Before you know it, there are only 10 days left before Lai Qingde takes office, and now the so-called 520 Lai Qingde's inauguration ceremony will be a very sensitive point in time for both sides of the strait!
Just recently, in an interview with reporters, U.S. Indo-Pacific Commander Aquilino publicly warned the DPP authorities, saying that the PLA may make big moves against Kinmen and Matsu around 520, and Taiwan's defense department should be prepared in advance!
Although I don't know whether what the former Indo-Pacific commander said is grounded, according to the urine nature of Taiwanese politicians, once the Americans speak, whether it is true or not, they must at least take action, but Qiu Guozheng's successive statements made the incoming Lai Qingde feel like he was on pins and needles!
The frequent activities of the People's Liberation Army in the waters near Taiwan also seem to indicate that with the arrival of 520, the game drama between the two sides of the strait is about to begin! So will the People's Liberation Army really make a big move on Kinmen and Matsu before and after 520? What did Qiu Guozheng say that made Lai Qingde nervous?
What did Qiu Guozheng say?
You must know that Qiu Guo is a person in charge of the defense department who was born in the military from the ground up, although during his tenure in office, Taiwan's defense department did not say anything tough when facing the mainland. However, from the perspective of Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities, Qiu Guozheng's performance in the game with the mainland is quite qualified!
Qiu Guozheng's resignation was actually his voluntary resignation, and some people said that his resignation was because of his son's scandal, and some people said that it was because Qiu Guozheng and Lai Qingde were at odds, and even if he did not resign, Lai Qingde would find someone to replace him.
In fact, however, the biggest reason for Chiu Kuo-cheng's resignation may be that he is bored with this post that is facing countless pressures, and Chiu Kuo-cheng once said in his speech that Taiwan's defense departments are now under tremendous pressure, and he cannot sleep all day and night.
The pressure faced by the defense department is naturally the pressure on the mainland when the mainland sends military planes and warships to patrol Taiwan after the Taiwan authorities have frequently provoked the mainland.
Originally, there was a vacancy in Taiwan's pilot staff, but now in the face of the mainland's frequent incursions into Taiwan's airspace, pilots have taken off again and again to track and monitor Taiwan. The mainland can send a large number of planes every day to train pilots, but Taiwan's defense department is suffering from this!
As the supreme leader of Taiwan's defense department, Chiu Kuo-cheng can be said to be very clear about the background of Taiwan's armed forces, and he knows that in the event of a conflict with the mainland, Taiwan's defense department will not be able to win at all.
Therefore, in the contest and game with the mainland army, Qiu Guozheng must be careful and careful! If the attitude is too soft, it will make the DPP authorities in Taiwan feel dissatisfied, and if the attitude is too tough, they are afraid that they will directly anger the mainland PLA.
Therefore, the role of the number one leader of Taiwan's defense department is definitely that grandma does not love uncle and uncle, and Taiwan itself does not have much family wealth in its hands, but the Taiwan authorities have to pretend to be a big man in front of the mainland, which makes Qiu Guo like walking on thin ice!
Qiu Guozheng is now finally able to shake off this burden, so as for the United States to remind the mainland to take action against Kinmen and Matsu, his mentality is that as long as you don't do it during my term of office, you can do whatever you want.
Therefore, Qiu Guozheng's answer is that we can only try to prevent these things from happening, but the military initiative between the two sides of the strait is in the hands of the mainland, and Taiwan's defense department has no way to stop it!
As for Taiwan's legislators' move to Taiping Island on May 18 to inspect the move, Qiu Guozheng was also very impatient, saying that the South China Sea is still carrying out joint military exercises between the United States and the Philippines, not only the US and Philippine troops, but also the PLA fleet. Whether the DPP representatives go to Taiping Island to make their own decisions!
Qiu Guozheng's meaning is also very obvious, now that the situation in the South China Sea is already very tense, the DPP and the Democratic Representatives should stop joining in the fun, and if you decide to go, then you will be responsible for your own security!
Will the mainland take action against Kinmen?
It is not difficult to see from Chiu Kuo-cheng's words and his attitude that he has no nostalgia for the position of leader of Taiwan's defense department, which is enough to see how great the pressure this position has brought him!
At present, the military strength of the two sides of the Taiwan Strait is completely disproportionate, and Taiwan's defense department knows that its combat effectiveness cannot be compared with that of the mainland, but the DPP authorities and other politicians turn a blind eye to this!
Obviously, the military strength of the Taiwan region is ordinary, but they are still frantically provoking the mainland. What about when Chinese mainland sends military aircraft and warships to respond to provocations? These officials shrank their heads and pushed the responsibility, and they had nothing to do with them!
That is to say, the Taiwan authorities are relying on the fact that the mainland will not really launch military reunification at this time, but the thunderous anger of the mainland is all on the Taiwan defense department, and they know how great the pressure is!
As for whether the mainland will take action against Kinmen and Matsu in 520, it actually depends on what Lai Qingde says in his so-called inaugural speech; if Lai Qingde still adheres to his "Taiwan independence" theory and wants to take such a theory as his governing philosophy, then the mainland really does not mind taking back Kinmen and Matsu and giving Lai Qingde a "big gift" for his inauguration!
Just as Qiu Guozheng said, the initiative in cross-strait military action is in the hands of the mainland, and it is also in the hands of the DPP authorities, and if they insist on going their own way and bent on "seeking independence by force," then the military pressure brought about by the mainland will be doubled.
Qiu Guozheng's military background can't bear such pressure, his successor Gu Lixiong was just a lawyer before, can his little heart withstand it after he takes office?