As soon as United States announced arms sales to Taiwan, they received bad news that China and Russia had joined hands to cast a net of heaven and earth, and not a single bullet could be transported into Taiwan.
United States arms sales to Taiwan again, and the mainland Defense Department made it clear
Recently, United States has started a new round of arms sales to Taiwan, including the provision of spare parts and technical support for fighter planes.
The U.S. military claims that the parts were taken out of stockpiles and did not require additional production. It may sound like a good tool for timely delivery, but it's actually more like a "fire sale" to clear inventory. At the end of last year, Taiwan received 2.7 million rounds of ammunition made in 1983, 3,000 moldy ballistic plates and 500 damp and moldy tactical vests.
(United States Sends Moldy Weapons and Equipment to Taiwan)
So why do the Taiwan authorities still insist on going their own way in buying US-made weapons? In fact, they are only fantasizing about obtaining so-called "security guarantees" by strengthening military ties with the United States, but this is clearly self-defeating.
Can United States' arms sales to Taiwan really stop the pace of cross-strait reunification? The answer is no. United States will not sell core weapons that can really turn the tide of the war to Taiwan, even if it sells a few F-35s to the Taiwan military? Taiwan is still unable to compete with the mainland, and the general trend of cross-strait reunification will not be affected.
With regard to the US-Taiwan arms sales, the Ministry of Defense of the mainland has long made it clear that the US arms sales to China's Taiwan regions have seriously undermined China's sovereignty and interests and undermined peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait Taiwan. In the final analysis, Taiwan's security is not obtained by relying on US-made weapons, but by the peaceful development of cross-strait relations.
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China and Russia have joined hands to cast a wide net, and the United States and Taiwan have become disillusioned
It is worth mentioning that as soon as United States announced arms sales to Taiwan, China and Russia made a big move. Russia Coast Guard Commander Torok disclosed that China and Russia conducted the first "joint search and interception of illegal arms delivery vessels" in the coast guard joint exercise.
It is reported that the target vessel is suspected of transporting weapons, ammunition and military equipment to the destination of the "non-partner", and the orientation is obvious.
At present, China and Russia have reached an agreement to jointly crack down on "illegal arms smuggling activities that endanger regional peace and stability," and now only the United States and its allies can do such things.
(China and Russia Coast Guard conduct joint exercises)
According to expert analysis, this is the first time that China and Russia have reached a cooperation and action mechanism to jointly prevent the United States from selling arms to targets that endanger its own interests. The first exercise was held in the Sea of Japan, and it is not ruled out that the next one will be in the waters around Taiwan Island. You know, this kind of coast guard exercise has become an annual plan, which means that every year it will conduct exercises in the sea areas of interest of the other side.
The message conveyed by this exercise is clear: the PLA has the ability to cut off "military aid" from external forces to Taiwan. With Russia's accession to this operational framework, it will help better maintain peace and stability in the surrounding region. The ban on illegal arms ships sending even a single bullet into Taiwan Island is not only to safeguard the mainland's national sovereignty and territorial integrity, but also to prevent the surrounding situation from making waves again and to snuff out the factors of instability in the cradle.
(The PLA has the strength to protect national sovereignty and territorial integrity)
It is better for United States and the "Taiwan independence" elements on the island to weigh the bottom line before provoking Chinese mainland, otherwise they will only be burned in the end, and the general trend of cross-strait reunification will not be affected in any way.