During this period, Western countries have been provoking on the Taiwan Strait issue. At the recent G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting, the foreign ministers of the G7 G7 issued a joint statement, saying that their position on the Taiwan Strait issue has never changed, and reminded China not to use force, avoid coercion, threats, and use of force to change the status quo of the Taiwan Strait. However, the Taiwan Strait issue is China's internal affairs and no country has the right to interfere. The G7 Foreign Minister's move has seriously violated China's sovereignty.
Just a few days later, the UK, one of the G7 member states, once again touched China's bottom line. According to reports, on November 7, the British Ministry of International Trade announced that Hans, the Deputy Minister, who is mainly responsible for trade policy, will "visit" Taiwan and preside over the 25th "Taiwan-UK Economic and Trade Dialogue". In addition, he will meet with Tsai Ing-wen and discuss with many officials of the Taiwan authorities to promote economic and trade cooperation between Taiwan and Britain.
0 A few days ago, German Prime Minister Scholz's visit to China has just ended. Now Britain has sent high-ranking officials to Taiwan, which is obviously the meaning of hedging China-Germany economic cooperation. In response, the British Ministry of Trade issued an announcement, said that Hans' trip was to send a clear signal to the outside world. The UK is committed to developing trade with Taiwan. Like the UK, Taiwan is a "defender" of free and fair trade.
From this we can see that this time the British Deputy Minister of Trade entered Taiwan, is largely the British Prime Minister Sunak wants to use the Taiwan Strait issue to provoke mainland China, using " International Trade " as an excuse to challenge the "one China" policy. Taiwan is always part of China, and the UK cannot engage in trade with a region of China without permission. Before Sunak took office, he should be aware of this.
More importantly, the problems within the UK are now more difficult. As of the morning of November 7, Beijing time, the number of people in the UK who requested to hold the general election in advance had reached 465,000, and the number of people planning to strike exceeded 300,000, which also means that the dissatisfaction of the British people with the current Prime Minister Sunak is rapidly increasing and is about to reach a critical point.
Just after Sunak came to power, the British people shouted, "Sunak is too rich to represent British workers." Because his and his wife's net worth reached 730 million pounds (about 6.14 billion yuan), causing ordinary people to distrust him very much and oppose his governing philosophy. Now Britain's inflation has hit a new high in 40 years, lasting about 10% for several months. Now it is facing large-scale strikes and demonstrations. Sunak needs to shift domestic conflicts and show his political capabilities and means.
But he chose to provoke the Taiwan Strait issue, which was completely a dead end. He took action when it was time to take action. Mainland China would never turn a blind eye to the British provocation. on November 7, according to data released by the Taiwan Defense Department, the PLA dispatched a total of 63 military aircraft on that day, and 4 warships continued to operate around Taiwan, shocking the collusion between Britain and Taiwan. This is also the day when the PLA military aircraft patrolled Taiwan the most in a single day.
It is worth noting that this time, the People's Liberation Army dispatched 24 J-16s in one go, which also caused heated discussions on the island. It can be seen that the mainland's determination and confidence in achieving cross-strait unification. The J-16 is a heavy multi-purpose fighter, equipped with automatic electronic scanning phased array radar (AESA), which can identify and attack multiple targets at the same time.
China has made its attitude and position on the Taiwan Strait issue more than once. If the UK ignores China's warning and continues to challenge China's "red line" , then China should also support the independence of Scotland and Northern Ireland , and firmly support Argentina's sovereignty requirement for Horse Island . Doing unjustly will kill itself. I advise the British government not to be obsessed.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry also responded immediately to the expulsion of British trade officials in Taiwan. Spokesperson Zhao Lijian said that Taiwan is always part of China. China urged the UK to respect China's sovereignty and abide by the "one-China principle", and any act of collusion with the outside world on the island will be paid. This is the first British cabinet member to visit Taiwan since 2018, so China must give a tough warning.
Now Sunak’s actions are to slander Sino-British relations. On the surface, it is to develop trade cooperation with Taiwan, but in fact it is to show goodwill to the United States. However, it is irresponsible to the Taiwan Strait issue and to engage in official contact with the Taiwan authorities. It is not a wise choice for Sunak. China will continue to pay attention to the UK’s every move, and any cross-border behavior will be punished as it deserves.
