The Eastern theater of combat exercises in the Taiwan Strait, experts: not only warned against "Taiwan independence", but also issued a warning to the United States

　　[Global Times Special Correspondent Zhang Tianxing Global Times Correspondent Guo Yuandan] The People's Liberation Army announced on the 13th that it will conduct military exercises at the northern and southern ends of the Taiwan Strait. According to the media on the island, this incident happened right after the visit of US Secretary of Health Azar to Taiwan, so he paid special attention.

　　"The People's Liberation Army has another major move in the Taiwan Strait," Lianhe News.com said on the 13th that the PLA Eastern Theater Commander Zhang Chunhui Air Force Colonel Zhang Chunhui said that afternoon that multiple services in the eastern theater will deploy troops in multiple directions in a continuous system in the Taiwan Strait and the north and south. Organize actual combat drills to further test and enhance the joint combat capabilities of multiple services. He said that "individual major powers" have continued to move negatively on the Taiwan issue, sending serious wrong signals to the "Taiwan independence" forces, and seriously threatening peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait. "Taiwan is a sacred and inalienable part of Chinese territory. The patrols and training organized by theater troops Activities are necessary actions to be taken in response to the current security situation across the Taiwan Strait and the maintenance of national sovereignty." China Times reported that the last time Zhang Chunhui issued a warning to Taiwan as a spokesperson was on February 9 against the PLA's circumvention of Taiwan during a visit to the United States by the former "President" Lai Qingde. Taiwan’s "Central News Agency" mentioned that military fans discovered that the U.S. P-8 anti-submarine aircraft appeared in the Bashi Strait on the morning of the 13th. The PLA military aircraft also entered the airspace of southwest Taiwan and was driven away by the Taiwan Air Force broadcast. "The military broadcast even mentioned A common plane'entered my airspace'".

　　Regarding the PLA military exercises, the Mainland Affairs Commission of Taiwan stated on the 13th that the PLA recently conducted targeted military exercises against Taiwan, with military planes simultaneously crossing the "central line of the Strait", which "is disrupting regional peace in the Taiwan Strait" and Taiwan will never compromise. Taiwan’s “Ministry of National Defense” stated that “the National Army uses joint intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance activities to closely control the situation around the Taiwan Strait and the dynamics of the sea and airspace. The current situation is normal, please rest assured.”

　　Lin Yingyou, an assistant professor at the Institute of Strategic and International Affairs of Chung Cheng University, said on the 13th that according to past records, each summer is the peak of the PLA's exercises. In the past, it may have been done without publicity. Now in addition to the exercises, it also uses news to "add public opinion." Propaganda", so what we need to observe is "this exercise was originally there, or is it increased due to recent developments such as the US Secretary of Health's visit to Taiwan." Lin Yingyou said that the People’s Liberation Army had previously announced plans for exercises in the Zhoushan Islands and Hainan Island. This exercise is also in line with the propaganda “conduct military exercises at both the north and south ends of the Taiwan Strait.” It is suggested that Taiwan can use the PLA exercises to observe future attacks. Taiwan model and scenario, to understand whether the mainland has new achievements, and to clarify whether there is a cross-theater coordinated combat exercise. Taiwan’s "Ministry of National Defense" think tank "National Defense Security Research Institute" scholar Su Ziyun said that this exercise should include the Zhoushan waters exercises released a few days ago, and the level is an operational exercise, such as bombings for individual subjects. "Services, multi-direction", it is speculated that it should be the transition of fighter planes and the movement of troops. Su Ziyun noticed that most of the PLA’s exercises in the past were released by the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council and other units, but this time it was released by the spokesperson of the Eastern Theater Command. It is speculated that he might want to convey “not to be outdone, but avoid the crisis from rising”, and also take this "Dwarfing" Taiwan's status. Lianhe News.com stated on the 13th that when U.S. Secretary of Health Azah visited Taiwan, the PLA's main fighter plane crossed the "strait middle line"; after Azah left Taiwan, the PLA announced that it would continuously organize actual combat exercises in the Taiwan Strait and the north and south ends. "This kind of three-sided encirclement battle can easily remind people of the 1996 Taiwan Strait crisis." The article questioned, when Taiwan became a bargaining chip in the US "anti-China" pawn and Trump campaign, "is there any diplomatic autonomy and strategic choice in Taiwan that is tied to the line of fire?"

　　In an interview with the Global Times on the 13th, a professional said that the PLA’s military exercise news includes three “rare”: First, it was revealed that the exercise area was “in the Taiwan Strait and the north and south ends”, which has never been seen before. The description of the public report; second, the PLA has been committed to improving the joint combat capabilities of multiple services, so it is normal for multiple services to dispatch troops in a system, but this exercise specifically mentioned "multiple directions", which has a deep meaning; third, generally speaking It is very rare that the People’s Liberation Army’s release of exercise information is directly linked to the regional situation. However, this time the spokesperson bluntly explained the purpose of the exercise and did not evade. The warning to the "Taiwan independence" forces was unprecedented. The person further explained that the scope of the exercise covers the entire Taiwan Strait, from south to north, which means that when the People's Liberation Army solves the Taiwan issue by force one day, it can launch an armed attack on the "Taiwan independence" forces from any direction in the Taiwan Strait, which is intended to warn. The Taiwan authorities throw away their illusions, otherwise the exercise now will become the reality of tomorrow. As for the gunsmoke-smell-smell training news that points to the United States without naming names, the person believes that this indicates that a series of recent negative trends in the United States will lead to the arrogance of the "Taiwan independence" forces, and this warning is not only to combat "Taiwan independence." It also issued a warning to the United States, showing the PLA’s strong determination to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity.