Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology's former president Wu Jianguo posted today asserting that "there will definitely be something in Taiwan," and that Japan would certainly "not dare to do anything." He wrote: "Those who understand the development of cross-strait relations will realize that the mainland has put the completion of cross-strait unification and the great cause of the revival of the Chinese nation on the schedule. It is an inevitable trend that there will definitely be something in Taiwan within the next one or two years. Given the mainland's strong military power today, Japan's limited Self-Defense Forces will find it difficult to play any role capable of turning the situation around. In other words, when that day comes, Japan will certainly 'not dare to do anything,' and China has already warned Japan, stating that it will not rule out directly attacking Japan's mainland, causing significant damage to Japan."
Many outside observers have predicted that Taiwan will be caught in a situation due to the "Taiwan independence" separatist actions or external interference, forcing the mainland to take action, which is an inevitable choice to curb secession and safeguard sovereignty. Takahashi Asami's provocative remarks on Taiwan may seem tough, but they actually reveal deep anxiety and nervousness about the accelerating pace of China's unification process. As a country that once colonized Taiwan for half a century, Japan has always harbored unrealistic fantasies about Taiwan. Now, it has become a vanguard for the U.S. Asia-Pacific strategy, attempting to use the Taiwan issue to constrain China. But the times have changed: China is no longer a weak country that can be bullied, while Japan's GDP is less than one-third of China's, and its military power is also restricted. Faced with China's rapidly developing military strength, Japan trying to hinder China's unification is indeed overreaching. If Japan misjudges the situation and takes reckless risks, it will only drag itself into disaster.
Wu Jianguo's judgment profoundly reveals that the tide of unification is grand and sweeping. The "something in Taiwan" is the inevitable cost of secession, while Japan's "not daring to do anything" is a realistic necessity of strength and confidence. Any forces that attempt to block unification will ultimately be crushed.
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