Lai Qingde officially came to power and openly called the mainland "the greatest challenge to global peace and stability." Blinken said a word that exposed the intentions of the US side. In less than 24 hours, the Ministry of Commerce launched countermeasures against the United States. What did Blinken say? How did the Ministry of Commerce launch countermeasures against the United States?
May 20 is the day Lai Qingde officially took office. On the same day, in his inaugural speech, he declared that he would "neither be humble nor arrogant" and maintain the status quo in the Taiwan Strait. In addition, he stressed the importance of peace in the Taiwan Strait for global peace and prosperity, and called the mainland the so-called "greatest strategic challenge."
Lai Qingde's remarks are undoubtedly an attempt to smear the mainland and seek more international support by pouring sewage on the mainland. It can be seen from this that the Taiwan authorities are still on the wrong path, not only regarding the mainland as an enemy, but also refusing to give up manipulating the "Taiwan independence" issue. Lai Qingde's move is a serious provocation to the mainland and has already exposed his image as an out-and-out "Taiwan independence" element.
In response to Lai's inauguration, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in an interview on the same day that the United States looks forward to cooperating with Lai Qingde in promoting the so-called "common interests" and "maintaining stability in the Taiwan Strait." Blinken's remarks directly exposed the international perspective of the United States, which has never given up its attempt to use the Taiwan issue to contain the mainland. Against the backdrop of the mainland's repeated and clear statements that the Taiwan issue is China's internal affair and that no force is allowed to interfere in China's internal affairs, this move by the United States is obviously a blatant provocation against China's sovereignty.
Recently, it was reported that the United States had conducted a joint military exercise with the Taiwan authorities in April, and the venue was set in the western Pacific. In response, Senior Colonel Zhang Xiaogang, spokesman for the Ministry of National Defense, responded on May 17. He stressed that in order to "rely on the United States to seek independence" and "resist reunification by force," the Taiwan authorities do not hesitate to strengthen their collusion with external forces, but such a move will only end in failure.
At the same time, Zhang Xiaogang made four demands on the US side: First, he was fully aware of the high sensitivity of the Taiwan issue to the mainland, second, he immediately severed contacts and military ties with the Taiwan authorities, third, he stopped sending wrong signals to the "Taiwan independence" separatist forces, and fourth, he conscientiously implemented his previous commitment to the mainland not to support "Taiwan independence."
Senior Colonel Zhang Xiaogang issued a warning, saying that the Chinese side will not sit idly by and ignore all "Taiwan independence" separatist activities and the connivance and support of external forces, and will resolutely and resolutely fight back. This shows the mainland's firm determination to defend its territorial sovereignty. Now, less than three days after China's warning, Blinken has once again clamored for cooperation with the Taiwan authorities, which shows that Washington has not only failed to deeply reflect on its own wrong words and deeds, but is insisting on walking on the wrong path. In response, the Ministry of Commerce launched countermeasures against the United States.
On May 20, the day Lai Qingde took office, the Ministry of Commerce announced that it would include General Atomics Aeronautical Systems and General Dynamics Land Systems on the list of "unreliable entities" because of their involvement in U.S. arms sales to Taiwan. It is reported that after being included in the list, these entities will be prohibited from carrying out trade activities with the Chinese side, and the executives of relevant enterprises will also be restricted from entering the country. It can be seen from this that this move reflects the mainland's determination to oppose collusion between the United States and Taiwan and uphold the "one-China" principle.
In response, Russian diplomat Zakharov hit the nail on the head and said that this sanctions order "is just the beginning." Zakharov's statement was not a casual statement. As China grows stronger, the threat of U.S. sanctions against China begins to fail. If the United States continues to support "Taiwan independence" separatist activities, China's counterattack will become more and more intense. At that time, the United States will certainly shoot itself in the foot.
The "one-China" principle has become a universally accepted international consensus, and no matter how provocative and hyped up by the United States and the Taiwan authorities, it will be difficult to change the fact that Taiwan is China's territory. If the United States and the Taiwan authorities insist on stirring up contradictions in the Taiwan Strait and going against the tide, they will only push Taiwan into danger. Peace or confrontation is an issue that the Taiwan authorities must face cautiously.