Recently, Western countries have launched a new wave of public opinion hype on the Taiwan issue. Former U.S. National Security Advisor Bolton declared that the "strategic ambiguity" pursued by the United States for decades on the Taiwan issue is outdated and is It’s time to elevate Taiwan to an integral part of the so-called “Indo-Pacific regional security dialogue.”
He also called the Russian-Ukrainian conflict in February this year a "disturbing revelation" to mainland China because NATO failed to respond militarily and "expel" the Russian army Ukraine, while the West The country's economic sanctions have not been effective either. Therefore, he believes that mainland China is likely to use blockade to "create a crisis", at which time the United States, Japan and Australia will need to "rush to the rescue" of Taiwan.
While American politicians were talking nonsense about the Taiwan issue, Japan, the United Kingdom, Australia, Latvia and other countries also responded successively.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida reiterated the old argument at the NATO summit that "Today's Ukraine is tomorrow's East Asia", British Foreign Secretary Truss also urged that NATO members should take action to "protect peace in the Taiwan Strait situation" and stability”.
In addition, the newly elected Australian Prime Minister Albanese also falsely claimed that China should "learn lessons" from the Russia-Ukraine conflict, while Latvian President Levitz said without any basis that if Russia's actions "succeed," then China will too Follow its lead and "take similar actions" in the Indo-Pacific.
Mainland China has repeatedly refuted the above remarks. The Taiwan issue is China's internal affairs and is fundamentally different from the Ukraine crisis . The two are completely incomparable.
It can be seen that during the NATO summit, Western countries directly connected two completely different things, thereby establishing a distorted narrative. On this basis, Western countries tried to interfere in our country's internal affairs under the banner of "morality". The Taiwan authorities were "overjoyed" and quickly expressed "thank you", but it was a pity that they were happy too early.
First of all, the strategic goals of the United States are difficult to achieve. According to Bolton , the United States needs to give up "strategic ambiguity" on the Taiwan issue. There are many people in the United States who have always wanted to do this, but these people have not thought deeply about it. What will happen if after the U.S. strategy becomes clear, they are unable to support it at all?
It can be said with certainty that this will further impact the national credibility and military deterrence capabilities of the United States. . Judging from the current situation, the United States cannot occupy an absolute advantage around the Taiwan Strait, and the United States' goals are destined to be unachievable. .
Again, if the United States wants to take a step forward, mainland China will not sit idly by and take corresponding countermeasures. So should the United States continue to follow up? Therefore, a simple deduction will reveal that Bolton 's suggestions are just pushing the United States into a larger whirlpool.
Secondly, Western countries' attempts to "bind" the Taiwan issue with the Ukraine crisis will surely fail. The United States, Japan, Britain, and Australia and other countries want to use the conflict between Russia and Ukraine to "internationalize" the Taiwan issue. This will provide them with an excuse to interfere in China's internal affairs. However, in fact, most Asian countries neither recognize the West’s stance on Russia nor the US strategy in the Asia-Pacific region.
Under repeated pressure from Western countries, only a handful of Asian countries have participated in sanctions against Russia, and the "encirclement of China" established by the United States has never been able to win support in Asia. Now Western countries use new excuses to achieve their original goals. This is impossible.
Finally, The prestige of the United States in the Western world has been greatly reduced . At the NATO summit, the United States maliciously pointed the finger at China, which is infuriating. But at the same time, people also saw another unexpected situation, that is, the leadership of the United States within NATO has also declined.
At the beginning of the 21st century, the United States could lead NATO to bomb and invade other countries indiscriminately.But now, in the face of conflicts in Europe, NATO can only keep speaking out, and the reason why NATO's mobility has become worse is that the leader behind the scenes, the United States, has become weaker.
Several countries led by the United States are making noises on the Taiwan issue, once again challenging China's national sovereignty and territorial integrity. However, at present, it is difficult for these countries to achieve anything.
It is temporarily difficult for the United States to project NATO's power into the Asia-Pacific; the United Kingdom has always been good at speculation and is unwilling to make real contributions; Japan is more concerned about how to use the hands of the United States to loosen its ties; Australia's clamor can only find resonance in Europe, thousands of miles away. ; And Latvia just wants to please the United States and does not really care about things far away.
It’s okay for these countries to clamor, but it’s too difficult to act together. What’s more, no matter how the situation changes, the People’s Liberation Army will stay alert and not give any opportunity to external provocative forces. Therefore, the situation in the Taiwan Strait will always remain in mainland China. under control.
