Wang Yi draws a red line, the United States makes a move, and the situation in the Taiwan Strait is tense again! The small moves of the United States are not only arms sales to Taiwan, but the last two moves make people have to speculate about what kind of strategy is hidden behind it.
First, the United States approved a new round of arms sales to Taiwan, totaling $75 million. This is not only the 13th arms sale to Taiwan since Biden took office, but also another shot at a time when the situation in the Taiwan Strait is constantly turbulent. This arms sale mainly involves the upgrading of Taiwan's defense system and is seen as a step to strengthen Taiwan's defense capability.
** The authorities expressed their "gratitude" for this, and the United States took the opportunity to play the "Taiwan card". On the one hand, through arms sales, it will give "the support of the most advanced forces and encourage confrontation with the mainland; On the other hand, to make Taiwan a "hedgehog" in an attempt to trap the PLA. However, such a dual role can't help but remind people of the United States' consistent disease of "saying one thing and doing another".
Second, the United States' actions against Taiwan do not stop there. **Calling on the mainland to exercise restraint while urging the mainland to communicate with Taiwan to reduce the risk of miscalculation. At the same time, the United States has sent a delegation to have close contacts with the top level of the Taiwan authorities. This time it was US Congressman Conor Gallagher who led the delegation, an obvious "anti-China" hawk.
These two moves are in the same vein as arms sales to Taiwan, and they are both trying to influence the situation in the Taiwan Strait and obstruct the mainland's actions on the cross-strait issue. Behind this series of actions by the United States is a political and military manipulation against Taiwan in an attempt to maintain its influence in the Taiwan Strait.
However, this kind of superficial "concern" is actually "harming Taiwan." Every time tensions escalate in the Taiwan Strait, it is always Taiwan that ultimately hits Taiwan. The tough countermeasures taken by the mainland have not only suppressed the "** forces", but also had an impact on Taiwan at the economic level.
"Relying on the United States to seek independence" seems to have become the habitual thinking of the Taiwan authorities, but facts have proved that such a choice will only make Taiwan more dangerous. The United States' commitment to "assist in defense" is actually serving its own strategic goals, and Taiwan may eventually become a victim of the war of the best people.
** The authorities should be soberly aware that the so-called "support" of the United States is only using the Taiwan issue to achieve its own goals. The mainland will never allow external forces to leverage the status quo of cross-strait confrontation on the Taiwan Strait issue. We will take strong countermeasures, while maintaining calm and restraint to prevent the situation from spiraling out of control.
In ***, the initiative is always in the hands of the mainland. No matter how much the United States stirs up the storm, it will not be able to change the historical trend of Taiwan's return to the motherland. Cross-strait reunification is the trend of the times, and the US strategy of "harming Taiwan" is doomed to failure. Staying calm at all times and stabilizing the situation in the Taiwan Strait is the key to maintaining regional peace and stability. [The situation in the Taiwan Strait is uncertain, and foreign interference is not tolerated. U.S.-Taiwan relations The situation in the Taiwan Strait