At 22:41 on September 17, 2022, a magnitude 6.5 earthquake occurred in Tainan County, Taiwan, and a magnitude 4.7 earthquake occurred more than ten minutes later. After the news of Taiwan earthquake, mainland media began to forward news reports one after another, praying for safety, and many netizens also expressed their concern for their compatriots in Taiwan.
Some netizens suggested that if necessary, the People's Liberation Army can go to Taiwan to rescue at any time.
There is indeed some political friction between the mainland and Taiwan Province, but they are both Chinese people with blood thicker than water. When Taiwan encounters natural disasters, the mainland also wants to make some efforts. If one more effort is used to save one more person, will not mention the military or not.
Can the rescue team from the civil society go to Taiwan to rescue? There are many earthquakes in Taiwan. Let’s review the situation when a strong earthquake of magnitude 6 or above, the mainland rescue team landed on the island for rescue.
Starting from February 4, 2018, there were many magnitude 6 earthquakes in Hualien, Taiwan, which was the worst earthquake in Hualien in 67 years. After the strong earthquake in Hualien, the mainland learned that the disaster area lacked professional disaster relief personnel and expressed its willingness to send rescue teams to Taiwan to rescue disasters and was willing to provide timely necessary assistance from all parties. However, a spokesperson for Tsai Ing-wen's office declined the mainland rescue team.
00002 February 6, 2016, a magnitude 6.7 earthquake occurred in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The mainland non-governmental organization Zhejiang Ram Association Public Welfare Rescue Promotion Association urgently gathered rescue team members to Kaohsiung, Taiwan to fight earthquake relief. After arriving in Taiwan, Ram team members were reorganized to Tainan Search and Rescue Team to participate in the rescue operation together.
Taiwan is located in the Pacific earthquake zone. It is the hub point where the Eurasian plate and the Philippine sea plate collided with each other. Therefore, there are frequent earthquakes. Every year, large and small earthquakes of 15,000 to 18,000 occur. Each earthquake is a threat to people's property and life safety, especially when encountering strong earthquakes above magnitude 6.
Taiwan Province is relatively advanced in earthquake relief, and there may be no shortage of disaster relief equipment and manpower. The mainland rescue team's disaster relief experience and capabilities are also widely recognized by the international community. Therefore, at a time of disaster relief, the joining of the mainland search and rescue team will have more help, and the trapped victims will have more chances of survival.
Judging from the historical rescue situation, when an earthquake occurs in Taiwan, the mainland is active, mainly depending on how the Taiwan authorities make a decision. If the Taiwan authorities 's kindness of compassion for the victims takes the upper hand, they will allow mainland rescue teams to go to rescue. If political thinking takes the upper hand, they will politely reject the mainland.
