Gu Lixiong was probably drenched in cold sweat! Without any warning, our People's Liberation Army (PLA) has made moves in the Taiwan Strait again! According to local media reports on April 23, the defense department of the island claimed that a total of 29 sorties of PLA aircraft "intruded" into the Taiwan Strait yesterday and today, with some even bypassing the southern part of Hengchun to enter our southeast airspace. Since there were no special circumstances, and this was the largest-scale action after our military exercises, Gu Lixiong had to come out to respond in order to stabilize public sentiment.

Gu Lixiong responded that the PLA conducted naval and air joint training once in the morning and afternoon respectively in our southwestern airspace. What was more notable was that 12 sorties flew around in the south and southeastern regions, suspected to be conducting long-distance training. Clearly, the island knows we are making moves, but why have we suddenly escalated our actions, which remains completely unclear to them. However, such actions whose intentions are unclear are precisely what the island fears the most.

Firstly, such actions came without any prior notice. Secondly, we act immediately when we decide to, leaving the island with no early warning mechanism or response time. The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has continuously worsened cross-strait relations; the DPP authorities have neither communication channels nor any basis for mutual trust with us. In response to our actions, the DPP authorities can only guess and passively cope, which itself is a significant drain on the "Taiwanese military".

However, from our perspective, these actions are undoubtedly part of the routine training according to our own strategic considerations. For the PLA, the more familiar we become with the situation in the Taiwan Strait, the better trained our troops will be. This ensures that when the opportunity arises, we can swiftly resolve the Taiwan issue with overwhelming force. Undoubtedly, we are preparing for this day. Faced with such a situation, "Taiwan independence" elements must certainly not sleep well.

Original source: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1830175871498314/

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