Earlier, the Taiwan authorities threatened to carry out a live-fire exercise in the waters around Kinmen, but this was undoubtedly countered by the mainland, and the People's Liberation Army (PLA) directly intervened and transferred the law enforcement authority in the waters around Kinmen to the Fujian Coast Guard. The Taiwan authorities did not think so and chose to continue to escalate the situation in Kinmen. As a result, in less than 24 hours, Lai Qingde received three warnings, and the Kinmen live-fire exercise directly pressed the pause button.
1. The Taiwan authorities have suspended the live-fire exercise
The Taiwan Army's "Golden Defense Department" originally planned to conduct a live-fire exercise in Kinmen and the surrounding waters on 2 July, but now it has announced that it will suspend it.
The Taiwan side explained that shooting at sea is likely to cause provocation, and in addition, the fog season is approaching, and the live-fire exercise at sea is likely to cause danger, so it changed the live-fire shooting at sea to a shooting range training on land.
The reasons given by the Taiwan authorities are undoubtedly ridiculous.
(Kinmen live-fire drill changed to land range shooting training)
After all, the mainland has warned many times about the live-fire exercise in Kinmen, but the Taiwan authorities have not canceled the plan.
Now that the shells have long been loaded, the Taiwan authorities have admitted to it and even given such a strange reason, which is obviously a bit far-fetched.
No matter what the decision of the Taiwan authorities has changed, it will be a good thing for the mainland.
First, the Taiwan military's live-fire exercise site is less than 4 kilometers away from Xiamen, and if the guns go wrong, the consequences will be unimaginable.
(Shiyu is less than 4 kilometers from Taiwan)
Second, the Taiwan military's suspension of the Kinmen exercise means that the Taiwan authorities are still rational in examining the cross-strait situation and have not taken the lead in launching the "first shot" against the mainland.
And the incident itself also conveys a positive and hopeful signal, indicating that there is still room for relaxation in cross-strait relations.
At the same time, we must not forget to maintain vigilance and a sense of danger and avoid the direct involvement of any third-party forces and any bad behavior that will lead to the escalation of cross-strait relations.
Second, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) has made two moves
As soon as the live-fire exercise in Kinmen was announced, it attracted the attention of the PLA.
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) has also directly taken two actions in response to this in order to prevent the Taiwan authorities from heating up the cross-strait situation.
First, it is necessary to strengthen the monitoring of the movements of the Taiwan military.
Earlier, a video of aerial photography of Kinmen by a mainland drone was reported.
In the video, a drone not only captured the whole picture of Kinmen's Erdan Island at close range, but also recorded the footage of the Taiwan military transporting supplies to Kinmen, and even filmed the deployment of the Taiwan army on Kinmen Island.
(Mainland China implements Kinmen dynamic monitoring through drones)
This video undoubtedly proves that the Taiwan military is preparing for the Kinmen live-fire exercise and is attempting to continue to escalate the situation in Kinmen.
What is surprising is that when the Taiwan military discovered the drone, it did not take effective precautions, but chose to flee in all directions as soon as possible.
The Taiwan authorities responded directly to the video, denying that it was preparing for the live-fire exercise in Kinmen, and asked the mainland to control the "cross-border" behavior of drones on the principle of "self-defense".
Second, military exercises should be carried out to deter them.
Earlier, the Chinese Navy announced that from 4 a.m. to 10 a.m. on April 1, military exercises would be carried out in some parts of the northern Bohai Sea, and a ban on shipping routes would be set for this.
(The People's Liberation Army conducts military exercises in the northern waters of the Bohai Sea)
The fact that the Taiwan authorities have now announced that they will suspend live-fire training in Kinmen and switch to target shooting on land undoubtedly proves that the mainland's "two-pronged" warning is effective.
3. The US plane landed in Taiwan
In the face of the Taiwan Strait issue, the United States will certainly not be lacking.
However, in this case, the United States rarely "spoke" for the mainland.
Earlier, the chairman of the "American Association in Taiwan" (AIT) said that he would visit Taiwan in the near future.
(The fifth visit of the chairman of AIT to Taiwan is just to knock Lai Qingde)
This is the fifth time that the AIT chairman has visited Taiwan in a year, and it is obviously different from the previous year's visit to Taiwan once or twice.
What is the reason for the frequent visits of high-level US officials?
Apparently because of Lai Qingde.
Lai Qingde's inaugural speech on May 20 is getting closer and closer, although the United States has long believed that Lai Qingde will follow Tsai Ing-wen to follow the line of "relying on the United States to seek independence", it is still afraid that there will be accidents.
Obviously, the AIT chairman's visit to Taiwan again this time is undoubtedly to beat Lai Qingde.
The United States' consideration of cross-strait relations can be described as quite contradictory.
On the one hand, it is hoped that Taiwan will become a pawn of the United States in its arrival with China.
On the other hand, they are afraid that Lai Qingde will be too radical and pull the United States into the water.
After all, the United States now wants to control the situation in the South China Sea on the one hand, ensure that the Philippines is under its control, and actively contain China's development.
On the other hand, it will not be able to extricate itself from Israel's "quagmire" in the short term, and it is obvious that it has no spare energy to withstand the third twist and turn brought about by the Taiwan Strait.
And Lai Qingde, who has been "beaten" by the United States, wants to show his change immediately, then the Kinmen live-fire exercise is obviously the best choice.
Fourth, the process of reunification has entered the fast lane
In 2023, there will be about 3 million cross-strait exchanges, of which Taiwan compatriots will come to the mainland to experience life 7.4 times compared with last year.
Obviously, this is an opportunity for cross-strait relations to improve, and this year will further promote cross-strait exchanges, especially exchanges between young people.
In recent years, Taiwan compatriots have gradually broken free from the "green stratosphere" of the Taiwan authorities, participated in a series of cross-strait exchange activities, and constantly entered the streets, alleys, and communities to get to know the real, three-dimensional, and comprehensive mainland with their hearts.
Compatriots who have been to the mainland have changed their previous views on the mainland, found that the mainland is completely different from the phenomenon, and have also brought back to Taiwan what they have seen and heard on the mainland, and passed on this intuitive insight to their relatives and friends around them.
(The mainland of the motherland is changing with each passing day, and cross-strait relations are constantly deepening)
Obviously, only when the mainland of the motherland changes with each passing day can the development of cross-strait relations continue to deepen and attract more and more young people from Taiwan to enthusiastically participate in the construction of the motherland.
Today, the reunification of the motherland is a historical necessity, and if the Taiwan authorities still do not have a clear understanding of the cross-strait situation, insist on going their own way, and lure the wolf into the house, it will only push Taiwan into the abyss of disaster.
Even if the two sides go to war, the innocent people on both sides of the strait will not only become victims of the conflict, but will also become victims of political games.
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