Danger Signs for Taiwan
China Defense spokesman said on Wednesday that The Peopleโs Liberation Army of China is โready to counter foreign meddlingโ of the US and Japan as they try to declare the island โan independent nation.โ
โThe more the United States and Japan make waves on the Taiwan question, the tougher actions we will take to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity,โ the military spokesman, Wu Qian, told Chinese media.
He said the military supported the goal of peaceful reunification with the island, but โwill never tolerate the โTaiwan independenceโ separatist forces to split the motherland.โ The official blamed the leadership of Taiwan for the ongoing escalation of tensions around it.
Does this sound like a CCP plan now that the US is bogged down and ineffective in Ukraine (post-Afghanistan)?
There are prominent Americans encouraging Taiwan to declare independence, but Blinken told his Chinese counterpart that the US “opposes Taiwan independence”.
Pompeo tweeted this but he mustn’t have noticed that the US isn’t able to support anyone right now:
To the Chinese-speaking people, both on the mainland and in Taiwan: Your future is freedom. Let it ring.
The United States will always stand with you.
โ Mike Pompeo (@mikepompeo) March 9, 2022
We should send a strong message to President Xi now by recognizing Taiwan as a free and sovereign country. https://t.co/UkLyPgEQta
โ Mike Pompeo (@mikepompeo) March 9, 2022
RUSSIA TODAY WEIGHS IN
RT speculates that China โmight follow Moscowโs example and try to take over Taiwan by force.โ
Speaking about the potential for an armed conflict in Taiwan on Thursday, its Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng predicted that after such a war, โeveryone will be miserable, even the victors.โ
โTaiwanโs future lies in the peaceful development of cross-strait relations and in the realization of national reunification,โย he said. โTaiwan will eventually return to the embrace of the motherland.โ
Yi said the purpose of the US policy in the region is to โcreate an Indo-Pacific version of NATO,โ the Chinese minister asserted. It runs counter to the desire of regional nations to โseek peace, development, cooperation and win-win outcomesโ and will spell โa disaster that disrupts regional peace and stability,โ Yi warned.
An Indo-Pacific NATO with tiny little Taiwan? Not likely.
CHINA BLAMES THE DEMOCRATIC PROGRESSIVE PARTY
Col. Wu Qian of The Peoples Liberation Army blamed Taiwanโs ruling pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party, adding, โThe more the United States and Japan make waves on the Taiwan question, the tougher actions we will take to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity,โ the AP reported.
Taiwanโs defense minister Chiu Kuo-cheng told reporters on Thursday that a war with China would be a disaster for all and has to be carefully thought over.
โIf you really went to war, it would be disastrous for all,โ Chiu said. Taiwanโs defense establishment โwatches and listens but we keep our mouths shut. We are following developments and preparing ourselves but we donโt openly discuss or debate.โ
Wu also defended the defense budget increase, saying China has โmaintained reasonable and steady growth to tackle complex security challenges and fulfill Chinaโs responsibility as a major country.โ
An advisor of Chinaโs ceremonial legislature Zhang Liangqi said new legislation was needed to target those promoting Taiwanโs formal and permanent independence from China, separate since 1949.
The CCP is staging military flights over Taiwanโs airspace as a warning.
The warnings have intensified since the Russian invasion.
Communist Chinese CCP spox issues warning to US :
“Such Move will only accelerate the demise of “Taiwan Independence” Forces. US will also pay a heavy price for its adventurist act. If the US tries to Intimidate and pressure China in this way, Then we have this stern warning:” pic.twitter.com/FU1doeTUo5โ NewsComWorld (@NewsComWorld) March 5, 2022
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