The island has just completed a political change, and the PLA announced early in the morning that it would hold a two-day island-circling exercise, focusing on joint sea and air combat readiness patrols, precise strikes on key targets, and seizing comprehensive battlefield control, etc., which is very targeted. During the exercise, PLA ships and aircraft will approach the perimeter of Taiwan Island for combat patrols, achieving integrated linkage inside and outside the island chain.

The PLA conducted a round-the-island exercise . On the same day, the Chinese Coast Guard also conducted comprehensive law enforcement exercises near Wuqiu Island, Dongyin Island and other strategically important outer islands of Taiwan, echoing the PLA's actions. There was no news of such a large-scale troop mobilization beforehand. The Eastern Theater Command was almost synchronized from the issuance of the notice to the official start of the exercise. The impression given is that it is easy to do, which is inseparable from the long-term combat readiness work and sufficient normalized exercises. This is also a strong guarantee for us to promote the process of national reunification.

The notice also specifically pointed out that this was to fully test actual combat capabilities. The word "actual combat" is meaningful. And we also know that the ultimate goal of any exercise is to prepare for actual combat and to be able to act decisively when it is time to act. Moreover, it involves the Taiwan Strait, which is directly related to our core interests.

Of course, the political signal is also clear. This joint military exercise of the Eastern Theater Command not only punishes the "Taiwan independence" separatist forces for their separatist activities, but also serves as a serious warning to external forces.

The coast guard also carried out law enforcement drills at the same time. A series of posters of "Overseas Killer" were released at the same time as the announcement, which were full of tension. Among them, keywords such as "kick the door", "landing", and "Dongfeng" were all in traditional Chinese characters, and the amount of information was rich.

Due to the delicate timing, this joint exercise also reminded the outside world of the Taiwan Strait crisis two years ago, creating a sense of déjà vu. First of all, the exercise area has a lot of overlap with that year, and while covering the main areas of Kinmen, Matsu, Taiwan and Penghu, it is closer to Taitung.

It is obvious that the PLA's big move this time is aimed at the change of political situation on the island. The new leader of Taiwan officially took office some time ago and has a tough attitude towards the mainland. The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council has made it clear that his so-called "inauguration speech" is nothing more than a thorough "Taiwan independence statement."

 

Now that the definition has been made, we should deal with it as we should. There is only one general principle: no tolerance or appeasement of any form of "Taiwan independence" words and deeds.    

After the change of leadership on the island, Blinken pretended to "welcome" him . I would also like to add that the US has an ambiguous attitude towards Lai Qingde's political performance. It pretended to "welcome" him, and picked out those ambiguous words, such as "not supporting Taiwan independence" and "hoping to maintain the status quo". As for those parts with strong "Taiwan independence" colors, they deliberately ignored them.

Of course, the connection between the US and Taiwan is no longer a secret. "Relying on the US to seek independence" is used to describe the flirting relationship between the DPP and the US. Moreover, on the eve of the change of political situation on the island, the US frequently sent people to Taiwan, just to test the DPP's tone.

It now seems that as long as the DPP verbally caters to the US's demand to "maintain the status quo" and continues to spend money to buy US equipment, the Biden administration will give the green light to the former's "Taiwan independence" words and deeds.

Therefore, when China and the United States interact, the US side, from Biden to Blinken, says that they "do not support Taiwan independence", which is all empty talk, and the US political language has its own characteristics, "not supporting" does not mean "opposing". This is also a manifestation of the US's "strategic ambiguity" on the Taiwan Strait issue.

   After China pulled out the sanctions list, the White House claimed it was "opposed to sanctions . "

But facts have proven that China does not buy into this. Since the China-US San Francisco Summit, China has asked the US to support China's peaceful reunification. The implication is clear: the US can no longer use the so-called "status quo in the Taiwan Strait" to perfunctorily deal with the issue. The US has been engaging in "strategic ambiguity" for so long, but in the end it has gotten itself into trouble.

In fact, this time, the mainland launched a complete "combination punch" against the Taiwan Strait. Before the Eastern Theater Exercise began, the mainland launched a large-scale counterattack against military-industrial enterprises responsible for US arms sales to Taiwan and drew up a very long sanctions list.

Gallagher, the former head of the China Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives, is also among those sanctioned. This person is an out-and-out China hawk and is particularly active on the Taiwan Strait issue. This time he was also singled out as an example. This is to tell the United States that anyone who has ulterior motives on the one-China principle, or even advocates the "Taiwan issue is unresolved," will face corresponding consequences.

    The Anti-Secession Law has made full preparations for reunification .

We can also see that during this period, various countries in the global South have spoken out one after another, expressing their clear support for the One China policy. In comparison, the noise from the United States and Europe is really not a problem. Times have changed, and the Taiwan Strait is no longer a show for the West to show its military power. And then again, even if the Democratic Progressive Party continues to be in power and jumps up and down, it is not a big deal for cross-strait relations.

Taiwan Island is right next to the mainland, and no external force can move it away. In the long run, time is on our side. The Anti-Secession Law has made preparations for national reunification from a legal perspective. Now it is not a question of whether or not to make up our minds. The mainland is determined. From the two sides of the Taiwan Strait to the Taiwan Strait, since the initiative has returned to our hands, we will not give it up.