At a time when the United States continues to stir up the situation in the South China Sea and the Taiwan Strait, China has expressed its military support for Cuba, and US allies have also spoken out that they will not follow the United States to intervene in China's core interests.
The United States continues to stir up trouble in the South China Sea and the Taiwan Strait, and China militarily supports Cuba
In the Taiwan Strait, $1.9 billion in aid has been approved by Biden, and at the same time, at the "inauguration ceremony" of Lai Ching-te, the new leader of the Taiwan authorities, the United States intends to lead government personnel from other countries to participate in the support and encouragement of the "Taiwan independence" forces.
The United States has deployed medium-range missile systems to the northern Philippines
In the South China Sea, the U.S. military has deployed medium-range missile systems to the Philippines, and the missile range covers Chinese territory, and the provocation is self-evident.
In response to the arrogant actions of the United States, the Chinese side took a move, and on 15 April, He Weidong, vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, personally met with Rojo, member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and director of the Political Department of the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba.
Director of the Political Department of the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba, Rojo
The Chinese side made it clear that it will continue to firmly support Cuba in defending its sovereignty, independence and national dignity, and resolutely oppose interference in Cuba's internal affairs by external forces. We will continue to provide assistance to Cuba to the best of our ability, support the building and development of the Cuban armed forces, and work together to build a China-Cuba community with a shared future.
The BBC said that the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 caused tensions between the United States and Western countries, and that relations between Havana and Washington have not yet been completely thawed.
Cuba also maintains an armed force of 50,000 to 60,000 men
Some analysts therefore believe that China's countermeasures against the United States' use of the "intermediate-range missile" system to bring the "intermediate-range missile" system to the South China Sea is to make a high-profile visit to China by Cuban military leaders, pointing the sword at the United States, and the warning is strong.
In particular, in the statement, China made it clear that it supports the construction and development of the Cuban armed forces, does this mean that China will deploy missile systems to Cuba as a "retaliation" for the deployment of missiles by the United States in the Philippines, as the Soviet Union did in the past?
The Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 almost led to a world war
After all, the Cuban missile crisis in 1962 almost led to the outbreak of World War III, and it is impossible for China to deploy missile forces in Cuba in any case.
Dongfeng missiles
For example, providing the Cuban military with a small number of Dongfeng short-range ballistic missiles, even the oldest Dongfeng, which can cover Florida at a range, is enough to give the United States a headache for a while.
The U.S. Secretary of Defense hurriedly called to communicate with the Chinese side
Interestingly, on April 16, the day after the high-level meeting of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) high-level meeting, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin had a video call with Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun.
Austin
I have to say that this call was too late, and after the meeting between the representatives of the Chinese and Cuban military, they tried to communicate on the phone, what did they do earlier?
China's actions are very clear: if the United States is determined to deploy missiles at China's doorstep, China will not be unable to take corresponding countermeasures, and there will be more means, after all, Cuba has also been "suffering for a long time".
Lai Qingde, a more radical "Taiwan independence" than Tsai Ing-wen
On the Taiwan Strait issue, US allies have recently made clear their opposition to US interference in the Taiwan Strait, and there are still more than 20 days left before the handover ceremony between Tsai Ing-wen and Lai Qingde on the Taiwan side. With the support of the United States, the island has invited a large number of high-ranking Western officials and politicians to visit Taiwan this time, in fact, to express its support for the "Taiwan independence" forces.
The core allies of the United States have stated that they will not oppose China with the United States
The most obvious is the "Five Eyes Alliance", in which the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, and Canada have repeatedly made inappropriate remarks on the Taiwan Strait issue in recent years, with the United States as the core, and even taken substantive provocative actions.
However, there is one country in the "Five Eyes Alliance" that has stated that it will not follow the United States on the Taiwan issue, that is, New Zealand, and New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Lacson has made it clear that New Zealand respects the "one China" principle and will not violate the "one China" policy.
New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Lacson
New Zealand's statement just illustrates the hypocrisy of the United States and some of its allies, and the United States, Britain and other hardcore allies take concrete actions to interfere in the Taiwan Strait at every turn, but they often also emphasize abiding by the "one-China" principle.
This time, the New Zealand prime minister clearly pointed out that the move of sending personnel to visit Taiwan is contrary to the "one-China" policy, which undoubtedly shows the hypocrisy of the US move.
Interestingly, when America's allies say this publicly, it appears that even important Western allies of the United States have significant differences on China.
New Zealand dares to say no to the United States, there are two main factors, the first is that China and New Zealand's economic and trade cooperation is very close, New Zealand's exports and imports to China account for more than 20%, this proportion is quite high, New Zealand's farmers with a large number of votes are doing business with China, if the ruling party wants to ensure a stable political position, it must consider how to deal with China's relations.
China has imported a large amount of New Zealand agricultural products in recent years
Of course, this is not a decisive reason, after all, the total economic and trade volume between China and the United States and China and Britain is larger and the economic exchanges are closer, so people should be "anti-China" or "anti-China".
Secondly, the most important reason is that there is no economic competition between China and New Zealand, for example, like the competition between China and the United States in the chip industry, China imports the most agricultural products from New Zealand, such as milk.
The better China's economy is, the higher the demand for these high-quality agricultural products, and the more profit New Zealand makes, which is what they like to see.
After all, China and New Zealand do not have a deep hatred, and the more China develops, the more it will promote New Zealand's economy, so why bother to follow Britain and the United States to wade into troubled waters?
All in all, the US is "too confident" in the Asia-Pacific region and thinks that it has many means against China, but at this stage China can play a lot of cards, and the strength of countermeasures is not weak, and it will deal them with the unscrupulous provocations of the United States.
1. Part of the article: He Weidong met with the director of the Political Department of the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba Guangming Net