Tsai Ing-wen's boldness, has it really become bigger?
According to media reports, the defenders of Kinmen, Fujian Province, said they conducted a live fire on August 30 to drive a drone off the mainland. Moreover, it is said that they really achieved their goal, and the drone flew away in the direction of Xiamen at 6 p.m. on the same day.
More details on this situation have yet to be confirmed. But as far as the current information is concerned, the mainland drone has not suffered any damage. Moreover, it is very likely that the flight was only because the purpose of the flight was achieved, and it was left by itself. In this regard, many people in Taiwan said: It seems that there is not much difference between your live-fire shooting and the stone thrown earlier.
The reason why the Taiwan people say this is because earlier a video of Kinmen soldiers "throwing stones" at the mainland drone caused great concern on both sides of the strait.
In the video, a mainland drone clearly captures a guard post of the Golden Gate garrison. After the drone was found, a Taiwan soldier reacted quickly: he picked up a stone and threw it at the drone. After the video was released, the Taiwan military was mercilessly ridiculed by the people on the island, and Tsai Ing-wen was humiliated and lost home this time.
In fact, looking at Tsai Ing-wen's various attitudes since the mainland's military exercises around the island, we can clearly find out the various "weak hearts" of the DPP authorities.
When the military exercise was carried out, Tsai Ing-wen first pretended to calmly continue to participate in various activities, and publicly said: "There is no need for military exercises!" But after the people's anxious shouts, she quickly assured the people that they would not stimulate the mainland again.
However, shortly after making such a pledge, Tsai Ing-wen turned around and actively promoted several arms purchases with the United States. On August 30, the media also broke the news that the United States would launch a new round of arms sales to Taiwan, with a total price of up to $1.1 billion. This total price is far more than ever.
In the current economic situation of Taiwan, Tsai Ing-wen has given a "fierce medicine" to such an arms purchase. Moreover, these weapons include 160 offensive weapons. Even the Sidewinder air-to-air missiles are in the military purchase list.
From this point of view, we can just listen to the words of the "Taiwan independence" people, and they are not worthy of trust at all. In order to make the American masters happy and to extract their own political capital, they made it clear that they wanted to make a mistake to the end. Even if the mainland reminds them again and again, they have no intention of turning back.
Perhaps because she thinks that she has the support of US arms sales, coupled with the visits of many foreign politicians, Tsai Ing-wen's activities have become more and more high-profile in recent days. In this case, it is not surprising that the Golden Gate defenders fired live ammunition at the mainland drones.
In view of this situation, many military scholars and media on the mainland have said at present: This is a malicious provocation, and Tsai Ing-wen is too bold. In this regard, the lieutenant's view is:
First of all, as far as the current information is concerned, the drone that flew over this time should be a civilian drone. But whether it is civilian or military, one thing is certain: Taiwan is China's territory, and it is really not a big deal for us to fly in the past. This is happening today and will likely happen often in the future. Just as the PLA's military operations around the island will become the norm, "Taiwan independence" must learn to adapt.
Secondly, in the early days, whether it was Pelosi's channeling of Taiwan or some unscrupulous politicians abroad, Tsai Ing-wen played the "political card". This live-fire behavior may mean a change in the DPP's efforts, that is, it hopes to curry favor with the United States and attract the US side to increase its weight on the Taiwan issue by breaking the existing cross-strait situation and continuing to provoke the mainland. At that time, even if the United States does not want to get involved too deeply in essence, it may have to do it. If this is the case, the situation in the Taiwan Strait will escalate again.
As for the extent to which it has escalated, Mr. Hu Xijin, a former special commentator of the Global Times, who has always paid great attention to the situation in the Taiwan Strait, also expressed his views on this. Hu Xijin said something in the comments:
"Now strictly speaking, the Taiwan military has fired the first shot, which is very serious. If the Taiwan military dares to shoot down the mainland drone next, it will be even worse and more serious, constituting an extremely dangerous precedent with unpredictable consequences. By doing so, the Taiwan military means that the mainland will have a reason to fire live ammunition at a target on the Taiwan side, and destroy and shoot it down. ”
From a military point of view, what Mr. Hu said makes sense. As for the "certain target" that we have reason to attack with live ammunition mentioned in his words, from the current situation, it will certainly not be civilian equipment, but a military target that poses a certain threat to the mainland. If we really reach this step, we may not be far from the reunification of the motherland.
On the Taiwan issue, there is no room for negotiation. The current grim situation is all a consequence of the collusion between the United States and the "Taiwan independence" elements, who have let things go to this step step by step. Chinese people's liberation army has the ability and courage to thoroughly resolve the Taiwan issue. Here, the lieutenant also advised the "Taiwan independence" elements not to challenge the mainland's bottom line any longer, and not to concede for themselves.