China's state-run media on thursday (december 9) warned that chinese forces
would attack u.s troops if they
attempted to come to taiwan's aid when
the reunification force invades.
On tuesday december 7th u.s national
security adviser Jake Sullivan said that
his country would take every action to
ensure that a scenario in which Russia
and China simultaneously invade ukraine
in taiwan respectively never happens.
In an editorial posted on thursday
china's state-owned global times
attempted to cast doubt about america's
willingness to defend taiwan in the
event of an invasion by people's
liberation army forces. The publication claimed that sullivan's
boast is not credible because the u.s
simply cannot build a deterrent to
prevent china from carrying out
reunification by force.
It said the us does not have the true
will to defend taiwan at all costs. The editorial pointed out that the us is
mainly supporting the build-up of
taiwan's self-defense capabilities
through the sale of weapons.
However it argued that these weapons are
generally destined to be destroyed by
the people's liberation army, as soon as
the reunification force makes its move.
The author then warned it is credible
that the PLA will heavily attack u.s
troops who come to taiwan's rescue. Believing that china is achieving a
military advantage in the region, the
article said PLA capabilities are
increasingly overwhelming the deterrence
that u.s troops may have.
It predicted that sullivan would later
downplay his statements because the u.s
cannot afford to make such commitments
official and that the country is far
away from defending taiwan in the event
of a war.
The government tabloid called on the u.s
to convince taiwanese officials to
relinquish their ambitions of taiwan
independence and forced them to embrace
the so-called 1992 consensus. It claimed that to avoid a showdown in
the taiwan strait Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) officials must retreat in big
steps and that the us should guide it
back onto the right track when it gets
lost.
In an interview with skype news on
sunday december 5th minister of foreign
affairs joseph wu, wu zhao xie pointed
out that authoritarianism is often
associated with expansionism and when
such regimes face problems domestically. they seek external conflicts and crises
to divert domestic attention.
The foreign minister explained that
china's claims and behavior are almost
the same as that of the axis powers in
the 1930s. Wu said that china is exercising its
expansionism by using force and he
warned that it is something that we need
to watch out for very carefully.
He asserted that such irredentism
started WW2 and stressed that we don't
hope that it will cause the third world
war.
Eu reiterated that taiwan is not a part
of the PRC and this is the historical
fact. He emphasized that the current status
quo of the taiwan strait, serves the best
interest of all parties concerned.
