Some people are alive, but they are already dead, and Lai Qingde is facing a "death start," but the "game" has just begun? Is the Ministry of Defense ready to exert military pressure on Taiwan when it has issued the strongest voice for reunification? Caught in many battlefields, the US military still has the heart to keep an eye on China? The EU does not dare to oppose China, China is too important!
Lai Qingde's "death start", the game has just begun
The tide of the times is rolling forward, and any adverse current will only be slapped to death on the beach, and this is the case with Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party; although it retained its ruling qualifications in the election, the reunification of the two sides of the strait is the general trend of history, and Lai Ching-te has gone against the sky and has become like a dead fish on the beach.
On January 25, China's Taiwan Network published an article entitled "Suspicion of Lai and Suspicion of the United States Envelops Taiwan, and Lai Qingde's Ruling Starts with a Dead Move", the article pointed out that in the past elections in the Taiwan region, although Lai Qingde won by luck, the supporters of the Democratic Progressive Party are actually in the minority, and most people on the island do not trust Qingde's ability to govern, let alone believe that the United States will send troops to "protect Taiwan." Therefore, for Lai Qingde, he is facing a "dead start" when he comes to power.
The article is very right, although Lai Qingde was elected, he could not rise to prestige at all, and all forces on and off the island were suppressing Lai Qingde. First of all, internally, in Taiwan's current election, Lai Ching-te's support rate is only more than 40 percent, which shows that the majority of the Taiwan people do not approve of the DPP's continued rule. Moreover, in Taiwan's new Legislative Yuan, the opposition parties will also have more legislator seats than the ruling Democratic Progressive Party, and this situation will greatly reduce Lai Ching-de's power and make it impossible to respond to all calls.
Second, outside the island, not to mention, Chinese mainland is trying to exert pressure on "Taiwan independence" elements. As soon as the elections in the Taiwan region ended, Nauru announced that it would "sever diplomatic relations" with Taiwan and resume diplomatic relations with Chinese mainland instead; there is no doubt that this is Chinese mainland knocking on Taiwan; next, Tuvalu, another Pacific island country, may also have to draw a clear line with Taiwan; "Taiwan independence" is unpopular, and it is experiencing many betrayals and separations, and the number of so-called "countries with diplomatic relations" will only decrease one by one and will eventually return to zero.
Lai Qingde is facing a "death start", but in fact, the game has just begun, in addition to the diplomatic aspect, Chinese mainland can also start from the economic and military fields, creating greater pressure on the DPP to govern.
In the past few years, the DPP has been most criticized by the people on the island for its economy, because DPP officials have not only been corrupt, but have also used all their financial revenues to buy the broken copper and iron of the United States, or to send them to the so-called "countries with diplomatic relations" to seek international support. Next, Chinese mainland can continue to exert pressure on the economic aspect, such as the complete termination of the "Cross-Strait Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement", which can have a huge impact on Taiwan's economy, and at that time, the DPP can only withdraw from the political arena in an embarrassed posture.
Militarily, Chinese mainland can also put pressure on Taiwan. Previously, because the DPP colluded with the United States to provoke, Chinese mainland had actually taken control of the waters around Taiwan, and the "middle line of the strait" had completely become history; it is conceivable that as long as Chinese mainland deploys heavy troops in the Taiwan Strait, even if a firework is released, the air defense alarm in the Taiwan region will sound; in this case, the will of "Taiwan independence" elements to resist the mainland will only be gradually eroded and slowly move toward despair.
In short, some people are alive, but they are already dead, and this is the most appropriate thing to say about Lai Qingde, because "Taiwan independence" is doomed to a dead end, and as soon as Lai Qingde came to power, he has already begun to move towards the tragic fate he deserves.
The Ministry of National Defense issued the strongest voice of unification and began to exert military pressure on Taiwan
For a long time, Chinese mainland has adhered to peaceful reunification, but in exchange for the arrogance of the DPP and the rampant external forces, the hope for peace is being destroyed by the United States and the DPP authorities themselves.
According to the observer network, on January 25, Senior Colonel Wu Qian, director of the Information Bureau of the Chinese Ministry of National Defense and spokesman of the Ministry of National Defense, presided over a regular press conference; in response to a reporter's question, he said that China's reunification, Taiwan's angelica, "Taiwan independence" is highly poisonous, and there is a dead end, and the Chinese People's Liberation Army will speak with action and resolutely defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity. In addition, he also announced that the Eastern Theater of the Chinese People's Liberation Army will organize combat readiness patrols in the sea and air space around Taiwan Island in the near future to enhance the level of actual combat training of troops, and will continue to organize relevant military operations on a regular basis in the future.
The Ministry of National Defense's statement is extremely tough and almost unprecedented, and it can be said that it is a signal of readiness for military reunification with Taiwan, and Chinese mainland has made such a statement for two main reasons: First, it is to deter the United States, and if it plays the Taiwan card again, something will definitely happen.
On 24 January, the US destroyer USS Finn crossed the Taiwan Strait, during which it openly hyped up and sent wrong signals to the island, while Chinese mainland not only immediately followed the US warship on full surveillance and vigilance, but also then organized a joint combat readiness patrol of naval and air forces, vowing to speak with actions, which was to warn the United States not to mess around if it did not want to be beaten.
Lai Qingde fantasizes about "leaning on the United States to seek independence," but the United States, the savior in his mind, cannot fight for Taiwan. Although the strength of the US military is still proud of the world, but the current situation of the United States is not easy, the previous Russian-Ukrainian war emptied the United States' ammunition depot, and then there was the Palestinian-Israeli conflict that made the United States lose the hearts of the people, if Washington at this time does not know the convergence, China's military reunification of Taiwan is by no means an empty word, when the time comes, the United States has only one lid in its hand, absolutely unable to cover three pots, and a potential war in the Taiwan Strait will be a war that the United States will lose.
The second reason, the statement of the Ministry of National Defense, is the starting gun for military pressure on Taiwan. For a long time, the West has vigorously engaged in the "China threat theory"; while China insists on advocating a peaceful settlement of the Taiwan issue, Western countries have played up that Chinese mainland will choose military reunification and constantly collude with the Democratic Progressive Party on the island to provoke.
Chinese mainland has realized that under the condition that the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has been in power for a long time, the hope for peaceful reunification is becoming dim, and perhaps peace can only be truly realized by placing the forces of military reunification in front of Taiwan.
In short, China's Ministry of National Defense has issued a strong statement, which means that cross-strait reunification is not far off, and although China has always been reluctant to choose military reunification and has done its best to maintain peace in the Taiwan Strait, peace also comes at a price, and if the United States wants to fight, China will only accompany it to the end.
The U.S. military is keeping an eye on China, and the United States will lose in a war in the Taiwan Strait?
Wars are raging in many parts of the world, and "suspicion of the United States" is rampant in the Taiwan Strait, and the United States itself is very weak-minded and has begun to talk big again, threatening that the US military has the ability to suppress China. It's just that the United States says that it is keeping a close eye on China, which is a joke in the eyes of the outside world, and it is very difficult to fight the Houthis, and it will only bring humiliation on itself if it does it with China.
According to U.S. media reports, on January 24, U.S. Pentagon spokesman and Air Force Major General Pat Ryder was interviewed by the media, he said that many parts of the world are full of smoke, but the United States has not distracted China, the United States has not mobilized the resources of the Indo-Pacific Command to deal with crises in other regions, and China is still the primary challenge facing the United States.
Pat Ryder is right about one thing, that is, the U.S. military's attention to China has not diminished, and it is still paying attention to China. From the beginning of the era of former US President Barack Obama, he proposed to return to the Asia-Pacific strategy, focusing on suppressing China, and during the Biden term, the United States reached its peak of war preparedness against China, first withdrawing troops from Afghanistan in disarray, deploying more than 60% of the world's overseas troops in Asia, and then strengthening the military alliance in the Asia-Pacific region, constantly arming allies, posing a serious military threat to China.
In other parts of the world, the United States has suffered one strategic defeat after another, but the US military is like a poisonous snake, keeping an eye on China at all times. The Russian-Ukrainian war lasted for more than 600 days, and Ukraine's resistance gradually dissipated, and the United States would rather break its promise and abandon Ukraine than use the power of the Asia-Pacific region to change the situation in Eastern Europe. Including in the Middle East, the Houthis have made the United States lose face, and a local armed force that fights in slippers can blockade the Red Sea, leaving the United States helpless, but the United States still has not diverted its attention and has not transferred a single soldier from the Asia-Pacific region.
However, even if the United States uses all its resources to start a war in China's Taiwan Strait, there will be no possibility of victory. You know, since the era of the industrial revolution, manufacturing is the cornerstone of all civilization forces, strong industrial manufacturing capacity, not only a symbol of economic development, but also synonymous with war potential, and China has long been the world's first industrial power, industrial output value than the United States, Japan, Germany these traditional industrial powers combined, even if the United States has a deep stock advantage, but also can not withstand the world's first industrial giants.
Just imagine, if China produces weapons and ammunition in the same way that it produced masks, once a war starts, what a terrible saturation blow will be suffered on US military assets, and the military myth that the US military is proud of is just a joke in front of China.
The thinking of the United States is still stuck in the period when the United States and the Soviet Union were vying for hegemony, just as the United States was focused on confronting the Soviet Union in Europe at the beginning, and now it is also keeping an eye on China in Asia, but China's Taiwan issue is the core interest, and China's reunification is also different from the struggle for hegemony among major powers.
The EU does not dare to oppose China, China is too important?
In the global strategy of the United States, the EU is regarded as the most powerful ally and a partner in suppressing China, but although the EU is shouting slogans quite vigorously, when it really wants to attack China, it is retreating and seems to be a little afraid to oppose China.
According to the Financial Times, on January 24, the European Union released a package of European economic security to strengthen the control of foreign direct investment and sensitive technology exports.
It is not difficult to guess that the reason why the EU is anti-China is that the United States, through NATO, has achieved deep control over Europe. Since the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian war, NATO's presence has become stronger and stronger, and it has replaced the European Union and dominated the political direction of many European countries, so although China is 108,000 miles away from Europe, the EU is still suppressing China's economy in the name of regional security.
The EU's suppression of China's economy has long been premeditated by some European politicians. Previously, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has repeatedly called for de-risking China-EU economic cooperation, the main measures are to strengthen the censorship system, refuse Chinese investment in Europe's critical infrastructure, and prohibit EU countries from exporting advanced technology to China.
The European economic security package was supposed to be the policy carrier of the EU's anti-China tendencies, but now, after the EU plan was launched, it did not include a concrete policy aimed at China, which made some anti-China elements quite disappointed.
There are two reasons why the EU is anti-China, seeing the United States' face raised high, but now it is gently lowered, the first is that China's economy has a strong attraction, and the EU cannot afford to lose China. In the past 40 years, China's economy has completed a miraculous take-off and has always been the engine of the world economy, so China has also become the world's largest trading country, which can be said to be another center of the world economy.
After the Russian-Ukrainian war, European industry has already suffered a heavy blow to the loss of cheap energy from Russia, and now if it is decoupled from China, it will be difficult for European countries to avoid falling into recession.
Another reason is that it is difficult to coordinate within the EU and form an anti-China united front. Although many countries in the European Union are puppets of the United States and look forward to Washington, there are also many countries that insist on independence and are unwilling to follow in Washington's footsteps, such as Hungary is one of the models.
In the final analysis, the EU does not dare to oppose China, or because China is too important, and any economy in the world, once it loses China, will suffer a heavy blow, and in this case, the West's attempt to isolate China will only expose its own stupidity.