A fighter jettakes off from the US aircraft carriertoescort Lai Ching te's inauguration

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Lai Ching te finally succeeded in taking office on May 20th. For a long time, Lai Ching te has been under the shadow of Tsai Ing wen. In fact, Tsai Ing wen is not optimistic about Lai Ching te. However, because the Democratic Progressive Party does not have any other politicians who can take action, Lai Ching te was elected by the Democratic Progressive Party to run for the 2024 general election. According to publicly available data, Lai Ching te's approval rating is only about 40%, which clearly cannot represent the mainstream public opinion on Taiwan. From the final result, Lai Ching te narrowly won the "general election" because the Kuomintang and the People's Party did not merge due to a "one thought gap", thus giving the victory to the Democratic Progressive Party. In fact, if there is a so-called "blue white integration", the Democratic Progressive Party is likely to have no chance.

Lai Ching te's inauguration has caused considerable anxiety among the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities. According to media reports from Taiwan, the island's air force had already recalled all pilots on May 18th and announced that fighter jets carrying live ammunition would take off to alert on May 20th. The defense department of Taiwan also claimed that the Eastern Theater Command of the People's Liberation Army once used fighter jets to approach Taipei's airspace over 40 nautical miles on May 19th, raising Taiwan's alert level. However, it still followed the so-called "cross-strait pursuit of peace and common prosperity" to release goodwill. According to the information released by Taiwan, the People's Liberation Army dispatched six fighter jets to operate in the sea and airspace around Taiwan on May 19th. In fact, compared to the past few days, the scale has decreased significantly.

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In addition to carrying air to air missiles, Taiwan's fighter jets also carry anti-ship missiles to carry out surveillance missions. According to information released by Taiwan's defense department, multiple branches of Taiwan's military have begun to take precautions. In fact, before May 20th, Taiwan had already exposed its sharp fangs, as live fire had already been carried out in Kinmen. Taiwan had deployed its main battle tanks to strike targets at sea. Taiwan's main battle tanks were conducting live fire on Lieyu Island, which was very close to Xiamen, highlighting Taiwan's intention to establish deterrence, especially before May 20th, which was intended to warn the People's Liberation Army.

The Taiwan Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities attach great importance to Lai Ching te's appointment, and green media have been making various appearances for several days. At the same time, Taiwan's defense department has also made many actions, in addition to using air force to launch a warning, it has also used flying formations to support Lai Ching te. When Taiwan was actively preparing, the United States did not actually stop. According to information released on the website of the US Pentagon, the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier CVN76 was still operating in the waters near Izu Island in Japan, during which a large number of carrier based aircraft took off and landed on the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier. Although the US Navy's Seventh Fleet has announced that the USS Reagan will return to the United States, from May 16th to May 19th, the USS Reagan was still operating in the waters near Japan.

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From the actions of the USS Reagan, it can be seen that the United States is putting pressure on the People's Liberation Army. Although the United States has reiterated its commitment to the "One China Policy", it has not given up its support for Taiwan. From the continuous supply of weapons and ammunition by the United States to Taiwan, it can be seen that the United States is hollowing out the "One China Policy" and attempting to maintain the so-called "status quo" by arming Taiwan. When Lai Ching te took office, the US Navy aircraft carrier was haunted and was sending a signal to the Taiwan Democratic Progressive Party authorities to continue using the "Taiwan card". Therefore, there can be no illusions about the United States.

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