Recently, the situation in the Taiwan Strait has become one of the international focus. The US has been touching China's bottom line and insisting on provoking mainland China on the Taiwan Strait issue. Biden also publicly stated in an interview, saying that once an "unprecedented" conflict broke out in the Taiwan Strait, it will send troops to "defend Taiwan."
Regarding Biden's statement, US Defense Secretary Austin said in an interview , "The US military will be ready to defend its own interests and fulfill its promises at any time", and "Biden's reply has expressed the US position very clearly." Austin emphasized that Biden has always been "consistent in his words and deeds" in response to the Taiwan Strait issue, and The US side does not want to see any "unilateral change of the status quo".
When the host asked Austin, the "Taiwan Relations Act" promised that the United States would "assist Taiwan in defense", but what Biden mentioned was "defending Taiwan". The two were different. Whether the US military would fulfill its promise? In response to this, Austin responded that the US military is always ready to fulfill its promises. The United States will continue to work hard to ensure that "having the right ability in the right place" to assist allies in maintaining the "free and open" Indo-Pacific region.
Recently, the US military has interfered in the Taiwan Strait issue more than once. Admiral Calder, the commander of the US Navy Fleet, said that once the war breaks out, the US military may not be able to repair the hit ship in time. Former US military intelligence official Ritter said that if a war breaks out in the Taiwan Strait, the time when the US military arrives in Taiwan is estimated to be about 83 days late, and the PLA may have controlled Taiwan by then.
At the same time, Chairman of the US Joint Staff Conference Mili once threatened that the US has the absolute ability to "protect Taiwan" globally. Senior officials of the US Pacific Command believe that long-distance combat will reduce the combat effectiveness of the US military. For example, combat efficiency will be reduced by half when fighting 3,200 kilometers away. The United States needs to stop China's air superiority and prevent China from bringing amphibious forces into the Taiwan Strait .
From this we can see that the US has been preparing for a conflict in the Taiwan Strait. Because of this, the situation in the Taiwan Strait has become increasingly tense. At the recent UN General Assembly , Biden and U.S. President Biden delivered a speech at the UN General Assembly today, emphasizing that the United States is committed to maintaining peace in the Taiwan Strait, adhering to the one-China policy, and opposing any side changing the status quo. He kept silent and did not mention the remarks of "sending troops to defend Taiwan", but instead portrayed Taiwan into an image of "maintaining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait". The US government has long been untrustworthy, and it has always been two-faced on the issue of the Taiwan Strait.
is precisely because the US continues to send false signals to the "Taiwan independence" on the island and stir up the situation in the Taiwan Strait, the Taiwan authorities have also become a "shocking bird". It is reported that the construction case of the "new generation of light patrol ship" code-named "Shock Sea Case" was held on the 3rd, including one prototype ship of 2,500-ton air defense and anti-submarine , which is required to be completed within 4 years. After deducting the ship's detailed design, installation of war system and evaluation time, the shipyard builds two hull carriers, etc., and in the end, there are only less than 27 months left.
In response to the shipyard's call for "time is too urgent", Taiwan Navy Planning Director Xu Zhizhong made a tough statement in response to this that the construction period will not be extended. According to the requirements of the Taiwan Navy, the ship's length is 100 meters, the ship's 12.6 meters, the draft is 3.9 meters, the maximum speed is 30 knots, the range can be 12 knots, and the cruising can be more than 2,200 nautical miles, and the crew is 85 people. The flight deck can provide the Taiwan Navy's S70C anti-submarine helicopter landing and vertical replenishment, but it does not have a hangar, and it will have helicopter auxiliary landing equipment; and there is also a work boat.
Taiwan military said that the budget for the planned construction of the patrol ship is more than 20 billion NT$ , and it will be officially tendered next year; this time, the Taiwan Strait urgently ordered two patrol ships, which is obviously to prevent mainland China. The Taiwan authorities believe that with the support of the United States, it has the ability to wrestle the mainland with the ability. It can only be said that the Taiwan authorities overestimate their own abilities and underestimate the combat effectiveness of the People's Liberation Army.
Last month, the PLA's live-fire drills around Taiwan caused all the seas and airspace of Taiwan to be locked. At that time, the warships of warships on both sides of the Taiwan Strait also had a confrontation. We can see from this that the combat ships of Taiwan Navy are not the same level of opponents of the PLA's naval ships, and the ships are old and old, forming a sharp contrast with the new ships of the People's Liberation Army. This is also one of the reasons why the Taiwan authorities urgently ordered cruiser .
No matter what, China has the confidence and strength to attack the invading enemy. Whether it is the US or the Taiwan authorities, it is best to give up all fantasies, otherwise it will be severely cracked down.
