As soon as the Chinese and US defense ministers reached a talks, the United States turned its face! Less than 12 hours after the Chinese and US defense ministers ended their phone call, the US military plane once again sailed through the Taiwan Strait and openly made a loud noise. I have to say that the United States has once again staged a drama for the whole world in which "turning the face is faster than turning the book".
Recently, the Chinese and US defense ministers resumed their phone call again after 18 months to exchange views on topics of common concern. During the phone call, Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun once again stressed that the Taiwan issue is the core of China's core interests, and China's core interests must not be damaged. The People's Liberation Army (PLA) will never allow all "Taiwan independence" separatist activities and external connivance and support.
Austin also made a pledge, saying that the United States remains committed to the long-standing one-China policy of the United States, reiterating the importance of peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait. He also said the United States will continue to fly, sail and operate "safely and responsibly" wherever international law allows, stressing the importance of respecting the high seas guaranteed by international law, particularly freedom of navigation in the South China Sea.
On the surface, the United States seems to be really concerned about the regional security situation, but let's not forget the ugly face of the United States in "saying one thing and doing another"; in fact, the United States has not given up its stance of containing and suppressing China, and is still testing China's core interests and demonstrating its military presence in the Asia-Pacific region.
No, less than 12 hours after the end of the phone call between the defense ministers of the two countries, the US Navy once again used a P-8A anti-submarine patrol plane to directly pass through the Taiwan Strait to argue with China. However, it is not surprising at all, the PLA has not dealt with the US military, has too many lessons from the past, and knows the careful thinking of the US military. The Eastern Theater immediately organized and dispatched a large number of warplanes to monitor and monitor the US plane's transit and handle it in accordance with laws and regulations, and the theater troops also maintained a high degree of vigilance at all times to resolutely defend national sovereignty and security and regional peace and stability.
It is worth noting that the US Navy's Seventh Fleet has stated that the US Navy's Seventh Fleet is aimed at conducting operations in the Taiwan Strait in accordance with international law and safeguarding the navigation rights and freedoms of all countries. The appearance of US military planes in the Taiwan Strait at this time is nothing more than to support the DPP and exert pressure on the Chinese People's Liberation Army.
In recent months, Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities have made constant small moves, and the frequent military exercises can be said to be very targeted, and in order to make the "Taiwan independence" elements on the island thoroughly understand the reality, the PLA has once again conducted targeted drills. According to Taiwan's defense department, the PLA J-10, Y-8, unmanned aerial vehicles and other aircraft types made a total of 18 sorties, of which 11 flew over the so-called "center line of the strait" and entered the airspace of northern, central, and southwestern Taiwan.
In this regard, the US media will certainly not let go of China's opportunity to smear China, and immediately began to hype that Chinese mainland is continuing to increase military pressure on Taiwan, deploying warships and aircraft around Taiwan almost every day, and the Continental Army aircraft often cross the so-called "middle line of the strait." He even threatened that the countdown to the takeover of Taiwan by force by Chinese mainland had begun. Obviously, whether it is the US media repeatedly smearing China or the US military plane openly sailing through the Taiwan Strait, the careful thinking behind this series of actions could not be more obvious, that is, to support Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and to exert pressure on the activities of the People's Liberation Army in the Taiwan Strait.
However, in the face of a large number of military planes dispatched by the PLA, the US military planes also knew each other and did not mess around, and they crossed the Taiwan Strait as soon as possible throughout the whole process, and there were no superfluous movements, because they understood very well that the Chinese side was not making a joke in dispatching a large number of military planes, and the airspace above the Taiwan Strait was not very large, and if the US patrol planes dared to mess around in the process of crossing the Taiwan Strait, our military planes could completely include them in their own attack range, and the possibility of shooting them down by fire could not be ruled out, so that it would not come back!
Even though the US military plane quickly crossed the Taiwan Strait and did not make any unnecessary moves on the way, the US P-8A antisubmarine patrol plane's move through the Taiwan Strait still harmed the mainland's sovereignty and legitimate rights and interests and aggravated regional tensions. In recent years, although China has repeatedly stated its position, the US has never put its statement of no support for "Taiwan independence" into practice, constantly sending wrong signals to "Taiwan independence" forces, provoking China in the Taiwan Strait, and exacerbating the crisis.
It can be seen from this that although the United States is committed to seeking the resumption of high-level telephone calls with the Chinese side, it still adheres to the consistent style of "saying one thing and doing another." If Sino-US military relations are to be stable and far-reaching, deepening, and solid, the key still depends on whether the United States can truly abide by the principle of Sino-US exchanges in action.