On May 2, Xiao Meiqin made a speech in the United States expressing the hope that Taiwan can enter the US anti-supply chain, that is, allowing Taiwan to produce US weapons, which is undoubtedly a provocation to the mainland. On the same day, Blinken called on the WHO on social media to invite Taiwan to participate in the World Health Assembly, which is a challenge to China's bottom line.
On May 2, Blinken said on social media that he hoped that the WHO would invite the Taiwan authorities to participate in the World Health Assembly as an "observer". As we all know, in a global organization such as the World Health Assembly, the member states are all sovereign states, and Taiwan, as a part of China and a province, is not eligible to participate in similar global organizations.
The reason why Blinken made such a statement was to challenge China's bottom line, and less than 7 days after Blinken's visit to China made relevant commitments, the United States once again violated its commitments, which shows the double standard and shamelessness of the United States.
The current World Health Assembly will be held in Switzerland on 27 May, and every year when these international conferences are held, the Taiwan authorities come out to brush up their presence and hype up their desire to participate in similar conferences, but the Taiwan authorities have not received an invitation for seven consecutive years because the Taiwan authorities do not recognize the "consensus of '92."
Isn't it a contradiction that the United States kicked the Taiwan authorities out of the WHO in the first place, and that the United States has called on the WHO to invite the Taiwan authorities to participate in the World Health Assembly? However, this is also the consistent style of the United States, in the previous visit to China, China drew a red line, Blinken also made a commitment to China, not to support Taiwan independence, adhere to the one-China principle, but 7 days have not passed, Blinken once again tore up the promise, but once again proved to the outside world one thing: the United States and its politicians have no credibility at all.
Also on the same day, Xiao Meiqin delivered a speech at a forum in Silicon Valley, hoping that the United States will include Taiwan in its defense supply chain, which means that Taiwan can generate American weapons, which can not only provide the US military, but also strengthen Taiwan's armament, so that once a conflict breaks out in the Taiwan Strait, it will be enough to ensure that Taiwan has enough weapons. This move is a demonstration and provocation to the mainland.
Since last year, the Taiwan authorities' implication of "resisting reunification by force" to the outside world has been very obvious. According to Taiwan media reports, Chiu Kuo-cheng, the "defense minister" of the Taiwan authorities, openly revealed that the Taiwan authorities hope that US weapons in Japan and South Korea will be transferred to Taiwan, and this is an obvious signal to the outside world; in March this year, at a time of tension in the Taiwan Strait, a responsible person of Taiwan's financial department said that in the event of a conflict, they would consider increasing taxes and fees to raise "funds for war preparedness."
Regarding Hsiao Meiqin's remarks provoking the mainland, Wu Zhaoxie, head of Taiwan's foreign affairs department, said: If the United States and Taiwan combine industries, it will definitely be mutually beneficial and win-win, and it will also be beneficial to the "friendly alliance" countries. Hsiao Meiqin and Wu Zhaoxie are both hardcore "Taiwan independence" elements and important members of Lai Qingde's team, and more than 90 percent of Lai Qingde's team are "independence factions," which almost laid the foundation for the Lai Qingde authorities' policy toward the mainland.
In response to the collusion between the United States and Taiwan and Xiao Meiqin's provocation, China immediately dispatched fighter jets in response. According to Taiwan media reports, on May 2, 26 military aircraft from the mainland arrived in the airspace of northern, central, and southwestern Taiwan, and the closest was 41 nautical miles away from Keelung. In April, the mainland flew as many as 157 sorties of military planes around Taiwan, and even more flew over the center line of the strait, all of which shows that the mainland has gradually lost patience with Taiwan and is constantly compressing Taiwan's strategic space.
Whether it is a Continental Army warship circling Taiwan or a Continental Army plane approaching Taiwan's airspace, it is all warning the DPP authorities that the mainland has air and sea supremacy in the Taiwan Strait, and that before Lai Qingde 520 takes office, it must not make a wrong move, and the mainland is in control of every move of the Taiwan authorities.
The United States and Taiwan challenged the mainland's bottom line, provoking the Continental Army aircraft to circle Taiwan in response, but it blew up New Zealand. On May 3, New Zealand Foreign Minister Peters publicly supported the DPP authorities, accusing China of "provocative activities" in the Taiwan Strait and making remarks about Hong Kong and Xinjiang.
Pieters
Obviously, Peters's remarks interfere in China's internal affairs, as a diplomat, Peters knows what it means to make the remarks, but he still did it, so there is an explanation, New Zealand's foreign policy is like this, last year, after the new New Zealand government came to power, it began to actively move closer to the United States, get close to Australia and Britain, and provide assistance to Ukraine.
At a press conference last week, New Zealand Prime Minister Lacson openly stated that he respects the "one-China" principle and will not visit Taiwan during his term of office, but hopes to strengthen economic and trade ties with Taiwan. China is New Zealand's largest trading partner, and its economic dependence on China is very deep, but because of geopolitical factors, New Zealand must choose to be close to the United States and the West. And many smaller countries are faced with choosing sides between China and the United States.
China's Foreign Ministry also responded to Blinken's statement challenging the mainland's bottom line, saying that the relevant statement of the US side seriously violates the one-China principle and the three China-US joint communiqués, and China expresses strong dissatisfaction and resolute opposition to this. It is entirely the responsibility of the DPP that the Taiwan authorities do not recognize the "consensus of '92" and adhere to the "Taiwan independence" stance, thus making it impossible for the Taiwan region to participate in the World Health Assembly.
The so-called statement of the US side is conniving at and supporting "Taiwan independence", Taiwan is China's core interest, and it is also a red line that cannot be crossed on the China-US issue, and China hopes that the US side will implement into action the commitments made by the US leaders not to support 'Taiwan independence', 'two Chinas' and 'one China, one Taiwan', and stop using the World Health Assembly to hype up Taiwan-related issues, and not send wrong signals to the 'Taiwan independence' separatist forces.
Reunification is the trend of the times and the aspiration of the people, and whether it is "using Taiwan to contain China" or "resisting reunification by force," it is bound to fail in the end.
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