In response to U.S. Navy Admiral Philip Davidson’s recent concern that the Chinese Communist Party might invade Taiwan within the next six years, a foreign media reporter asked Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian about the issue, but Zhao answered in the negative, biting back at the United States and shifting the topic to China-U.S. relations.
At a press conference of the Chinese Foreign Ministry on March 10, an AFP reporter asked: “U.S. Navy Admiral Davidson said he was worried that the mainland might invade Taiwan within the next six years. China’s (Communist Party of China) Ministry of Defense had said in January that Taiwan independence would mean war. What is your response to Davidson’s remarks?”
In his reply, Chinese Communist Party spokesman Zhao Lijian made no mention of “Davidson’s concern that the Chinese Communist Party might invade Taiwan within six years,” referring to Taiwan, saying only that “China has repeatedly stated its position on the Taiwan issue. Then he pointed the finger at the United States, saying that some people on the U.S. side are looking for excuses for the U.S. to increase its own military spending and expand its military power.
Zhao Lijian followed up by turning the topic to China-U.S. relations, saying “the U.S. side should abandon the zero-sum thinking of the Cold War, look at China’s development and defense construction objectively and rationally, and do more things that are conducive to mutual trust between China and the U.S. and regional peace and stability.”
On Tuesday (March 9) U.S. Navy Admiral Philip Davidson, commander of the Indo-Pacific region, predicted in the U.S. Senate that the Chinese Communist Party could invade Taiwan within six years, “It’s clear that Taiwan is part of their ambition. In fact, I think the threat will come within the next six years, that is, by 2027,” to “fulfill its stated ambition to replace the United States as the dominant military power in the Pacific.” He also mentioned a previous simulated attack on Guam by Chinese communist forces.
Ahead of the U.S.-China High-Level Meeting, is the Chinese Communist Party using Taiwan to make a gesture to the United States?
Zhao’s press conference comes on the eve of the conclusion of the Communist Party’s two sessions and before a high-level meeting between the U.S. and China next week.
During the two sessions of the Communist Party of China (CPC), CPC officials continued to refer to the “one-China principle” and the “1992 Consensus” in their statements about Taiwan. For example, at the March 7 meeting of the National People’s Congress (NPC), he said that the Biden administration must not “cross the line” or “play with fire” on the Taiwan issue; and at the March 8 press conference, when referring to Taiwan, he said “The one-China principle is the political foundation of the U.S. and China, a red line that cannot be crossed”.
But White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki later said, “Our position on Taiwan has always been clear: we stand with our friends and allies” and “we will also continue to assist Taiwan in maintaining adequate self-defense capabilities.”
This Time, Zhao Lijian also turned the conversation to the United States in response to the above-mentioned Taiwan question.
However, when the Punch reporter asked Zhao Lijian “Reuters quoted sources as saying that a high-level meeting between the U.S. and China was imminent,” he replied, “I have no information to provide you with regard to the specific issue you mentioned at this time.”
The next day, the Chinese Communist Party’s Global News first issued a press release titled “U.S. State Department Unilaterally Releases: U.S.-China Meeting in Alaska,” and then quickly followed it with “Foreign Ministry Spokesman Zhao Lijian Announces This was confirmed by “Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian”.
This approach by the Chinese Communist Party is similar to the one that preceded the first phone call between Blinken and Yang Jiechi on Feb. 6. At that time, the Chinese Communist Party’s Xinhua News Agency published four articles in a row from February 3 to 6, saying that “the overall situation of China-US relations must not be ruined, the bridge of people-to-people contact must not be torn down, the trend of economic and trade exchanges must not be blocked, and the road of scientific and technological exchanges must not be broken.
Yang Wei, an overseas commentator, said that the Chinese Communist Party is very dependent on the United States, but instead of a begging and cooperative attitude, it has shown a strong and coercive attitude, trying to make the Biden Administration yield as soon as possible, in fact, the Chinese Communist Party desperately needs to steal more U.S. technology, desperately needs foreign investment, and can’t wait to pull the United States down.
On March 9, prior to the closing of the Communist Party’s two sessions, Xi Jinping attended a meeting of the military and armed police forces’ National People’s Congress delegation and said he wanted “the whole army to prepare for war.
According to U.S.-based current affairs commentator Qin Peng, this is largely for the Party’s ears, as the Communist Party leader will meet with the military every time a major event occurs.
In response to the CCP’s provocations against Taiwan, Taiwan’s Deputy Chairman and Spokesperson of the Taiwan Land Commission, Qiu Chui-cheng, said on March 11 that Taiwan’s public opinion did not accept and questioned the “1992 consensus on the one-China principle” as defined by the Beijing authorities.
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