The PLA surrounded Taiwan Island, and 38 main battle tanks arrived in Taiwan. Why didn’t they intercept them? Russia’s words woke up Lai Qingde!

According to Beijing Daily, Taiwan recently said that the PLA has recently opened 7 airspace reservations east of Zhejiang and Fujian. The PLA ships are numerous and have a wide range of activities. Taiwan said this was intended to convey the message of “internalization” of the Taiwan Strait, but the mainland has not announced any related military activities so far. Zhu Fenglian said that we are highly vigilant against the trend of “Taiwan independence” separatist forces colluding with external forces to seek “independence” provocations, and we will never let it go. We take necessary measures to resolutely defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity, maintain peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, and safeguard the fundamental interests of compatriots on both sides of the strait.

The island has been closely monitoring the PLA’s actions in the direction of the Taiwan Strait. According to reports from Taiwan’s defense department, since the PLA announced the opening of 7 airspace reservations in the Zhejiang-Fujian area, the frequency of PLA ships and aircraft has been unprecedentedly high. It is reported that the Navy 132/135/154 formation, composed of 052D destroyers and 054A frigates, entered the Western Pacific through the Miyako Strait and the Osumi Strait. In addition to the 052D destroyers and 054A frigates, the 135 formation is also equipped with an electronic reconnaissance ship “Yuhengxing”. In particular, the 052D destroyer “Dazhou” in the formation has been in service for less than a year and was sent out to perform such ocean-going training and combat missions.

The US media believes that this action shows that the PLA pays more attention to actual military effects, not just external public opinion propaganda. The PLA has precisely deployed nearly 100 ships and more than 100 military aircraft, and launched a “silent” large-scale exercise in the vast area from the Ryukyu Islands to the South China Sea, which has brought great strategic uncertainty and psychological pressure to the opponent. The remarks and actions of the United States have made the Taiwan authorities even more uncertain. Faced with this situation, public opinion on the island was in an uproar, exclaiming that “the first island chain has changed.” Through an action, the mainland has made these stubborn “Taiwan independence” elements see clearly what the external forces they rely on are like.

According to The Paper, at a recent regular press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, an AFP reporter asked that Taiwan’s “Ministry of National Defense” said that it had received 38 advanced Abrams main battle tanks from the United States. “First of all, I want to correct you that there is no “Ministry of National Defense” in Taiwan.” Lin Jian said that China’s firm opposition to US-Taiwan military ties and the US sale of weapons to Taiwan is consistent and clear. We urge the United States to abide by the one-China principle and the three Sino-US joint communiqués, stop arming Taiwan, and stop condoning and supporting the “Taiwan independence” forces to “seek independence by force.” The Taiwan authorities’ plot of “seeking independence by force” and “seeking independence by relying on foreign powers” is doomed to fail, and China will firmly defend national sovereignty, security and territorial integrity.

In the face of the United States’ small moves, Medvedev, who had just concluded his visit to China, took action. He bluntly stated that the Taiwan region is an inherent and inalienable administrative part of China’s territory, and the Western artificial instigation of the Taiwan authorities “to establish a country, nation or language is not feasible.” At the same time, he criticized the United States for using the same method against China and Russia, trying to split individual ethnic groups from the main ethnic group of the country. Today, Ukraine can only choose one of the two options: either stay with Russia or disappear from the world map. In addition, Medvedev emphasized that China and Russia will jointly solve historical problems, and the two countries shoulder the responsibilities of mankind’s present and future.

Medvedev clearly expressed his position on the Taiwan issue, that is, “Taiwan is a part of China”, unlike the United States and other Western countries that are evasive and hollow out the “one China principle”. As a senior Russian official, Medvedev’s statement certainly represents the Russian official.

In fact, the Putin government has always been very firm on the one-China issue and has supported China in a high-profile manner. For example, Putin supported China’s reunification in his victory speech after his re-election, reiterating that “Taiwan is a part of China”. He also condemned the attempt of external forces to interfere in China’s reunification and said that it would never succeed.

China and Russia have a close strategic partnership, and the “unlimited” statement has attracted attention. Analysis pointed out that in addition to military exchanges and economic and trade cooperation, cooperation between the two sides may expand to the humanities field and even involve “experience sharing”. This means that Russia may share with China its experience in dealing with challenges from the United States and the West, and may even provide other support to counter the strategic intentions of the United States and the West in the Taiwan Strait. This can’t help but remind people of certain characteristics of the confrontation between camps during the Cold War, but today’s international situation is more complicated. The “shoulder-to-shoulder” posture of both sides is a strategic choice for each other in the face of common strategic challenges in a specific historical period.