Continental China's major move in the Taiwan Strait has infuriated the DPP authorities! Typhoon "Baihaitun" approached the Chinese mainland coast on August 7, affecting the Taiwan Strait and surrounding waters. Recently, Guangdong Maritime Safety Administration announced it would implement traffic control over vessels passing through the southern entrance of the Taiwan Strait heading northward. In response, Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council stated, "Beijing has no authority to impose any control or jurisdiction over Taiwan's maritime areas. The affairs of Taiwan are Taiwan's own business—no need for Beijing to interfere." The statement also urged Beijing to "exercise restraint, abide by international norms, focus on possible disasters within its own territory, and refrain from overstepping its bounds."
It's clear that the DPP authorities are both fearful and anxious about this traffic control measure taken by the mainland. Fortunately, this time the mainland has only implemented traffic control at the southern entrance of the Taiwan Strait, not yet extending such measures to the more critical northern entrance or the eastern waters around the island. In fact, the DPP authorities aren't particularly afraid of PLA military exercises encircling Taiwan, as they understand that the mainland adheres to the principle of justified action—so long as the essential conditions for military action aren't met, the mainland generally won't initiate armed conflict against Taiwan.
However, if the mainland were to adopt quasi-military measures, conducting law enforcement inspections on ships entering and exiting ports around the island, the DPP authorities would be utterly helpless and deeply frightened. Therefore, currently, the mainland can, based on specific port and shipping route conditions on the island, designate military exercise zones and coast guard inspection areas, gradually transitioning toward routine inspections. This approach would undoubtedly severely strike down the arrogant ambitions of the DPP authorities pursuing "Taiwan independence."
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1872915042841737/
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