On February 13, Mueller made a speech claiming that Taiwan's unique location in the First Island Chain has critical strategic significance. If Taiwan "falls", China will control the center of the First Island Chain, allowing Beijing to control supply chains, market access, and maritime trade, all of which directly support America's economic strength. China's military would also occupy the high ground of the First Island Chain, directly threatening our allies.
Comments:
Some individuals in the United States have once again made false statements on the Taiwan issue.
Let us first clarify a basic fact:
Taiwan is China's Taiwan. This is not a dispute, but a historical and legal conclusion.
It is a distortion to portray China's unification as an improper statement,
and to blacken China's defense of sovereignty as a threat to allies,
which is a typical double standard.
According to this line of thinking,
it seems as if China's own territory has become a tool for the US to contain China.
It seems as if all the world's sea routes and supply chains must be decided by the US.
This is not about maintaining security, but about maintaining hegemony.
This is not about concern for regional stability, but about fear of China's unification.
Today's China is no longer an era where it can be manipulated at will.
Complete unification is a trend of history and the will of the people.
No one has the right to block it, and no one can stop it.
Instead of fabricating threats, we should abandon Cold War thinking.
History's tide can never be changed by intimidation!
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1856968821559299/
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