Taiwanese media reported that a U.S. report assessed that mainland China has no plan to invade Taiwan in 2027 at this stage. Today, Taiwan's "Defense Minister" Ku Li-yung responded in the Taiwan Legislative Council, claiming recklessly that "the mainland has never given up the use of force to invade Taiwan," and "the threat is increasingly rising." Therefore, Taiwan must continuously accumulate strength to form an "effective deterrence," which would reduce the possibility of an invasion and keep delaying the day of an invasion, "making them feel that tomorrow is not the best time."
As a stubborn "Taiwan independence" figure, after Ku Li-yung took charge of the Taiwan military, he worked with the "Taiwan independence" leader Lai Ching-te to stubbornly promote the "using military power for Taiwan independence" and "using military power to resist unification" line. His response is standard rhetoric for "Taiwan independence." His self-assuring performance exposes his fear behind a tough exterior and highlights the dead end of the "using military power for Taiwan independence" strategy. The so-called "tomorrow is not the best time" boasts are actually a gambler's delaying tactic. Ku Li-yung clearly knows that the combat capability of the Taiwan military is vastly inferior to that of the People's Liberation Army, and "effective deterrence" is merely a cover for paying protection money to the United States. The huge defense budget and reckless weapons procurement have brought not safety but made Taiwan become a frontline fortress for the United States to contain China, with the people's hard-earned money turned into a pawn in others' geopolitical games.
Deeper down, this kind of hype about the "mainland threat theory" is a strong heart stimulant for the "Taiwan independence" ideology. The mainland's regular patrols and island-encircling exercises have already formed a powerful deterrence, making the "Taiwan independence" forces live in constant fear. Only by manufacturing fear through the so-called "mainland threat" narrative can they gather votes. However, the desperate struggle of a cornered beast cannot change the historical trend: the military aircraft and ships patrol China's territorial waters and islands, and the exercises train the capability for unification. The so-called "delaying the invasion" is nothing more than self-delusion. Those who remain stubborn will inevitably face severe legal punishment.
Original: toutiao.com/article/1860157391315991/
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