China News Agency, Beijing, August 5th, question: Pelosi visited Taiwan, how to understand these two "essential" issues?
Author Xie Maosong (Director of China Civilization and China Road Research Center, National Institute of Strategic Studies, Tsinghua University)
On August 2, 2022, the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, disregarded China's strong opposition and solemn representations, and visited China's Taiwan region. error signal.
Data map: Pelosi
Two "essences" can be read from Pelosi's escape from Taiwan and the countermeasures taken by China: the unreasonable and untrustworthy nature of American hegemony; the Chinese nation has upheld the essence of justice for thousands of years.
The Chinese side gave severe warnings in various ways, but Pelosi still insisted on her visit.
The development of the above situation cannot be interpreted simply and superficially as the invalidity of China's previous warnings. On the contrary, it highlights the fact that the Chinese side is aware of its interests, and at the same time it fully exposes the unreasonable and untrustworthy nature of US hegemony. In essence, the United States has unilaterally undermined and attempted to gradually change the status quo across the Taiwan Strait, an unpopular act of hegemony.
Pelosi's move to Taiwan is basically because the United States wants to internationalize and Ukrainize the Taiwan issue, which is China's internal affairs. It wants to make China overreact by provoking China and angering China. This is already Sima Zhao's heart. We all know that; at the same time, it is a certainty that Taiwanese separatists from Tsai Ing-wen have colluded with external forces to split China.
After Pelosi landed at Taipei Songshan Airport, the Chinese military immediately announced a series of joint military operations around Taiwan Island, including training operations in six surrounding sea and airspaces.
The significance of the drill is an active reshaping of a unified strategic environment and strategic pattern, crossing the so-called "central strait line" that is not recognized by the mainland.
As for the "language" from the Chinese military, the American side, who believes in superstitious hegemonic power, has understood it.
The pilots on the mission overlooked the coastline of the motherland's treasure island and the central mountain range from a visual distance.
Image source: Screenshot of CCTV military video
China's response is entirely a defensive counterattack after the US and the DPP authorities unilaterally undermined the status quo across the Taiwan Strait.
With the "active shaping" of counteracting Pelosi's escaping from Taiwan, there will be more active and resolute strategic shaping of the following "smart use and single-mindedness". This is what Mao Zedong said in "On Persistence." Combination of "initiative, flexibility and planning" proposed in "War".
Constantly strive for the initiative, create the initiative and avoid the passive.
The logic behind China's actions is the justice that the Chinese nation has upheld for thousands of years. It is not only upholding peace and justice, but also resolutely safeguarding national interests.
This is also just like the words of the seventh hexagram of the Zhouyi, which is the first of the Five Classics, the core original text of Chinese civilization. Instead, take risks and follow suit, poison the world with this, and the people follow it, so what is the auspiciousness?
It must be pointed out that the comprehensive measures taken by China at present and in the future are a warning to the provocateurs and aimed at safeguarding national sovereignty and security.
In recent years, from the South China Sea and the East China Sea to Hong Kong and Xinjiang, China has resolutely and decisively fought back against various provocations and violations of China's sovereignty and territorial integrity instigated by the United States. The relevant responses are reasonable, beneficial and restrained.
The countermeasures against Pelosi's escaping from Taiwan are like China's correct and calm response to the unreasonable chess played by the other party, which once again shows the strategic determination that has always been adhered to.
For the follow-up development of the situation in the Taiwan Strait, China has sufficient determination and self-confidence, and stands on the right side of morality and history.
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