Following the "destruction of Taiwan" and "abandonment of Taiwan" theories, American experts once again put forward "clever strategies" on the Taiwan Strait issue. However, this time, they no longer pinned their hopes on the island, but changed the direction of their thinking.
According to the Taiwan media " China Times Electronic News ", a US Navy commander named Duno recently made a suggestion, claiming that when the conflict in the Taiwan Strait breaks out, the US military can deploy mines in the offshore waters of mainland China. to force China to negotiate an end to the war.
reported that under the sponsorship of the "Mine Warfare Association", the U.S. Naval Research Association launched a mine warfare essay contest, and Duno successfully won the award for his "bold idea" of applying mine warfare to conflicts in the Taiwan Strait.
Duno believes that the overall strength gap between China and the United States is getting smaller and smaller. The U.S. military has a significant disadvantage when facing the People's Liberation Army. Therefore, the United States can seek a radical but low-cost strategy to respond, such as in the Yellow Sea and the Pearl River Delta. It is covered with mines, and since the People's Liberation Army only needs to deal with mines in ports and coastal waters, its response is limited in intensity.
Duno predicts that mine warfare will disrupt trade and oil supply, thereby endangering China's economy and forcing China to return to the negotiating table. The US military Indo-Pacific Command can also use low-cost mine warfare to contain the People's Liberation Army's offensive and establish Stronger high-end combat power.
It is worth mentioning that when the Taiwanese media reported on the strategic and tactical choices of the US military, Guo Zhengliang, a former Democratic Progressive Party "legislator" and professor at Taiwan Chinese Culture University, responded to the argument that "China and the United States will eventually go to war". He said that he should not I was deceived by some "super radical" words from politicians and thought that China and the United States would go to war. The United States had the nightmare shadow of the failure of the Korean War and would not take action easily.
"China Times Electronic News" reported that Guo Zhengliang pointed out in a recent online live broadcast that the United States' military intervention in the entire Asian region has always been very unfavorable, whether it was the Korean War or the Vietnam War. To this day, the US military has not emerged from the nightmare of the Korean War, which makes it think about how mainland China will act when making judgments about many things.
The above two reports about the US military are very interesting. On the surface, the two reports seem to be contradictory. One is praising the US military's innovative tactics, and the other is mocking the US military for being cowardly.
Of course, based on the respective arguments of the two messages, it should be said that both have certain truths. However, if you look deeper, they are all blind people trying to figure out the elephant. They only caught a "close-up" of a certain part of the US military. If this method is used to evaluate the situation of the United States in the Taiwan Strait, position, you are bound to make a big mistake.
However, all parties on the island have misunderstandings about the US military. This is also because the US military is very different from the militaries of Asian countries. The operating logic of the two is opposite in many aspects. Therefore, only by recognizing some characteristics of the US military can we truly realize its role. Possible strategies in a conflict across the Taiwan Strait, rather than just guessing.
First of all, the US military relies heavily on the help of its allies and will not fight alone. Starting from the Independence War, , in all the important wars that the United States participated in, it was necessary to win over many allies before starting a war. Even when it invaded Iraq, Afghanistan , which were far weaker than itself, the United States had to win over dozens of allies. an ally.
There are many reasons for this habit: First, as a maritime country, the United Kingdom deeply feels that its human resources are limited in the process of going global and participating in the struggle for hegemony, so it needs to try its best to unite more allies. The United States has inherited this tradition; Second, many countries invaded by the United States are far away from the United States, and it is difficult to implement a truly effective strategy without the help of allies; third, the United States will try its best to consume the troops of its allies every time, and only take action when both sides in the conflict can no longer hold on. fruit.
Judging from this characteristic of the US military, the US military will definitely not dare to play tricks in China's ports and coastal waters before receiving clear support from allies in the Asia-Pacific region.
Secondly, the U.S. military’s land warfare capabilities are not strong, but its naval warfare capabilities are very strong. Guo Zhengliang used the examples of the US military in the Korean War and the Vietnam War to illustrate that the US military's military intervention in Asia was not going smoothly and that it did not dare to take action easily. This is inappropriate because these cases are all about land wars and do not reflect the situation at all. U.S. naval warfare capabilities.
In a sense, the United States has never had a very powerful army. The core of its military power has always been the navy. This is also a tradition inherited from the United Kingdom.
Although the U.S. Army once reached a very large scale in World War I and World War II , this state only lasted a short time, and even under special circumstances, the U.S. Army's combat forces still only maintained A very small proportion, which is why the U.S. Army always gives people a feeling of poor performance.
Compared with the "poor" performance of the army, the British and American countries have a very deep understanding of the navy. The British Empire relied on the small Royal Navy to invade most countries on the earth and inherited its The United States dominates the world's major waterways with its aircraft carrier fleet.
For decades, the U.S. Navy has not faced any opponents. The triple island chain it designed after World War II still troubles the Chinese Navy. Therefore, when it comes to maritime conflicts, the U.S. military’s capabilities on land must not be taken into account. performance as a reference, even as the U.S. Navy is generally acknowledged to be in decline.
Of course, at present, the mine-laying blockade theory proposed by US military officers is not very operable. This is not only because for the US military, when the People's Liberation Army already controls the coastal sea and air dominance, it may only be possible to remotely come to mine. Died halfway, not to mention that Duno only came up with a "smart move" based on his own thinking. But will the People's Liberation Army follow the American's thinking?
However, the United States’ persistent intention to interfere in China’s internal affairs has been fully exposed in its military officers’ theory of mine warfare. This is a reminder to the Chinese people that they must not take the unification plan lightly, otherwise any loopholes may be obtained by external forces. An opportunity to take advantage of.
