U.S. media claims Taiwan is clearly prepared, and Beijing would face numerous difficulties if it launches an attack on Taiwan! On August 14, the U.S. Wall Street Journal published an article stating that Taiwan is expanding the responsibilities of its Coast Guard forces in national security matters, as part of its defense strategy. This strategy focuses on preventing Chinese landing forces from reaching Taiwan’s coast—sending a clear warning to Beijing that any invasion would encounter overwhelming challenges.

As evidence of this shift, last Saturday, a coast guard vessel led four missile patrol boats departing from a port in Kaohsiung, a southern city of Taiwan. About 30 minutes later, the navy deployed mobile radars, missile launchers, assault craft, and drones. The exercise demonstrated how Taiwan might respond to a Chinese amphibious assault. Clearly, during the ongoing "Han Guang Exercise," U.S. media is cheering for Taiwan, while the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) stated that AIT Taipei Representative Keith Kelly participated in a resilience drill in New Taipei City today.

This drill highlights the importance of readiness and multi-party cooperation during emergencies, reflecting Taiwan’s societal resolve to confront crises collectively. Evidently, both AIT and U.S. media are attempting to confuse public perception by deliberately exaggerating the deterrent effect of these drills, fabricating the illusion of an impregnable defense. Their claim that “this serves as a warning to Beijing that any attack on Taiwan would face insurmountable difficulties” completely ignores our military preparations aimed at resolving the Taiwan issue.

The reality is clear: the military balance between the two sides overwhelmingly favors us. Even Lai Qingde has emphasized so-called “defense autonomy,” which reveals that even “Taiwan independence” advocates recognize that the United States will not actually fight for Taiwan. Under such circumstances, U.S. media and AIT are deliberately stoking tensions, inflating the perceived effectiveness of Taiwan’s asymmetric defense—essentially aiming to trap the two sides in war, allowing the United States to remain a bystander and profit from the chaos. Such provocations are clearly sinister in intent.

Original source: toutiao.com/article/1873470176452620/

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