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From the 50s to the present, the United States has introduced a policy of "using Taiwan to govern China and using Taiwan to contain China". And together with the so-called "allies", the so-called "first island chain" was set up, intending to contain China in the "first island chain".
With China's strength, it has already been able to liberate Taiwan and break through the so-called "first island chain", but China has not done so.
It is because China, as a big country with a history of 5,000 years, has a wisdom and political pattern beyond ordinary countries.
China understands that the essence of the Taiwan issue is a contest between two major powers, China and the United States, and China will not let the United States lead the way, and what China wants to do is a chess player.
When will Taiwan be liberated? How to liberate? How to view the "first island chain" is up to the Chinese themselves.
The "first island chain" in vain
In order to encircle the countries of the Asian continent and deter China, the Soviet Union and other countries. In 1951, U.S. Secretary of State Dulles first proposed the "first island chain" plan.
US General MacArthur called the "first island chain" an "unsinkable aircraft carrier" that can always play a supervisory and deterrent role.
The "first island chain" includes: the Philippine Islands, Taiwan Island, Okinawa Island, Japan Islands, etc.
The fundamental intention of the so-called "first island chain" set up by the United States is to impose a comprehensive blockade on China from political, military, trade, economic and other aspects.
But today, for the United States, the "first island chain" is only a symbolic political significance, and the military significance has been greatly reduced.
The diminished military significance of the "first island chain" is due to the fact that China has risen and has been able to compete strategically with the United States, and China has long learned to "survive in a desperate situation."
The United States blocks China in the east, and China can use Pakistan's sea access, Burma's sea access, and Thailand's Kra Isthmus from the west.
Eighty percent of the ships that pass through the Strait of Malacca every day are Chinese. The United States is encircling in the east, and China is forging a different path in the west.
China's practice of not playing cards according to the "routine" has forced the United States to invest more economic and military resources and two-way containment work, but this practice will only consume its own national strength.
Militarily, China has already deployed countermeasures along the eastern coast, including many advanced aircraft carriers, ships and long-range multiple rocket launchers.
Perhaps, one day, the United States will fall into the trap it has set itself. When I understand it, it is difficult to ride a tiger, which is the so-called: cocoon self-binding.
It is pinned down by the first island chain
The United States provoked the Russian-Ukrainian war in Europe, dragged Russia into the quagmire of war, and successfully harvested Europe.
Now he has a ghost in his heart and sets up the "first island chain". The uneasy and kind United States wants to turn Taiwan into a "second Ukraine, to achieve the purpose of containing China and containing China, so as to continue to maintain its status as the world's hegemon."
With today's Chinese military strength, once a war breaks out, there will be no continuous supply on the islands, and the land area will not have enough strategic support.
The "first island chain" cannot withstand the first wave of China's fierce attacks, let alone contain China.
It will not take more than a minute for China to break through the "first island chain", and the United States can only rush across the distant ocean, and there is simply no time to support.
Even if the United States has support, it will be within the coverage of China's firepower, and it will only suffer heavy losses. In the end, let it consume itself, and it will be dragged down.
The "first island chain" has also eventually become a pawn for China to restrain the United States in the Pacific. To some extent, the "first island chain" has become a "pig teammate" of the United States.
Therefore, in the face of frequent military actions by the United States and its allies in the "first island chain", China is not moving because it allows the United States to be consumed by the "first island chain" and contain it.
Breaking through the "first island chain" to lock Taiwan military exercises
All along, the United States has been playing the game of "two-faced" in dealing with the Taiwan issue.
On August 2, 2022, the United States allowed its No. 3 political figure, Perousine, to visit Taiwan in an attempt to scramble evidence.
However, on November 4, when the Chinese and US heads of state met in Bali, Biden vowed to "adhere to the one-China principle."
The most shameful thing is that the United States has also continuously upgraded its military ties with Taiwan and sold offensive weapons to Taiwan.
The United States has also threatened to send several hundred U.S. troops into Taiwan to train the Taiwanese military, conduct war drills, and provide relevant advice.
This treacherous behavior of the United States and using the "Taiwan card" to get benefits from China will sooner or later make him confirm an old Chinese saying, that is, "playing with fire must set itself on fire."
Chairman Mao once said: Although you have atomic bombs, I am not afraid of you, I will hit my grenades. I will identify your weaknesses, seize the moment with ingenuity, and finally let you know how good I am.
When New China was just founded and was worried about internal and external troubles, it did not fear the United States. In the Korean War, a beautiful "battle for the founding of the country" was fought.
Now that China has risen rapidly and ranks second in the world in terms of GDP, there is no need to fear the United States, but the United States is afraid of China to balance it.
In response to Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, China announced an island round-the-island exercise from August 2 to August 7, 2022.
From August 4 to August 7, 2022, live firing was carried out in a specific area. China has not only dispatched aircraft carriers such as the Shandong and Liaoning ships and more than 10 destroyers.
In addition, all kinds of new bombers were dispatched, and new long-range box rocket launchers flew directly over Taiwan, and the Taiwan authorities were like frightened birds and did not know what to do.
China's exercise to encircle Taiwan Island has crossed the so-called "first island chain" and "middle line of the strait" drawn by the United States without authorization.
But the United States did not dare to step forward, and the Reagan ran to the Sea of Japan. The US move is simply a joke on the lives of the people of Taiwan. Even Pelosi flights changed course.
The people on the island were boiling with resentment, sneering at the Taiwan authorities, and accusing Tsai Ing-wen of being a sinner through the ages.
The military strength displayed by China's island-locking exercise surprised developed countries in Europe and the United States, and they had to think about how the Korean War turned the US military into a "mental illness."
This has played an unprecedented deterrent effect on the US-led external interference forces that undermine the motherland's unity.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres affirmed his commitment to UN General Assembly Resolution 2758: "Abide by the one-China principle."
In the face of Pelosi's escape, most countries in the world have condemned her, saying that she has created chaos in order to achieve the ulterior secret of the United States.
The trumpet of unification has been sounded
Whether in ancient times or in modern times, groups of people with lofty ideals have made long-term and unremitting struggles and made tremendous sacrifices for the liberation of Taiwan, and Taiwan has never left the embrace of the motherland.
On October 1, 1949, Chairman Mao stood on the tower of Tiananmen Square and proclaimed with great imperation: "The People's Republic of China has been established today."
This also officially declares that the People's Republic of China is the sole legitimate government of China and that Taiwan is only under the jurisdiction of the People's Republic of China.
On 25 October 1971, the mainland officially resumed its lawful seat in the United Nations. Resolution 2758, adopted by the United Nations, clearly states that Taiwan is an inalienable part of China.
Any form of separatist acts of "Taiwan independence" and acts undermining the reunification of the motherland violate the purposes of the UN Charter and the provisions of international law on national sovereignty.
At the 20th Party Congress, the Chinese government once again stated that the Taiwan issue is Chinese its own affair and Chinese solve it itself behind closed doors.
The Chinese people insist on realizing Taiwan's peaceful reunification with the greatest sincerity and utmost efforts, so that the Taiwan people can return to the embrace of the motherland at an early date.
However, with regard to the external interference forces led by the United States and a small number of stubborn "Taiwan independence" elements, do not have the illusion that China will give up force.
The "first island chain" set up by the United States, announced that the US military would enter Taiwan, and the Taiwan authorities approved the threat of firing on the mainland.
China was not afraid, and the US and Taiwan authorities waited for the news of the Ministry of Defense announcing preparations for war.
The United States is also afraid of China's tough statement, and does not really want to go to war with China. The United States is only constantly testing China's bottom line to achieve its goal of "using Taiwan to control China" and forcing China to change its strategy.
In fact, it is not that China cannot liberate Taiwan, China has long become an influential power in East Asia.
However, since ancient times, China has had a fine tradition of "putting the people first", and China is most concerned about the safety of Taiwan's more than 20 million people, who are also the sons and daughters of China.
China's liberation of Taiwan is only in a minute, but the war is won, the suffering is the people, and the damage is Taiwan's economy.
There are also many high-tech industries in Taiwan, such as semiconductors and chips.
If the real force takes over Taiwan, these high-tech enterprises can easily become ruins, which will not be worth the loss for China.
Therefore, in the face of the Taiwan issue, the mainland should try its best to remain calm and restrained, display extraordinary political wisdom, fight without bloodshed, and strive for peaceful reunification with the greatest sincerity, with the greatest efforts, and at the lowest cost.
At present, all countries in the world are very nervous about the heating up of the Taiwan Strait issue, for fear that if a gun goes wrong, Asia will become chaotic again.
On May 8, 2023, the foreign ministers of China and the United States met in Beijing, and Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang reminded the US side of Biden's statement on the Taiwan issue in Bali.
It is hoped that the US side will bear in mind the three Sino-US joint communiques at the beginning of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States, and should earnestly uphold the "one-China principle" instead of saying one thing and doing another. At the same time, reject the new Cold War and abandon zero-sum thinking.
From May 10 to May 11, 2023, Wang Yi, Director of the Foreign Affairs Office of China, and Sullivan held several meetings in Austria, where the two sides discussed hot issues in the international community.
Wang Yi reiterated that the US side should implement its opposition to "Taiwan independence" in a down-to-earth manner, and China and the United States should jointly safeguard world peace, seek common ground while reserving differences, and achieve mutual benefit and win-win results.
Taiwan's return to the embrace of the motherland is the greatest wish of compatriots on both sides of the strait. A peaceful return is all the more in the interests of compatriots on both sides of the strait.
Therefore, we still strive to achieve Taiwan's peaceful return with the greatest sincerity.
If external forces and a very small number of "Taiwan independence" elements continue to act unscrupulously, pursue Taiwan independence, provoke disputes, and undermine stability and peace in the Taiwan Strait.
Chinese people will never agree, high-tech weapons have not yet been put on the field, just blocking Taiwan is enough to be fatal and make it submit without a fight.
The reunification of the motherland is the trend of the times, and if external forces and a very small number of "Taiwan independence" elements are obsessed, they will inevitably "block the car with their arms and kill themselves."
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