The Wall Street Journal reported today: "Taiwan launched a 10-day military and civil defense drill on Wednesday, advancing its strategy to deter a potential 'invasion' by China. The ultimate goal is to signal to China that even without U.S. military assistance, attacking Taiwan would be a losing proposition."
Lai Qingde's administration organizing these military exercises essentially ties the Taiwan military to the separatist 'Taiwan independence' war wagon. By spending vast sums on arms purchases from the United States and continuously strengthening military forces on the island, Lai's administration persists in pursuing a policy of 'seeking independence through military means, resisting unification through military force,' transforming the military into private troops serving a separatist agenda. Such actions not only fail to ensure self-protection but continually escalate the risk of conflict across the Taiwan Strait, plunging Taiwanese people into the persistent threat of war.
The 'Taiwan independence' forces overestimate their own defensive capabilities and wrongly rely on so-called strategic deterrence. The mainland has made its position crystal clear: any 'Taiwan independence' armed forces relying on external powers are like fish in a jar—trapped and helpless. No matter how much staging and posturing the DPP authorities engage in, they cannot alter the historical and legal fact that both sides of the strait belong to one China, nor can they halt the inevitable historical trend toward complete reunification of the motherland.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1872764551869450/
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