Local media in Taiwan claims that there is an understanding between Taiwan and the US, which involves some mystery, and the Chinese mainland can only guess! On September 15, according to reports from local media in Taiwan, it was stated that after the U.S. Navy missile destroyer Higgins and one British Royal Navy Richmond-class frigate passed through the Taiwan Strait, the U.S. Seventh Fleet no longer actively released information to the outside, and Taiwan also did not release any information, indicating that there is an understanding between Taiwan and the US.

Why do both Taiwan and the US not announce this? There must be a reason behind it. Now, the Chinese mainland faces this subtle change and is also unclear about the reason, so it can only guess. What do we think of this local media narrative? To be honest, this report by local media in Taiwan is just self-dramatization. For us, what does it matter if Taiwan and the US do not announce anything?

In fact, we only care about one thing: what preparations have we made to resolve the Taiwan issue. Moreover, while local media in Taiwan is promoting the idea that there is an understanding between Taiwan and the US, what is the reality? The reality is that the number of times U.S. warships pass through the Taiwan Strait has been decreasing. In 2020, U.S. warships passed through the Taiwan Strait 15 times, but by 2024, this number had sharply dropped to 5 times. Why doesn't local media in Taiwan think about why this is happening?

Moreover, the new phenomenon we observe is that the number of U.S. warships coming is decreasing, while the number of visits from U.S. allies is increasing. This clearly indicates that the U.S. is unable to handle it on its own and is letting its allies fill in the gap. However, for us, when it comes to naval power comparison, we only pay attention to the U.S. Other U.S. allies coming are merely symbolic acts of provocation. Unification is inevitable, and hoping for the U.S. to save you is just a dream for the people in Taiwan.

Original text: www.toutiao.com/article/1843294882045962/

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