2024-10-03 23:22:04
Commander of the Navy of the Republic of ChinaTang HuaIn an interview with the magazine The Economist, he describedPeople’s Liberation ArmyAfter the Lai Ching-te government came to power, it implemented the “Anaconda Strategy” to pressure Taiwan. The People’s Liberation Army was ready to “blockade Taiwan at any time if it wanted to.” Taiwan showed restraint to avoid giving Beijing an excuse to launch a blockade or conflict.
The Economist, published on the 3rd, wrote at the beginning of the article that it is well known that mainland China does not like Lai Qingde. After Lai Qingde became president, the People’s Liberation Army deployed more aircraft and ships around Taiwan, increasing the chance of cross-strait conflict.
Tang Hua described it as a “python strategy”, saying that the People’s Liberation Army has moved slowly but clearly, and continues to increase its military presence around Taiwan. The People’s Liberation Army is ready to “blockade Taiwan at any time as long as it is willing,” and has doubled the number of aircraft and ships to the time it takes to perform tasks. growing up.
Tang Hua said that the number of PLA aircraft crossing the central line of the Taiwan Strait has increased by more than five times, from 36 in January to 193 in August; the number of warships around Taiwan has also increased from 142 in January to 282 in August. These ships are getting closer and closer to Taiwan, approaching 24 miles away, and the patrol time has been lengthened from several hours at a time to several days at a time.
Regarding the actions of the People’s Liberation Army, Taiwan denounced them as gray zone operations.
The Economist reported that as of August 2022, most of the People’s Liberation Army was operating near the Bashi Strait in southwest Taiwan, and Taiwan’s eastern waters seemed relatively safe; after then Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan, China implemented measures including The large-scale blockade-style military exercises in the eastern waters of Taiwan mean that the area is no longer safe; now, the People’s Liberation Army has normalized patrol missions, with sea and air aircraft and ships routinely orbiting Taiwan, and increasing the number of naval passes through Taiwan and Japan’s Yonaguni Island. waterways between.
In terms of straight-line distance, Yonaguni Island, the westernmost island in Japan, is only 111 kilometers away from Suao, Yilan.
Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense has announced the PLA’s movements near Taiwan on a daily basis since 2020. In 2022, it will only update the number of ships, without models and trajectories. Tang Hua said that the government is worried that talking too much will damage Taiwan’s morale and economy.
Tang Hua said that the People’s Liberation Army has been increasing pressure with the intention of exhausting Taiwan, and as the People’s Liberation Army advances step by step, Taiwan is focusing on avoiding conflicts.
Tang Hua said that “the People’s Liberation Army is trying to make Taiwan make mistakes” and find excuses to launch a blockade. Accordingly, Taiwan’s military generals announced new rules of engagement to define the moral and legal norms for self-defense with force. Tang Hua said, “We bind Our own people, don’t provoke or escalate the situation.”
The report mentioned that Taiwan’s military has shown restraint and sought international support to resist Beijing’s pressure. In addition to the U.S. Seventh Fleet’s routine passage through the Taiwan Strait, warships from Japan, Australia, New Zealand and Germany also passed through the Taiwan Strait respectively. China expressed dissatisfaction. However, there is no sign that this giant python is loosening its grip on Taiwan.
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