On the occasion of the visit of senior U.S. officials to China, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi replied to a number of hot issues, among which when asked whether the mainland would choose to use military action to reunify Taiwan, Foreign Minister Wang Yi gave an answer.
Wang Yi responded to the Taiwan issue
First of all, Wang Yi cited Taiwan's history to prove that Taiwan has been an inalienable part of China since ancient times.
In 1943, the governments of China, the United States and Britain issued the Cairo Declaration, which clearly stipulated that Taiwan stolen by Japan must be returned to China.
In 1945, the Potsdam Proclamation, which ended World War II, stipulated that the provisions of the Cairo Declaration would be implemented.
Subsequently, the United Nations document Resolution 2785 also reaffirmed the China principle.
It can be said that Taiwan belongs to China and has international legal benefits.
[Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi]
Taiwan is a part of China, so the Taiwan issue is also China's internal affair, and how to realize the reunification of the motherland is the business of the Chinese on both sides of the strait.
Next, here comes the most important information. Wang Yi pointed out that we will do our utmost to strive for peaceful reunification with the greatest sincerity. At the same time, our bottom line is also clear, that is, we will never allow anyone to separate Taiwan from China in any way.
This sentence shows that "armed reunification" is our final bottom line, and the result will inevitably be cross-strait reunification, and peaceful reunification will not succeed, and we have never negated "military reunification."
At the same time, Wang Yi also pointed out that the current situation in the Taiwan Strait is generally stable, but it also faces some challenges.
Among them, the biggest challenge comes from the separatist activities of the "Taiwan independence" forces and the interference and sabotage of external forces.
This sentence must be for the Americans, the senior US officials are still in China, and Wang Yi wants to show China's attitude.
The United States keeps calling for the maintenance of peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, but in private it has stepped up the delivery of weapons and equipment to "Taiwan independence" elements, and the final result can only push up the storm in the Taiwan Strait.
Do not underestimate China's determination to defend national sovereignty and safeguard territorial integrity, and China will not allow any external forces to interfere and undermine peace across the Taiwan Strait.
It can be said that Wang Yi has completely given the US side a showdown, clarifying China's bottom line and red line, and the rest depends on what the United States does.
[Biden sends senior U.S. officials to visit China]
The United States has made frequent small moves against Taiwan
Why is Wang Yi's remarks focused on the United States?
Three days ago, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a foreign aid bill worth up to $95 billion, including a so-called $2 billion military aid budget to Taiwan, which it said was to deal with Chinese mainland.
In addition, the United States has recently moved closer to the Taiwan region in its military deployment.
First, medium-range missiles were deployed on the Philippine island, which is 40 kilometers away from Taiwan.
This was followed by a joint military exercise with the Philippines 100 kilometers from Taiwan Island. During this period, the United States dispatched the USS Roosevelt nuclear-powered aircraft carrier strike group to practice "seizing the island."
In order to provoke China, the U.S. military and the Philippines held military exercises in the waters near Scarborough Shoal.
Undoubtedly, all these actions are symbols of the United States' coveting of China's territorial sovereignty.
Even if the United States is the one who provoked the conflict, it will still put the blame on China.
[Data map of the US-Philippines maritime military exercise]
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan clamored that the United States will "take all measures to maintain peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait" and ensure that "Taiwan will be fine," and will continue to provide Taiwan with means of self-defense.
This is a naked trampling on China's red line, and Wang Yi's response is to advise the US side to settle down and not go overboard, otherwise the mainland will not be polite.
The mainland understands that the United States will not assist in the defense of Taiwan
On the other hand, however, even if the DPP is convinced that the United States will "assist in the defense" of Taiwan, the mainland also understands in its heart that once a conflict really breaks out in the Taiwan Strait, the US military will definitely be the fastest group of people.
The United States knows very well that the mainland's military strength has formed an overwhelming superiority over Taiwan, and in some military fields, it can already sit on an equal footing with the US military.
In addition, China and the United States are both nuclear powers, and even before the United States sends an aircraft carrier, it will communicate with China in advance to avoid misunderstandings.
Moreover, from the perspective of economic and global affairs, the United States has reasons why it has to "turn to China" for help.
[Suspected U.S. special forces went to Taiwan for training]
Therefore, in the event of a head-on conflict between China and the United States, the consequences are unimaginable, and in order not to confront the mainland head-on, the United States has also sent officials to Taiwan to warn Lai Qingde and force the latter to cancel the live-fire exercise in Kinmen and not to anger the mainland.
Moreover, the United States has said on more than one occasion in public that it will not support "Taiwan independence," and this is all a show of goodwill to the mainland.
All kinds of signals show that the United States will categorically not send troops to assist in the defense of Taiwan, but only to let the Taiwan people act as the front line, consume the mainland's national strength, and drag down the mainland's economy.
The mainland is clear about the careful thinking of the United States, and it has also made preparations with both hands.
On the one hand, the mainland has intensified its deterrence against the "Taiwan independence" forces, and military aircraft, warships, and coast guard have hardly simply bypassed Taiwan, demonstrating the mainland's confidence, determination, and ability to safeguard national sovereignty. Let the "Taiwan independence" forces be afraid and dare not act rashly.
On the other hand, the mainland has adopted sanctions against external forces for interfering in Taiwan, and some companies in the United States have been sanctioned by China and have suffered heavy losses. Of course, with the changes in the US move toward Taiwan, the mainland will also adopt a variety of means.
In addition, just as Wang Yi said, we must do our utmost to strive for peaceful reunification, and the mainland is also constantly strengthening cross-strait exchanges, inviting representatives of the Kuomintang to visit the mainland, and expanding the space for the peaceful development and reunification of cross-strait relations.
In short, no one can stop it, and the motherland will be reunified.