Beijing: (News Pulse) Wu Qian, spokesperson of China\u2019s Ministry of National Defense, sternly warned on Thursday that \u201cTaiwan independence\u201d means war. Both the island of Taiwan and the US responded to his remarks. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said on Thursday that the Pentagon \u201csees no reason why tensions over Taiwan need to lead to anything like confrontation.\u201d He reaffirmed the US\u2019 \u201cobligations under the Taiwan Relations Act\u201d and the US military \u201cremains ready in all respects to meet our security commitments in the region.\u201d<\/p>\n
Taiwan\u2019s \u201cmainland affairs council\u201d pretends to be unswayed, saying on Thursday that the mainland should think carefully and not underestimate the island\u2019s determination to defend its \u201csovereignty\u201d and \u201cuphold freedom and democracy.\u201d It also warned that any of the mainland\u2019s words and deeds that deliberately provoke Taiwan\u2019s bottom line may cause far-reaching effects that the mainland cannot bear. This is the typical gesture for the Taiwan authority to put on the air.<\/p>\n
Taiwan and the US should be sent a message: Do not misjudge or underestimate the Chinese mainland\u2019s determination and will to defend its territorial integrity and to severely punish the reckless acts of \u201cTaiwan independence\u201d forces. If the island of Taiwan and the US regard the previous US administration\u2019s last-minute acts as a new starting point of their ties and continue to promote \u201cTaiwan independence,\u201d it is predictable that military conflicts will be triggered across the Taiwan Straits.<\/p>\n
We urge Taiwan\u2019s Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to give up their performance of pretending to be fearless. They are dividing the country and will eventually be eliminated by force if they don\u2019t stop before it\u2019s too late.<\/p>\n
The mainland has abundant power to do so. The 1.4 billion Chinese people are especially united in defending their territorial integrity. \u201cTaiwan independence\u201d means war \u2013 this is not only the declaration of the People\u2019s Liberation Army (PLA), but also the common attitude of all Chinese people. The DPP must not take any chances.<\/p>\n
Since the Tsai Ing-wen authority came to power, they have refused to recognize the 1992 Consensus, fundamentally undermining mutual development across the Straits. They have also abused Taiwan\u2019s ties with the US, pushing the two into a strategic dead end. The mainland has blocked them from the front, and it would be a suicidal act for them to keep rushing forward on the wrong path. If they want to find a new way, their only choice is to stop, go back and walk out of the dead end.<\/p>\n
The DPP authority must fully understand that they are already in danger. They engage in undercover \u201cTaiwan independent\u201d acts and strengthen their collusion with the US, increasing the mainland\u2019s cost of dealing with the Taiwan question. Their behavior has irritated the Chinese mainland. Mainland public opinion has been increasingly talking about using forces and promoting peace and reunification with the use of force. If Taiwan authorities keep engaging in major moves to collude with the US, it would not be surprising if the PLA teaches them an unprecedented lesson.<\/p>\n
The mainland is militarily prepared for such a lesson. The public is also prepared psychologically. This is not an empty threat. Taiwan authorities need to see it\u2019s a possible scenario, in which the arrow is fitted to the string.<\/p>\n
Taiwan authorities are weak. Ordinary people on the island do not want to take the risk of \u201cTaiwan independence\u201d along with them, who are completely incapable of making any major moves. They have already gone too far in the early stages and severe punishments await them. They must be very cautious in the future. Otherwise, the countdown will begin for the destruction of this separatist authority.<\/p>\n
Taiwan authorities are small and they must be aware of current affairs. But they are ignorant of current affairs and cling to the US and its Indo-Pacific Strategy, believing they can do whatever they want or even become a \u201ccountry\u201d with US support. Taiwan is an inalienable part of China with a strong legal bond. The short distance between the two sides of the Straits also makes this historical fact unchangeable. The rise of the Chinese mainland\u2019s economic and military power has buried the \u201cTaiwan independence\u201d opportunism. Never before in modern times has Taiwan\u2019s destiny been so clearly held in the mainland\u2019s hands as it is today. Taiwan authority should not misjudge the situation.<\/p>\n
No one dares to really collide with the Chinese mainland\u2019s will to defend its core interests in the Taiwan Straits. Do Taiwan authorities want to collide? They will be like a moth to a flame.<\/p>\n
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