On February 1, the mainland announced that it would adjust its route to Taiwan, what does this mean for Taiwan and the United States?
US congressmen clamored that the mainland would not be allowed to take over Taiwan
After the election in the Taiwan region, news about the Taiwan issue has become a hot topic. The United States immediately stated that it did not support "** and would not allow any party to "unilaterally change the status quo", that is, it did not approve of the mainland's use of force to take over Taiwan.
Mike Johnson, speaker of the US House of Representatives, directly said in public, "The Taiwan issue is a very important topic, and the United States stands with the people of Taiwan and its Asia-Pacific allies to help defend Taiwan Island, curb Chinese mainland's armed provocations, and prevent the PLA from taking Taiwan by force." ”
In addition, US Republican Congressman Graham has also called for containing China, as long as the mainland uses force against Taiwan, it is necessary to adopt "hellish sanctions" against Chinese mainland.
Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Johnson].
Regarding the US remarks, China's attitude is that the United States should implement its commitments and will not support "** embodied in actions, immediately stop arms sales to Taiwan, China's position is as solid as a rock, and China will inevitably be reunified."
As a matter of fact, the United States not only opposes "armed reunification" but also opposes "peaceful reunification." After the end of the elections in Taiwan, the United States signed a total of 7NT$700 million arms purchase agreement. The US Navy also sent the destroyer USS Finn to intrude into the Taiwan Strait and aim its guns at the mainland. If the United States keeps "controlling" the Taiwan authorities, China will not be able to achieve peaceful reunification, and the United States can use the absurd excuse of not supporting "armed reunification" to prevent China's reunification.
In this context, Wang Yi, member of the Politburo, director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission, and minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, met with White House adviser Jake Sullivan in Bangkok, Thailand, and in the presence of Sullivan, Wang Yi pointed out that the Taiwan issue is China's internal affair, and the election in the Taiwan region cannot change the fact that Taiwan is a part of China. The US side should strictly abide by the "one-China" principle and the three China-US joint communiqués, put its commitments into action, and support China's peaceful reunification.
Wang Yi and Sullivan met in Thailand].
As far as China is concerned, the Taiwan issue is the core, the bottom line, and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, and there is no room for concession. However, the US side continues to manipulate the Taiwan issue and make erroneous remarks on the Taiwan issue, which is obviously not sincere to the mainland. However, the attitude of the US side will not affect China's plans and actions to resolve the Taiwan issue.
The mainland has fully launched the 503 route
On January 30, the Civil Aviation Administration of China announced that from February 1, the flight bias of the M503 route from north to south will be cancelled, and the operation of the M503 route connecting route from west to east will be reactivated. This route is located on the mainland side of the Taiwan Strait close to the boundary between the Shanghai and Taipei flight areas, and is within the scope of the Shanghai flight area, but it basically overlaps with the so-called "middle line of the strait" of the Taiwan authorities.
It is reported that with the continuous expansion of shipping demand, in order to improve the efficiency of airspace operation, China has formulated the M503 route. Since its release, the route has been "worried" by the Taiwan authorities, who believe that the route will have an impact on Taiwan's "security."
China Eastern Airlines passenger aircraft flight chart].
At that time, the leader of the Taiwan authorities was Ma Ying-jeou, who was in a relatively relaxed state, and in order to take care of the feelings of the Taiwan authorities, the mainland and the Taiwan side decided after consultations to move the part of Taiwan's M503 route close to the border between Shanghai and Taipei to the west by 6 nautical miles. The final actual distance was about 14 nautical miles from the boundary of the flight area. In addition, the Chinese side will only use the offset southbound route, and the northbound route and the three connecting routes will not be used for the time being. This move is not only in line with the safe distance of international civil aviation, but also gives Ma Ying-jeou face.
However, after Tsai Ing-wen came to power, she insisted on opposing the "92 Consensus," and the mainland side no longer tolerated it. In 2018, the Civil Aviation Administration of China launched the northbound part of the M503 route, which made the Taiwanese authorities "fried". The so-called "Fei'an" and "national security" issues have been hyped up, but the mainland's patience and friendship are only given to those who also uphold sincerity.
Green is the optimized M503 route, and purple is the so-called "middle line of the strait".
Now, the optimized M503 route is completely opened, and the statement of deviating 6 kilometers has been abandoned, and it is completely free to fly in the north-south and east-west directions on the mainland side of the Taiwan Strait, which is close to the boundary between the Shanghai Flying Area and the Taipei Flying Area.
China's announcement triggered a strong reaction from the Taiwan authorities, who held that the mainland had "improper military attempts." But in fact, the M503 route is only a civil route, in order to alleviate airspace congestion and ensure aviation safety. If the Taiwan authorities insist on believing that there is a problem with the M503 route, then the mainland's only purpose is to erase the fact that the so-called "middle line of the strait" does not exist at all. Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory, and China is in its own territory, so there is no need to discuss with others how it flies!
Overall, the change of the M503 route is a signal for the mainland to change its countermeasures -- compared with tough military patrols and pressure, the mainland passenger planes directly overhead can make the outside world clearly understand the essence of cross-strait integration.