At 8 a.m. on 17 April, the Taiwan military held a military exercise as scheduled at the Lijiaxi estuary in Taitung and its vicinity. In other words, it is to let the Taiwan army hold a T-91 rifle and 2 magazines, a total of 32 rounds, simulating the enemy's attack from the sea, and the Taiwan army is like the scene of Sun Monkey jumping on the beach at this time, with a proper sense of comedy.
Guo Zhengliang, a former representative of Taiwan's People's Republic of China, said: The exercise was to require the soldiers to charge and shoot targets at the same time. The charge was on a 50-meter stretch of beach, shooting in a lying and kneeling position, but some soldiers involved in the exercise said that although the distance was not far, it was not easy to charge on the beach. In addition, Guo Zhengliang also said that in addition to shooting and charging, it seems that the top level of the Taiwan military also intends to let these soldiers practice bayonets.
Cai Zhengyuan could not bear to look directly at this, and exclaimed: What era is this? Who will use such a "primitive" combat method now? If the mainland attacks Taiwan, it is bound to attack from the sea and land at the same time, for example, the air force will use armed helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles, and fighter planes, and the navy will use amphibious landing ships, landing craft, and hovercraft to transport a large number of military planes, armored combat vehicles, and troops to Taiwan Island. In the face of these large quantities of heavy weapons, the Taiwan army only intends to fight with rifles and bayonets, isn't this sending people to death?
After seeing the content of this exercise, netizens laughed and said: Is this planning to fight the Vikings? With such weapons and equipment, you still want to do something with the mainland? Isn't it whimsical?
The mainland double-clicked in a row, and the needle hit the nail on the head
Although the content of the exercise was somewhat funny, it also revealed a piece of news, that is, the Taiwan side is unwilling to work with the mainland and wants to adhere to the "Taiwan independence" policy to the end. In this case, the mainland no longer holds out hope and has directly taken two measures against Taiwan: one is to adjust the M503 route, and the other is to cancel the ECFA dividend.
Although as early as January 30, the mainland has said that it will adjust the M503 route in the future, especially the operation of the W122 and W123 connecting routes from west to east. However, judging from Taiwan's current performance, the Taiwan side did not take this matter to heart at all.
On April 19, the Civil Aviation Administration of China issued an announcement to officially launch the M503 route, W122 and W123 connecting routes from west to east.
The adjustment of this route can effectively alleviate the airspace structure of the southeast coastal area of the mainland, increase the passenger capacity, and ensure flight safety. In addition, the adjustment of the route can also reduce the flight distance, improve the punctuality of the flight, and provide customers with a safe and efficient flight experience.
Therefore, the vast majority of reasons for the use of W122 and W123 routes are flight safety concerns. The reason why this is not the whole reason is that there are also factors for the Taiwan side to see.
According to the Taiwan side, the adjustment of the route this time will blur the "middle line of the strait" and threaten Taiwan's sovereignty. After the adjustment of the M503 route, the closest point to the so-called "middle line" is only 7.8 kilometers. However, this is all mainland airspace, and the mainland can do whatever it wants. The mainland also wants to use this opportunity to tell the Taiwan side that it should not be able to recognize who the big and small kings are.
On the afternoon of the day after announcing the adjustment of the M503 route, the Ministry of Commerce of the mainland also issued an announcement announcing that from the 20th, the mainland will collect anti-dumping duties on imported polycarbonate from Taiwan. Previously, this was in the ECFA dividend, and now that the mainland has begun to collect taxes, it means that the mainland will further cancel the ECFA dividend.
The United States wants to allocate funds to Taiwan again, and Taiwan is overjoyed
Judging from these two actions of the mainland, the mainland's policy toward Taiwan is different from the past. In the past, the mainland believed that both sides of the strait were one family, and if there were any contradictions, they would sit down and discuss them well, and everything would be easy to say.
However, after observing during this period of time, it has been found that the mainland's good temper has instead become a bargaining chip for Taiwan to gain an inch. Prior to the exercise on 17 July, Taiwan had twice made a big noise about its intention to launch a live-fire exercise against the sea, and the exercise site was very close to the mainland, and it was easy to misfire if we were not careful. Taiwan's choice of an enemy very close to the mainland to carry out a live-fire exercise should not be too obvious. Although the Taiwan military is conducting a shooting exercise on the beach this time, it can also show that they are making preparations for a desperate battle with the mainland. In addition, the United States has also intervened in Taiwan affairs from time to time.
On April 21, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a new bill, one of which is related to Taiwan, and the U.S. intends to pass the "Indo-Pacific Security Supplement Act" and allocate $8.1 billion to "deal with China." In addition, $2 billion will be allocated to Taiwan and other allies for military assistance. With this money, the Taiwanese military can be better packaged, enhance its military strength, and thus better fight the mainland.
The Taiwan side is very happy about this, believing that this move by the United States is really righteous. With the help of the United States, Taiwan's military strength is expected to be enhanced and the "peace and stability" of the situation in the Taiwan Strait will be guaranteed.
The support and assistance of the United States have made the Taiwan side more and more rampant, relying on the support of others, not taking the mainland into account, in an attempt to use foreign forces to obstruct cross-strait reunification. Such acts of splitting and undermining the reunification of the motherland will not only be despised by the people, but will also be severely punished by the mainland. The adjustment and tax collection of the M503 route this time is just the beginning, and there will definitely be bigger easter eggs in the future.