Recently, U.S. Senate members Bob Menendes and Lindsey Graham led a delegation to visit Taiwan. This is the second time that U.S. Congress members have visited Taiwan after the U.S. congressman visited Taiwan in November last year.

Author: Zhanhu Express

Recently, U.S. Senate members Bob Menendes and Lindsey Graham led a delegation to visit Taiwan. This is the second time that U.S. Congress members have visited Taiwan after the U.S. congressman visited Taiwan in November last year. This incident caused an uproar in mainland China. The Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council have made tough statements, saying that this is a "provocative act" and China has seriously protested. In addition, in order to counter the US congressmen's visit to Taiwan, the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army dispatched destroyers, bombers, , fighter, and other forces organized joint combat readiness patrols in front of the East China Sea and the sea and airspace around Taiwan, and carried out drills for sea assault and other subjects. He also directly stated that this action was organized in response to the recent frequent release of wrong signals from the United States on the Taiwan issue.

Now six cross-party members of the United States have left Taiwan, and the military exercise countermeasures in mainland China have come to an end. The first round of confrontation between China and the United States on the Taiwan issue has come to an end. Some people say that the country's response is still too weak, and diplomatic protests and condemnations, and even military exercise countermeasures, did not stop U.S. lawmakers from visiting Taiwan. In essence, the mainland is still passive, and in the result, the United States can be considered successful. After all, they arrived in Taiwan and made the so-called "visit". However, looking at the problem, we cannot only look at the surface. From the essence, China and the United States have barely played a draw in this round of battle. Because this time, U.S. lawmakers' visit to Taiwan was essentially a strait ball. After all, U.S. lawmakers are not strictly speaking, the U.S. government officials are not. Their visits to Taiwan are between the official and the unofficial. Actions like

are certainly a provocation to mainland China, but they also leave room for anything. The mainland's tough response also leaves room for the United States to turn around. The main method of deterrence was adopted, and it did not really stop the planes of US lawmakers from landing in Taiwan. To a certain extent, this is also a test for both China and the United States. The United States sent lawmakers to visit Taiwan to test the attitude and response measures of the mainland, and it is likely to be preparing for the next step of the US No. 3 figure Pelosi visit to Taiwan. Pelosi's "visiting Taiwan" plan in the United States has just been postponed and has not been cancelled. The United States is likely to play this card in the future. After all, the United States has been escalating provocations on the Taiwan issue recently, and the mutual visits between senior officials of the United States and Taiwan are the easiest breakthrough for them to operate.

The United States suddenly increases its investment on the Taiwan issue, which is also related to the international situation. In this year's Russia-Ukraine conflict, Russia has not achieved its strategic goals so far, but has been dragged on the Ukrainian battlefield. It was precisely with this incident that the United States mobilized the entire Western world to launch the most severe sanctions on Russia in human history. Although Russia has launched a certain counterattack, it is undeniable that the sanctions have caused heavy losses to Russia. The United States should think that this kind of sanction can have a certain deterrence to China to a certain extent, so it began to increase its investment on the Taiwan issue, which is to test whether China is really afraid. Once China shows any concessions, the United States will inevitably pounce on it even harder.

Also, the United States has earned a lot of benefits from the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, directly reaped Russia's overseas wealth, and Russia's domestic property has also shrunk significantly. Ukrainian rich people are even rushing to transfer their assets to the United States. Without any effort, it delayed Russia and collected wealth, and the United States naturally tasted the sweetness. China is the "number one rival" in the US international strategy. It naturally wants to copy the Russian-Ukrainian conflict model near China, mess up Asia, and then restrain China and consume China. In this way, Taiwan is the "Ukraine" of Asia, and it is a natural chess piece that restrains mainland China. Therefore, the United States will inevitably continue to increase its investment in the "Taiwan issue" in the future. This visit by lawmakers may just be the beginning. There must be some big moves behind it, such as Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, large-scale arms sales to Taiwan, etc.

. On the other hand, China will never allow the United States to interfere in Taiwan affairs. This is our bottom line problem and there is no concession or negotiation. After responding to the incident of US lawmakers visiting Taiwan many times, the mainland has also accumulated relevant response experience. This related exercise should simulate some methods to block the landing of US aircraft, and there may even be operations such as warnings and forced landings. In order to deal with the provocations that the United States may increase in the future, mainland China must have prepared a big move. For example, blocking Taiwan's airspace and intercepting planes that were forced to land in the United States to visit senior Taiwanese officials. Therefore, the next round of confrontation between China and the United States on the Taiwan issue is the key. It represents the real battle between China and the United States, and may even completely detonate the situation in Taiwan, allowing the People's Liberation Army to launch a war of liberation against Taiwan in advance.