According to a statement issued by the US State Department, US Deputy Secretary of State Campbell and Lithuanian Landsbergis met in Washington. In the conversation, the two mentioned how the situation in the Indo-Pacific region affects the Euro-Atlantic region, discussed their respective policies toward China, and reiterated "the importance of maintaining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait," the statement said. Campbell also mentioned that the United States supports Lithuania in countering Chinese mainland's "coercion."
China's relations with Lithuania have been seriously damaged by the so-called "Taiwan representative office" issue, and the Chinese side has also announced that it will downgrade its relations with Lithuania to the level of chargé d'affaires and suspend Lithuanian visas to China; after China resumed its visas to Lithuania, Lithuania not only did not have any repentance, but poured dirty water on Chinese mainland many times and maintained close relations with the Taiwan authorities. The US side has enlisted Lithuania in hyping up the Taiwan issue, obviously in an attempt to use Lithuania as a shield and win over more anti-China forces, with the intention of increasing the momentum of "Taiwan independence".
The Taiwan authorities are very pleased with the statements made by the United States and Lithuania. Taiwan's foreign affairs department claimed that the United States has recently conveyed its support for peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait with Lithuania, the Czech Republic, Germany, and other like-minded countries, and the Taiwan authorities welcome and thank them. The Taiwan authorities also said that Chinese mainland's "coercion" has been highly concerned by the international community, and called on other countries to "unite to face challenges".
Whenever a country hypes up the Taiwan issue, the Taiwan authorities will come out and shout it in order to show their sense of existence. This also proves that without the connivance and support of the anti-China interference forces, the DPP authorities and the "Taiwan independence" separatist forces would not have any soil for survival at all. At present, the situation in the Taiwan Strait is tense, the aftermath of the capsizing of the fishing boat in Kinmen has not yet been settled, and the Taiwan Strait Patrol Department and the mainland coast guard are in a-for-tat confrontation, and friction is likely to break out. Moreover, it has only been a little over a month since Lai Qingde came to power, and Lai Qingde's inaugural speech may cause serious damage to cross-strait relations. Knowing that the mainland will not tolerate any form of "Taiwan independence" separatism, the DPP authorities can only hope for the so-called support of the outside world if they want to survive the transfer of power in a stable manner.
According to a press release issued by the Taiwan authorities, Lai Ching-te said during his visit to Taoyuan City to visit the telecommunications industry that he will take office as the leader of the Taiwan region on May 20 this year, and his duty is to ensure that Taiwan's policies are seamlessly integrated and continue to advance steadily. Lai Qingde mentioned that after taking office, he will "safeguard Taiwan's security" and continue to develop Taiwan's semiconductor industry, and hopes that the entrepreneurs present here can give him support and help him meet various challenges.
The most obvious manifestation of Lai Ching-de's so-called "safeguarding Taiwan's security" was the air defense drill held by the Taiwan military on the same day. According to media reports on the island, Taiwan's air defense missile unit and naval unit held an "overall air defense operational plan exercise." Sun Lifang, spokesman for Taiwan's defense department, said that the "threat of the enemy's situation" is constantly increasing, and combat training is an important duty of the Taiwan military, so it is very important to enhance the overall combat effectiveness, and he hopes to enhance the overall air defense combat capability. In addition, Taiwan's administrative departments have also approved the "Coast Guard Readiness Plan," which will invest NT$8 billion to complete the maintenance of warships and enhance the combat effectiveness of the coast guard departments.
Recently, there has been a lot of news about the timing of the mainland's use of force against Taiwan, and the DPP authorities are naturally extremely nervous. Whether it is holding air defense drills or strengthening the combat capability of the coast guard departments, the pertinence is quite obvious. It seems that after the mainland has repeatedly stressed the need to fight for "independence" and promote reunification, the DPP authorities still have not given up their intention of "resisting reunification by force" and are trying to unite with external forces to obstruct the reunification process. In reality, however, most of the "support" of those Western countries for the DPP authorities is only lip service, and the DPP is simply unable to maintain its illusions with the broken copper and iron sent by the United States.