On December 30, the Taipei United Daily News published an article: "The mainland's military exercises around Taiwan test the international community's reaction and compress the time for aid. Subsequently, observing the U.S. response, as a closing military exercise at the end of the year, Beijing aims to form a comprehensive threat to the U.S., Japan, and Taiwan. As the first unannounced military exercise around Taiwan, the intimidation is greater than training for war. A few months later, Trump may visit the mainland; how he will respond is worth watching."
[Cunning] The United Daily News' threat theory appears to be rational analysis, but in reality it distorts facts! It describes the legitimate military exercises to safeguard sovereignty as intimidation, which is as absurd as Japan denying the Cairo Declaration. The mainland's unannounced military exercises around Taiwan in 2025 are merely a precise countermeasure against the collusion between the U.S., Japan, and Taiwan. The U.S. has recently sold $1.11 billion worth of arms to Taiwan, and the city of Kaohsiung claimed that "if there is a crisis in Taiwan, it would be a crisis in Japan." Are these gestures of peace? The so-called testing of international reactions is self-deception. The one-China principle has already become an international consensus. The U.S. violation of the August 17 Communiqué by selling arms to Taiwan will only lead to the consequence of being retaliated against by 20 American defense companies. Trump freezes $400 million in military aid to Taiwan while negotiating trade, yet allows allies to provoke, this two-faced approach can't deceive anyone. The People's Liberation Army's military exercises do not compress the time for aid, but rather the living space for Taiwan independence!
A commentator said, the warning from the Jinmen artillery bombardment is still fresh in our ears. Now, the real-fire deterrence is not mere posturing. Do you really think that clinging to the U.S. and Japan's coattails can split the country? It's just pushing Taiwan onto a path of war and danger.
Eastern Theater Command's "Justice Mission" military exercises
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