[Cross-Strait Quick Review Issue 1061]

　　An F-16 fighter jet of the Taiwan Air Force lost contact after taking off on November 17. This was the fourth major Taiwan military aircraft accident this year.

Just when Jiang Zhengzhi, the senior pilot on the military plane and the plane, had not been found, a captain surnamed Huang who was on the same team as the missing fighter pilot committed suicide in the camp dormitory on the 22nd.

The old case has not been solved, and a new case has been added. Is there a connection between the two cases?

What are the reasons for the frequent occurrence of deaths and accidents in the Taiwan military?

Public opinion on the island continues to question the Taiwan military.

　　Some media pointed out that as early as when Jiang Zhengzhi disappeared from the plane, people in relevant fields on the island analyzed that the cause of the accident may be related to the physical fitness of the pilot or the pressure on the ground.

And the captain Huang, who committed suicide, was not only in the same team with Jiang Zhengzhi, but also responsible for ground work.

Such a "coincidence" caused rumors on the island, and the Taiwan military was panicked.

　　Under the pressure of public opinion on the island, the Taiwan Air Force’s Hualien Base urgently clarified that the death of the captain surnamed Huang has nothing to do with the plane crash, and appealed to the outside world not to speculate; at the same time, he said that the captain was unstable due to personal factors, but details The situation remains to be further understood.

There are contradictions in this response. Since "details are yet to be investigated," how can the Taiwan military quickly determine that "this matter has nothing to do with the crash of the fighter plane"?

　　Yan Defa, the head of the defense department of the DPP authorities, once said that the number of flights and hours of the Taiwan Air Force this year has increased by 20% compared with last year. The tasks of pilots have increased and the psychological pressure has increased.

Not only the pilot, but also the ground crew.

　　It’s not the first time that Taiwan’s military has had an accident due to excessive pressure. In May of this year, a platoon commander surnamed Huang hanged himself in the barracks. The media claimed that this was an officer who had found a short-sighted person because of too much pressure after being promoted. At that time, the defense department of the DPP authorities admitted frankly that the relevant cases cannot be ruled out related to factors such as force management, work pressure, and peer interaction.

　　For some time, the internal management of the Taiwan military has been criticized by public opinion on the island.

For example, in April of this year, the Taiwan Navy’s so-called "Dun Mu Fleet" rock ship was infected with a cluster of new crown pneumonia. More than 700 officers and soldiers on the warship who should be isolated and quarantined were allowed to return home on vacation and ran around the island, causing a major epidemic prevention breach on the island. .

Some media on the island pointed out that this incident undoubtedly exposed omissions and problems in the management of Taiwan’s military.

　　According to Taiwan’s "China Times" statistics, since Tsai Ing-wen became the leader of the Taiwan region, there have been 7 major military aircraft accidents in Taiwan, and 4 have occurred this year alone, resulting in 19 deaths and 1 missing.

　　Despite frequent deaths and accidents of Taiwan military personnel, Taiwanese leader Tsai Ing-wen and the DPP authorities as the "commander" of the Taiwan military completely ignored the internal problems of the Taiwan military, and instead regarded the tragedy that happened to the Taiwan military as a tragedy. The material for political hype, taking the opportunity to fan the flames, attempting to shift the focus, and taking the opportunity to provoke cross-strait hostility and confrontation, is indeed ulterior motive.

　　Some people point out that the recent tensions in the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea and the fact that the DPP authorities launched a series of military operations regardless of conditions and whether they are fully prepared are important reasons for this tragedy.

(Text/Guo Dalu)