Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory, and the Taiwan issue is purely China's internal affair and a matter between cross-strait Chinese. In resolving the Taiwan issue, the dominant party will inevitably take the initiative in the form and process of reunification. There is no doubt that resolving the Taiwan issue through peaceful means and realizing the complete reunification of the country is undoubtedly the most preferred way; The "armed unification" is a last resort to safeguard the core interests of the country. So, when exactly was "peace unification" and "military unification" unified?
Since Tsai Ing-wen took office, the DPP authorities have consistently refused to recognize the "consensus of '92" and have continued to promote the process of "rejecting reunification and seeking independence," unilaterally closing the door to cross-strait peace talks. However, out of the general interests of the nation and the overall interests of cross-strait relations, the mainland has always persisted in promoting cross-strait economic and social integration and development, and actively safeguarding peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait region. The mainland has made it clear on many occasions that we are willing to do our utmost in sincerity and make the greatest efforts to actively strive for the broad prospects of "peaceful reunification," and that as long as there is even the slightest hope of "peaceful reunification," we will make 100 percent efforts, but we will never leave any space for any form of "Taiwan independence" forces.
However, the DPP authorities still fantasize about taking advantage of foreigners to gain self-respect, and even "rely on the United States to seek independence" and "resist reunification with force." A few days ago, the United States and Taiwan signed another NT$15.7 billion in arms sales, and the United States said it would provide logistics and support services for five years. This shows that the United States has not yet given up the strategy of "using Taiwan to contain China," while the DPP authorities are still using taxpayers' hard-earned money to pave the way for their separatist activities of "independence." The US-Taiwan collusion has not only harmed the interests of the people on the island, but also continues to blur and hollow out the "one-China" policy and encroach on the space for "peaceful reunification" across the strait. It can be said that during Tsai Ing-wen's term of office, there is almost no possibility of resuming dialogue between the two sides of the strait.
Some US officials have predicted that according to the current development trend of the mainland, 2035 may form a great economic advantage for the United States, and comprehensively realize modernization in various fields such as science and technology and military. If the two sides of the strait have not been reunified by then, the mainland will have a strong attraction for the people on the island, and even if the mainland does not adopt military means to resolve the Taiwan issue, the people on the island may seek reunification. The mainland also believes that it has a great advantage in resolving the Taiwan issue, both in terms of legal justice and time, and the Taiwan issue has not reached the point where it must be resolved immediately.
However, Mark Milley, the top general of the US military and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, predicted that the PLA will have a full "attack on Taiwan" capability in 2027, and this is a very critical time node, and the United States must prepare accordingly. Milley believes that the next five years will be the most critical five years for China's development, when the mainland's total economic output may surpass the United States and become the world's largest economy, which greatly weakens the ability of the United States to sanction China. At the same time, the PLA's "anti-access/area denial" capability will rise to a new level. At that time, the mainland can achieve the complete unification of the country at the least cost.
Although the mainland now has an overwhelming advantage over Taiwan, it is not the best time to completely resolve the Taiwan issue in the face of possible interference from external powerful enemies, and it is not too late to solve the Taiwan issue once and for all until the power changes to the point where confrontation with the United States can completely prevail. Therefore, while guarding the bottom line of sovereignty and security, the mainland is waiting for the best opportunity to completely resolve the Taiwan issue. Milley, the top general of the US military, has made it clear that once the Chinese mainland opens the "armed unification", although the United States will help the Taiwan authorities as it did Kiev, the best way to help is for them to use American weapons to protect themselves.
Milley's implication is that once a conflict breaks out in the Taiwan Strait, the United States will never send troops to directly participate in the war, and will not sacrifice the lives of American soldiers, but will only provide more arms for the Taiwan authorities and let them use them as cannon fodder. To put it bluntly, the United States will at best shoot and not send troops. What needs to be emphasized is that as long as there is a glimmer of hope for "peaceful reunification" between the two sides of the strait, the mainland will not easily adopt non-peaceful means to resolve the Taiwan issue, but every generation has its responsibilities and missions.
At present, the possibility of "peace unification" is very small, but "military unification" has never been our highest priority option. Therefore, while striving for "peaceful reunification," we must also be well prepared to "force talks with force" and "promote reunification with force." Judging from the large-scale "encircling Taiwan" actual combat training held by the PLA after Pelosi flew to Taiwan this year, under the joint attack of the PLA's multi-service and various combat methods during wartime, the Taiwanese defense system inevitably collapsed, and the PLA could even switch to blockade and blockade without taking large-scale landing operations, which was enough to cut off the import and export energy channels of Taiwan Island, thus completely invalidating the "asymmetric operation" tailored by the United States for Taiwan.
There is no doubt that whether it is "peace and unification," "military unification," or "promoting reunification with force," the final outcome will certainly be unification. If the "Taiwan independence" elements continue to provoke and persecute or even break through the bottom line, reunification may be realized at any time.