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Once again, tensions have reached a stalemate, this time triggered by the February 14 spark"Vicious collision"。To this day, the incident has been going on for more than 20 days, and no solution has been found. Today, let's review the ins and outs of this incident. On February 14, a mainland fishing boat was detained by Taiwan in the waters near Taishi"Coast Guard"The vessel collided and capsized, causing several people to fall overboard, and the situation was critical for a time. This incident has triggered the intensification of cross-strait contradictions. Soon after the incident, the Taiwan authorities dispatched high-level officials to make a special report to the legislature. However, opposition groups have fiercely attacked this, accusing the authorities of being ruthless and hypocritical in handling the incident. 
Judging from the contents of the report, the Taiwan authorities' stance on this incident is very tough. They refuse to admit any fault and are unwilling to disclose the truth of the incident; There is no plan for an apology or accountability. Instead, they put the full blame on the mainland's negligent management"Three nos"Fishing vessel. The Taiwan authorities claim that the reason why the mainland fishing boat capsized was because of its so-called so-called operation"Serpentine maneuver";And the stage"Coast Guard"The law enforcement is out of:"Illegal fishing is outlawed"There is nothing wrong with it. After the incident, the two sides of the strait held several rounds of talks on this matter, but regrettably, after 15 rounds of negotiations and consultations, the two sides still failed to reach an agreement. A senior Taiwan figure pointed out on 4 March that the Taiwan side had secretly made up its mind to insist that there was nothing wrong with the Taiwan side, so it would not apologize to the mainland. Under these circumstances, there is no point in continuing cross-strait talks. Sure enough, on March 5, the mainland negotiating delegation and the fishermen's families decided to return to the mainland in great disappointment. 
In this regard, the Taiwan authorities only stated"It's a pity", and does not care whether the mainland side accepts the status quo or not. Some commentators believe that the Taiwan authorities' move is to deliberately create an incident in the hope that the mainland side will be angry"Reconquest"Kinmen and Matsu, which in turn triggered the involvement of the United States and made the United States come forward"Defend Taiwan"。There is even news that the ** authorities are secretly happy to see the mainland directly"Eat"Golden Horse, so that it can be realized in the future"**"Target. Earlier, a former legislator revealed that the United States judged that Kinmen and Matsu would not be able to defend it, so in the past, it also hoped that Taiwan would only defend the island of Taiwan and Penghu. 
In the face of the hard-line attitude of the Taiwan authorities, the mainland will naturally not sit idly by. In addition to the coast guard vessels continuing to routinely patrol and enforce the law in the waters of the Taiwan Strait, a number of large dredging vessels have recently appeared in the waters of Kinmen, which is believed to be in preparation for the opening of new sea lanes in the future. Two scholars even issued stern warnings that if the Taiwan authorities continue to act recklessly, the mainland will have no choice but to escalate its countermeasures, and even does not rule out the possibility of directly using force. As a matter of fact, what the Taiwan authorities may take against the mainland"Countermeasures"The action is also quite worrying. Desk"Minister of Defense"Qiu Guozheng expressed his concerns in an interview, saying that despite the claims of the Taiwanese military"Won't meddle"But if the mainland really revokes Taiwan's law enforcement powers in the Taiwan Strait step by step, how should Taiwan respond? 
Mr. Qiu said he had been worried about the situation for years. In particular, if the mainland were to limit Taiwan's power in the waters near Penghu and the island, it would be an even more serious challenge. Generally speaking, due to the hard-line stance of the Taiwan authorities, the matter was resolved through negotiations"2.14 vicious collisions"The opportunity has been closed for the time being. This means that the mainland side does not rule out taking tougher countermeasures, and the situation is still likely to escalate further. So, how will the cross-strait situation develop next? Will the Taiwan authorities make adjustments? We'll see.