While the eyes of the whole world are focused on Russia and Ukraine, the United States has quietly launched small moves in the Taiwan Strait region, while provoking the two major powers of Russia and China. According to the South China Sea Strategic Watch on February 26, the US Navy destroyer Ralph Johnson is crossing the Taiwan Strait, and an EP-3E electronic reconnaissance aircraft patrols the Taiwan Strait, alerting the MOVEMENT OF the People's Liberation Army.
Earlier, Wu Chao-sup, head of Taiwan's foreign affairs department, held a video conversation with former US Defense Secretary Esper, and during the call, Wu Chao-sup openly declared that the Taiwan region is a "country" and said that the PLA's military strength is strong year by year and is ready to take action against Taiwan. Wu Zhaoxie also asked the United States for help, hoping that the United States and other "friendly" countries would provide assistance to Taiwan and continue to sell weapons and equipment to Taiwan to strengthen Taiwan's "self-defense" capability.
On the same day that Wu Zhaoxie had a "dialogue" with the former US Defense Secretary, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi made a phone call with US Secretary of State Blinken at the request, and Blinken explicitly expressed his opposition to "Taiwan independence." As soon as this remark came out, the whole Taiwan was in an uproar, because before Blinken, the Attitude of the United States toward Taiwan in public had always been "not supporting Taiwan independence," and only twice explicitly claimed to oppose "Taiwan independence." One was during then-Secretary of State Powell's visit to China, and the other was during the tenure of former US President Barack Obama. It is conceivable how much Blinken's remarks dealt a blow to the Taiwan authorities and "Taiwan independence" elements.
But the United States said that a set of skills to do a set, he dared to call the second, no one dared to be the first. After Mr. Wu asked the United States for help, the United States took advantage of the turmoil in Ukraine and sent a destroyer across the Taiwan Strait to probing along the red line drawn by the Chinese mainland. No one would have imagined that when the situation in Ukraine attracted the attention of the whole world, the United States would actually come to attack the west and wantonly interfere in the affairs of the Taiwan Strait, and when Russia was ready to counter the US sanctions measures,Chinese mainland the United States would have the leisure to provoke another big country.
On February 25, the China Maritime Safety Administration announced that from February 27, the mainland navy will demarcate a no-navigation zone in the South China Sea and conduct military training in the South China Sea.
Colonel Shi Yi, spokesman for the Eastern Theater, once said that the frequent dispatch of warships by the United States across the Taiwan Strait is a provocation to the Chinese mainland and the People's Liberation Army, and fully proves that the United States is the biggest destroyer of peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait. The Eastern Theater forces will respond to all threats at any time and have the determination, confidence and ability to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity. The Eastern Theater is always watching the actions of the United States in the Taiwan Strait, and if the United States touches China's bottom line, the PLA will not hesitate to take measures to make it remember for a long time.
Although US Secretary of State Blinken expressed his "opposition to Taiwan independence," I am afraid that it will not be the true words of the United States, which previously hoped that China could stand on the same front as the United States in the face of Russia's actions in Eastern Europe, and naturally wanted to show goodwill to China. Now that Russia has invaded Ukraine, the United States has remembered to "take care" of the emotions of the Taiwan authorities and to send a signal to the Taiwan authorities that the United States has not abandoned them and hopes that the Taiwan authorities can continue to act as a "pawn" in curbing Chinese mainland. If the United States really wants to make some trouble in the Taiwan Strait region, it will not be able to make a splash by sending only one destroyer.
Just as the so-called "anti-war is not anti-American, there will be ghosts in the heart", from Ukraine to Taiwan, and even the previous Iraq and Afghanistan, all kinds of evidence shows that the regional situation is tense, and even the outbreak of war, the United States is the biggest driving force behind it. In the situation in Ukraine and the Taiwan Strait, the reason why the United States does not dare to send troops directly as before is to be vigilant against the strength of China and Russia. This also shows that the iron still needs to be hard, as long as it is strong, it can break the careful thinking of those who have ill intentions, and can we protect our country and people.