During this period, the relationship between China and the United States has taken a turn for the worse, mainly because the United States has repeatedly challenged China on the Taiwan Strait issue. Recently, Biden has just signed the "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023", with a total defense budget of US$857.9 billion, including US$10 billion in military aid to Taiwan. In the next five years, up to US$2 billion in military aid will be provided to Taiwan each year, and an additional US$6 billion will be used in Europe to contain Russia.
Although the United States has a showdown with China and treats China as an enemy, the People's Liberation Army will never turn a blind eye. Recently, the Chinese and Russian navies are holding joint military exercises in the waters east of Zhoushan to Taizhou . Under the current situation of deteriorating relations between China and the United States and the United States and Russia, and this military exercise is relatively close to Taiwan Island, the United States is extremely concerned about the scale and firepower of this Sino-Russian joint military exercise. Western public opinion is also watching this Sino-Russian joint military exercise with vigilance.
At the same time, within one day, the People's Liberation Army dispatched 71 military aircraft and 7 warships to conduct large-scale exercises around the Taiwan Strait. The purpose was to target the US-Taiwan collusion. The main fighters dispatched by the People's Liberation Army included 30 J-11, 6 Su-30, and 6 J-10. In addition, the Air Force also dispatched Rainbow-4 and Wujian-7 drones.
In fact, from the exercise footage released by the Eastern Theater Command, we can also find the H-6 bomber. From this, we can see that this combination of fighters has full practical significance and can attack the enemy in various ways. It can also be seen from this operation of the People's Liberation Army that the modernization level of the Chinese army is now very high. We are conducting an integrated air-ground combat mode, which is a completely modern combat concept.
The United States also stood up to obstruct the People's Liberation Army's military operations. On the 26th, the White House issued a statement saying that the People's Liberation Army dispatched 71 military aircraft and conducted military exercises in one day. The United States was "worried" about China's military activities around the Taiwan Strait, because the mainland destroyed the "stable" situation in the Taiwan Strait. The United States accused China's actions of leading to miscalculation and the risk of undermining regional stability.
The United States also mentioned in the statement that the United States is very "concerned" about the recent military actions of the People's Liberation Army near the Taiwan Strait. In this regard, the United States threatened to use various methods to ensure that Taiwan has "defense capabilities" in order to promote the stability of the situation in the Taiwan Strait. But at the same time, the statement also emphasized that the United States still adheres to the "one-China principle."
In fact, it is precisely because of the bad behavior of the U.S. government that the Taiwan Strait region has become increasingly unstable. On the one hand, the U.S. interferes in China's internal affairs by passing bills and other means. After mainland China takes corresponding measures, the U.S. accuses China of so-called "destabilization." The facts are very clear. It is the United States that is undermining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait. The United States just hopes to provoke conflicts in the Taiwan Strait so as to reap the benefits.
The United States is very clear that once mainland China is dragged into the vortex of war, China will spend huge manpower, material resources, and financial resources. However, the intensity of our response will be adjusted in step with the intensity of the US-Taiwan collusion. This also means that as long as the United States crosses our red line, we will definitely take action.
And we no longer have any illusions about the United States. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Asia-Pacific Affairs Conda once said that the United States is using diplomacy to try to avoid conflicts between China and the United States. In fact, the United States has always been doing one thing in front of others and another behind the scenes on the Taiwan Strait issue. As Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in the call with Blinken, the United States cannot stab in the back and talk about cooperation with China at the same time.
It is indeed important to keep communication channels open, but on China's internal affairs, the United States has repeatedly released wrong information, which has also had a subversive impact on Sino-US relations . Americans talk about what they say and do what they do. If there is a real conflict, they are the party least willing to communicate candidly and solve the problem.
Our firm stance has not changed at all this year.In response to a series of provocative actions by American politicians, we have also carried out comprehensive counterattacks in multiple fields and resolutely safeguarded our own sovereign interests. The United States has not gained any benefits. If the United States insists on going its own way, China's warning is not just rhetoric.
