Apart from selling weapons to Taiwan to make some money, how can it help Taiwan? Pelosi's visit this time has further strengthened the mainland's determination to promote cross-strait reunification. The mainland has not fallen into the trap of starting a war designed by the United States because the mainland judges that there is no need to confront the United States directly for the time being, but it does not mean that it is indefinitely to indulge the DPP traitor group to become bigger. Tsai Ing-wen's administration should not be too proud, and do not force cross-strait relations to a dead end. Do not force the mainland to take decisive measures of non-peaceful means.
pursues unification for 60 years and has not changed
"Anti-independence and promoting unification" fearless
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Reporter: General Gao has a strong sense of family and country, and has many fans in the mainland. In the current "green terror" environment on Taiwan's island, you not only publicly advocate supporting cross-strait reunification, but also often go to the scene to protest and oppose "Taiwan independence". Are you not afraid of the DPP authorities’ revenge?
Gao Anguo: I am engaged in the work of "anti-independence and promotion of unification" based on a cognition that "Taiwan independence" is a separatist rebellious group. They do not recognize themselves as Chinese and are willing to be traitors and become lackeys between the United States and Japan. I encourage myself with two sentences, that is, "taking national rejuvenation as one's own responsibility" and "put personal life and death beyond our control." I sat upright and stood upright, not afraid at all! I told my family that when I go in and out of the DPP’s courts or prisons, I walk in and out, I am a hero! I walked in and lie out, I was a hero!
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Reporter: Minister of Defense Wei Fenghe warned that there will be no good end to separatist "Taiwan independence" and that interference from external forces will definitely not succeed. If someone dares to split Taiwan, the People's Liberation Army will "do not hesitate to fight or at all costs, and will definitely fight to the end." How do you understand this sentence? As a soldier, what special significance does your brave pursuit of cross-strait reunification have to you personally?
Gao Anguo: What Wei Fenghe said is completely a task that Chinese soldiers have to do. In the 1960s, I applied to the Army Officer School at the age of 17. The ambition to pursue cross-strait reunification has never changed for 60 years, and I have never forgotten my original intention.
column editor: Gu Wanquan Text editor: Fang Ying Title picture source: Xinhua News Agency Photo editor: Shao Jing
Source: Author: Straits Guide Wu Shenglin
