In the 1996 Taiwan Strait crisis, the live firing areas were nearer to China's coast indicated by the blue rectangles. After the Pelosi visit, the live firing areas have moved very much closer to Taiwan and also increased in numbers The northern and southern live firing areas are about 10 to 15 km from Taiwan's coasts. All the entry and exit of six key ports, including Keelung in the north and Kaohsiung in the south are closed by the exercise areas.
The most significant change from this showdown is the removal of the half way line in the Straits of Taiwan. China used to keep its aircraft and ships from crossing this line. Now it is gone. The six live firing areas are all over Taiwan. China has exercised its full right over all the land, sea and air space over Taiwan as a part of China. The status quo has changed.
This is the reason why Xi must act now.This is the price Taiwan is paying for the Pelosi visit. Soon more and more live firing areas would be announced and closer and closer to Taiwan. The whole of Taiwan would be enclosed by these live firing areas, ie Taiwan could be fenced in, cut off from the rest of the world, a total blockade.
Taiwan has effectively invited China to impose live firing areas all around the island now. And China can and would only increase activities in these areas without incurring much cost. They can notify the aviation authority of these areas without the need to conduct any exercise or sending soldiers into the area. Just activate it and do whatever they like. Any aircraft or ship entering the area could be fired at and destroyed without further warnings. Air and shipping routes would be affected and curtailed.
The noose is tightening. The current blockade is supposed to be 3 days but could be extended for as long as China wants it, could be forever. Taiwan's food, fuel supplies may last for a week. If the blockade extends longer than a week, a month or more, Taiwan would be in serious trouble.
Just like the Americans inviting China to fire at Pelosi's plane, China is now inviting the Taiwanese to fire at them in the live firing areas. On the other hand, any aircraft or ship, Taewanese or foreign, entering these areas are inviting to be shot. Enter at your own risk.
The blockade of Taiwan has started. Pelosi and the aircraft carriers have left. The PLA has arrived and surrounded the island of Taiwan. Thanks to Pelosi for helping Xi to make up his mind to reunite Taiwan now, not later. Xi has a mission, to unify Taiwan with China.
As a Chinese, I am in full support of taking over Taiwan, the Republic of China (the loser of the Chinese Civil War) at all costs. However, China no matter what, has to bear the consequences of the war. That's why President Xi has mentioned again and again that the CCP must always take into account of "Winning the Hearts and Mind of the People" first, before anything else. This is of utmost importance!
ReplyDeleteJust added a pic to the article, the reason why Xi must act now to reunite Taiwan with China.
ReplyDeleteWhen Xi mentioned about the CCP 'winning the hearts and mind of the people' his message could be directing and referring to Taiwan, to the people over there.
ReplyDeleteBy restraint, and using soft power all over the world, concentrating on lifting people out of poverty, both at home and abroad, with building infrastructures for them to progress, these can be seen clearly and comprehensively by the rest of the world, rather than stoking war and destruction. Of course, these developments have largely been ignored by the Anglo Saxon White countries for obvious reasons. In fact they are trying to sabotage them, as it is a threat to their system, which is war, control and bullying, all by use of force.
All these may be news that the USA and Europeans have been trying to pull wool over their own peoples' eyes by keeping them intentionally in the dark, to keep them ignorant. Moreover, Chinese websites cannot be understood by them, just as Russian websites cater only to Russians per se.
However, this surely cannot be kept from being disseminated to Taiwanese of Chinese origin, as they can find out the truth from reading Chinese websites that are able to keep them informed. Hence, the Taiwanese people cannot be blind and ignorant of what China has done and is doing. It would be foolish for them to want war and if they prefer that, it will be mindless and to their great disadvantage for the future. How long can the USA hold the advantage in military terms and still provide support to Taiwan? In economic terms, they are already expected to fall behind the Chinese by the next decade.
South Korean President refused to meet Pelosi.
ReplyDeleteSouth Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol's "unfortunate" absence from a meeting with visiting Speaker of US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi is seen by Chinese experts as a way to avoid embarrassment, as Pelosi's recent visit to the island of Taiwan has irritated China and caused tensions in the region. It may have dawned on the South Korean leader that whoever plays high-profile host to Pelosi at this sensitive moment could risk provoking China, experts said.
I think it's just proper that there is no such a need for president of a country to meet just a Speaker.. is it not just proper international protocol for equivalent to meet each other, meaning the same speaker of the state.. just imagine if you were to treat every tom, dick and Harry with vip status just because they come from a bigger country, what does it show to your own citizens.. are they just pariahs to other countries..thumbs up to Korea
DeleteSouth Korean President wisely snubbed Pelosi. Cannot say the same for red dot.
ReplyDeleteAmid China's Taiwan blockage, now is the best time for North Korea to test its nuclear bomb !
ReplyDeleteMore importantly, what's gone into the minds of these Taiwanese leaders. Their economy is dependent China trade.
DeleteThe aftermath, the military blockade, the ban on trade of many Taiwanese exports. Is it all worth to have photo op with an about to retired old hag declaring 'The US stand with Taiwan and democracy"?
Even cringey, they awarded her the territory top honour sash for doing what is happening now?
Ma Yingjeou may not be well liked but nobody is as clueless as Tsai.
This old witch going to expire soon
ReplyDeleteWhat is the purpose to play her game
Stupid
It's about goddam time!
ReplyDeleteYou are very observant. Thought of posting the photos tomorrow. Since you raised it, I just post it now.
ReplyDeleteIts was revealed Tsai and her govt paid US lobby firm owned by ex congressman and presidential candidate Richard Gephardt US$3M to lobby Pelosi to speak up for Taiwan since Tsai came to power.
ReplyDeleteAND thats for commission alone. How much.paid to Pelosi' campaign and other expenses was not revealed
While other countries call corruption, the US termed it nicely and legally as lobbying.
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ReplyDeleteThe Nancy Pelosi's Official Visit To Taiwan, 3 August 2022
The Official Visit of the Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, to the island of Taiwan (which is officially a part of the Overall Chinese Territory since six thousand years ago), on Tuesday 3 August, 2022, has been an extremely provocative and highly insensitive act of total defiance of the One-China Policy of China. This, for all intents and purposes, must have been fully calculated to instigate and provoke China to act in a certain way that would be in the political and diplomatic interests of Washington. No doubt whatsoever.
As a result, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) launched a series of live-firing military exercises in six different areas that encircle the whole island of Taiwan.
In the mean time, the Ministry of Commerce and the General Administration of Customs have stopped the import of some products from Taiwan and also ceased the export of natural sand to Taiwan.
Such tough actions initiated by China are a direct response of the PLA showing displeasure to the unprovoked unilateral defiance of the One-China Policy previously agreed upon by both parties. This is a show of force by the PLA, indicating that China is now confident and capable than ever of safeguarding its national sovereignty and territorial integrity, of it will ultimately realise its reunification objectives.
Pelosi's (mis)calculated Taiwan visit in her fading political carrier, has four reasons:
Firstly, her husband Paul Pelosi, has been arrested and awaiting trial. This is a time for her to get away from her husband, who has been charged for drunkardness and illegal insider trading.
Secondly, she aims to use the visit to draw attention to her, in order to showcase herself as a "democratic fighter," for the people of Taiwan.
Thirdly, to set the new path of a Cold War against China. It is no wonder why 26 of the Conservative Party have voted to support her evil intent.
Fourthly, to send signals to the US' global allies and partners, trying to create a "global pro-Taiwan alliance" as a greater constraint on Chinese mainland's actions toward the Taiwanese secessionists movement.
Pelosi's visit to Taiwan is definitely the result of collusion by pro-Taiwan and anti-China forces in the US. The Biden Administration's inability to act against Pelosi's visit will undermine the results of all future bilateral relations between China and the Evil USA..
The Taiwan question is the most important, central and sensitive issue in the China-US relationship. The development of bilateral relations would not be possible with the constant and persistent Evil US aggressions against China.
As such, China must take this God-Send Opportunity to reunite Taiwan at the earliest possible time. Impose the military blockade for as long as possible and whenever possible.
The probability presented now is a rare commodity afforded by the Evil USA. There can be no turning back now!
Below are some comments on Pelosi's visit to Taiwan in RT.
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The US is in terminal decline while China becomes stronger by the day, all China has to do is wait and perhaps amuse themselves by watching US politicians heads explode.
Igor
𝐈 𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐲 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐮𝐫. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐫𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐚 𝐨𝐧 𝐔𝐒 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐬. 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐬𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐰𝐚𝐫 𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚. 𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐓𝐚𝐢𝐰𝐚𝐧, 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐠 𝐉𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐧, 𝐒𝐊 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐏𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐎.
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐧'𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐢𝐭. 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐢𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚 𝐤𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐬 𝐛𝐲 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐨, 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐝e with Russia.
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐥𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞, 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐯𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫.
Matu
"The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting."
Sun Tzu
Kent98
Matu, This is true. China should sell off the $1 Trillion in US Treasuries and buy Gold in a big way, Gold is the enemy of the US dollar. Gold price will spike to US$5,000 an oz while the US dollar index will slump to below 70. The Fed must raise interest rates to above 5% and this will crash the stock and housing markets. The insane $1,500 Trillion Derivatives Monster, mostly based on interest rates, will also crash, bankrupting all major US, UK, French and German banks. There is no need for a war. Buy Gold, China. What are you waiting for?
The spokesman also condemned the Chinese missile tests as “irresponsible” and “at odds with our longstanding goal of maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan strait and in the region.”
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“We will not be deterred from operating in the seas and the skies of the Western Pacific, consistent with international law, as we have for decades, supporting Taiwan and defending a free and open Indo-Pacific,” he said.
As part of that effort, the US will “conduct standard air and maritime transits through the Taiwan strait in the next two weeks,” Kirby added....
The warmongering Americans have not given up trying to start a war with China. They are coming back for more.
We will see how China reacts this time when the American warships sail into the Taiwan Straits.
The Americans die die want to start a war in East Asia. China likely to frustrate them by letting them run around without engaging them. The best fight that China wants would be in Europe.
ReplyDeleteLet the rabid dog dance for as long as they want, just watch it from a distance.
Who is the idiot that tells China not to escalate the tension into a war when the warmonger should be stopped instead. Why dare not tell the warmonger and pretend that China is the troublemaker?
Is this not obvious enough, that the rabid dog is spoiling for a fight, to destabilise the region while China is exercising full restraint not to be dragged into a fight?
The PLA should sail its warships beside the American's and wave at them and offering them some Fentanyl for the relief of their stress from fear of a sudden hit by Chinese missiles or mines.
ReplyDeleteGood morning America.
ReplyDeleteWelcome to China.
We have plenty of fentanyl.
You like to have some?
Very good for you.