Chapter 1799 The Suddenly Tense Situation in the Taiwan Strait

Zhang Lan was very happy with this result.

If you feel that you are embarrassed, you can know that your strength is a big step behind others, and you can know that this little thing in your hand is actually not advantageous compared with others. Knowing that there is a gap, it will catch up, and it is also a good idea to sound a wake-up call for some people who are still immersed in the idea of "the kingdom of the heavenly empire".

Of course, this is Zhang Lan's expectation, and even Zhang Lan himself is not sure if this can be realized...... After being a slave for hundreds of years, can you expect some people to correct their minions in a matter of decades?

It seems difficult.

However, the Americans obviously do not think so, and after the strategic department of the US Department of Defense has made a serious assessment of the 54 two squadrons of tiltrotor planes delivered by the Alice Group to the Chinese side -- I don't know whether it is intentional or unintentional -- the 54 tiltrotor planes of China have already posed a threat to regional security and have had a major impact on the situation in the Taiwan Strait, which has tended to be stable, and on the basis of the Taiwan Strait Defense Treaty, the United States has decided to provide Taiwan with a series of defensive military equipment. In order to ensure the military balance between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait.

In the list of weapons to be sold to Taiwan by the US side subsequently, in addition to the AIM-3 "Sidewinder" short-range air-to-air combat missiles and AIM-120 "Sparrow" medium-range air-to-air interceptor missiles sold to Taiwan in the past, F-16 fighters, Patriot-2 air defense missile systems, "Kidd"-class destroyers, and other offensive weapons are all prominently listed

In an interview with the media, US Department of Defense officials even openly and implicitly stated that if the situation in the Taiwan Strait region is beyond US control, the United States will not rule out the possibility of selling F-15 "Eagle" heavy fighters or even F-22 "Raptor" stealth heavy fighters to Taiwan

According to a survey conducted by the US media, 73.2 percent of the people feel incomprehensible about the government's approach, and in the eyes of these respondents, it is very unwise to offend the Chinese when the United States has not yet resolved the Iraq and Afghanistan issues.

Although in an interview with the media, US Secretary of Defense Donald . Rumsfeld has repeatedly stated that all weapons sold to Taiwan are defensive weapons and are only used for Taiwan's defense when it is threatened by the mainland's armed forces, but anyone with a discerning eye can see that these weapons, such as the F-16 fighter plane, the Patriot-2 air defense missile, and the "Kidd-class" missile destroyer, are obviously not simple defensive weapons, but offensive weapons that defend the middle and lead the attack.

The most important thing is that, according to the plan announced by the US Department of Defense, the US side and the government have been planning this matter for a long time, but why the United States chose this time to announce this news is very intriguing.

Everyone is speculating, what exactly is going on in the minds of Americans? Don't they know that they are now mired in the two quagmires of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, and that they need China's cooperation in international affairs? Choose to offend China at this time...... Is the head of George W. Bush and his staff team stuffed with brains or stool?

In particular, the media in Europe and the United States have done their best to ridicule this decision of the US Department of Defense and the government, holding that this is "the stupidest decision ever made by the US government since the founding of the United States." Except for a very small number of media who are still waving their flags for the government, almost all the media with weight do not think that the government's decision is wise, and countless media believe that this US decision will have a tremendous impact on the increasingly relaxed Sino-US relations, and at the same time will greatly aggravate the tense situation in the Asia-Pacific region.

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The US announced plan for arms sales to Taiwan has naturally aroused great anger at home

Judging from the US announced arms sales plan to Taiwan, the high-level bigwigs unanimously believe that this is a malicious provocation by the United States against China, but after urgent discussions, everyone saw the other side of the matter: Over the years, with the continuous enhancement of China's economic strength, the military strength of China and the United States in East Asia is gradually becoming balanced, especially after China has two long-range maritime strike forces that can counter US aircraft carriers, the US military presence and influence in the East Asian region are not as good as before.

Although the United States still maintains its presence in the ROK and Japan and still guarantees the Seventh Fleet's effective deterrence against China, it is undeniable that the two long-range maritime strike forces, with the "Glorious" class heavy missile cruiser and the "Kirov" nuclear-powered heavy missile cruiser as their flagships, have posed a tremendous threat to the Seventh Fleet, and the blockade of China's first island chain, which the United States has painstakingly maintained, is in fact in danger. ,

With the "Varyag" aircraft carrier purchased from Ukraine also expected to be officially delivered in the next few years, the United States' voice in the Asia-Pacific region has begun to gradually decrease.

It is a consideration to maintain U.S. dominance in the Asia-Pacific region and contain China's rise...... After some analysis by the bigwigs, they were stunned to find that the news announced by the US Department of Defense was actually in some respects because the United States is no longer able to contain itself by relying solely on the strength of itself, Japan, and South Korea.

Of course, whether the Taiwan side eats their way or not is another matter.

But although they understand this, how to deal with this conspiracy of the Americans is still quite a headache for the old men above.

At this time, it is not possible to soften on the Taiwan side, and once it does, it is very likely to give the Taiwan side a wrong signal, and it is very likely that the Taiwan side will think that as long as the Americans hold on to their big thick legs, it is not impossible for the Taiwan side to seek more benefits.

However, in the same way, it is not possible to be tough on the Taiwan side, and if it is hardened, the Taiwan side will really follow the Americans in a broken and broken way, and that will also be a big problem; if it really reaches that point, the entire leadership will become a sinner of the Chinese nation, and no one can afford this infamy

How to find a suitable balance between soft and hard made the bigwigs scratch their heads.

The intentions of the Americans are sinister, because they have accurately seen the ambivalent mentality of the Taiwan side: The Taiwan side has realized that reunification with the mainland is the trend of the times and is unstoppable, but it is also somewhat unwilling to seek more benefits for itself in the process.

Out of the need to bargain with the mainland, the Taiwan side hopes that it will have more chips in its hands, and it will naturally be easier to sell them for a good price if they have more chips, but how not to really anger the mainland side as much as possible when seeking more chips is also a test of Taiwan's political circles, but in view of the current situation, there is no doubt that without touching the bottom limit of the mainland, the stronger the weapons in one's hands, the more chips there will be, and the greater the benefits that can be sought.

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There was no rumor before, and this time the Americans did a very poor job of secrecy, so when he first heard the news, Zhang Lan was also stunned, this kid scratched his head, "Hey, I didn't see it, the Americans still dare to come to such a hand at this time." ”

"Don't care why the Americans still dare to do this at this time, you should quickly think about what you should do."

"What should I do?" Zhang Lan pointed to her nose in disbelief, with a helpless expression, "Is this kind of thing useful?" ”

Hearing what Zhang Lan said, Alice also sighed a little helplessly, too, this level of national affairs is indeed not something that this kid should consider.

"However, although this kind of thing is not something I should consider, if we do something at this time, it can also help some people strengthen their confidence by the way." Zhang Lan's eyes rolled, and suddenly a wicked smile appeared on his face.

"Uh, what bad attention did you hit this time?" Looking at Zhang Lan's evil smile, Alice suddenly felt that she was a little nervous.

"Not a bad idea, it's a good idea. Since the Americans are so eager to help us solve our internal problems, it seems that there is nothing wrong with us welcoming them, right? ”

"You're laughing so wickedly"

"Is there one?"

"What do you say?"

"Uh......"

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Regardless of the consideration of the Americans, at this time they decided to sell weapons to Taiwan to provoke the huge emerging country of China. The two bin Laden guys were still outraged by the arrogance of the Americans: Did the Americans forget that when they wanted to deal with the Chinese, there were still two opponents in the Middle East and Central Asia?

A deep sense of shame flowed through the hearts of the two of them, and what does this decision of the Americans say? It shows that the Americans do not take themselves seriously at all

"I'm going to take revenge, I'm going to take revenge"

Almost at the same time, Ben. Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein pounded the table at the same time and roared, and the shame of being severely beaten by the Americans for several years finally broke out completely at this time. At this moment, the two temporarily forgot the idea of whether to ask Will for help, and decided instead that they must teach the Americans a profound lesson. ,

Almost at the same time, the two called each other, because they had a common enemy, and the other party also had what they wanted. Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda sent a group of "mujahideen" to retaliate against the U.S. forces in Iraq, and the retaliation would be carried out in multiple parts of Iraq and Afghanistan at the same time. Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda provided enough food, $100 million, and a large amount of weapons and ammunition, including a shipment of heavy weapons, including rocket artillery.

Many of the suicide bombers recruited by al-Qaeda in Afghanistan were originally Afghans who could not survive, and when they no longer had any way to live, they joined Al-Qaeda for the sake of stuttering, and in their opinion, as long as they successfully launched a "jihadist attack", their families would be well arranged by the organization, and this deal was simply done.

At a time when Afghanistan and Iraq are trying to teach the Americans a lesson, there is also a consensus within the Chinese side that in view of the fact that the Americans are making unreasonable finger-pointing fingers on more and more Chinese affairs, and this time they are interfering in China's internal affairs without reason, it is necessary for China to make the United States aware of China's strong determination to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity.

In short, the Chinese side has decided to confront the Americans to some extent.

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The Chinese side is still the same as before, still condemning and protesting, and it seems that there is no substantive action. This statement naturally disappointed all the countries that were paying attention to China's movements, and some countries even speculated that the Chinese had already surrendered to the defeat in this matter.

As for China's current attitude, the happiest are naturally those small countries in Southeast Asia, those small countries that are like parasites that can only develop by clinging to China while being greedy, and on the other hand, are greedy and sucking blood from China, unanimously believe that the Chinese are afraid of the Americans this time.

Since Chinese scared...... The minds of these countries began to move involuntarily: Can they take this opportunity to reap some benefits from the Chinese?

For a time, the situation in the South China Sea seems to have become turbulent along with the Americans' arms sales plan to Taiwan, and at this time, all countries have turned their attention to the Taiwan side, which has not yet expressed its position, and to put it bluntly, what kind of expression the Taiwan side will make will directly determine what kind of situation will eventually emerge between China and the United States

In the eyes of the Americans, it is not for the sake of the Taiwan side that they are so actively helping Taiwan upgrade its defense system? They have completely forgotten that their current arms sales plan to Taiwan is not actually in consideration of Taiwan's defense at all, but is fundamentally out of consideration for their own global interests, in order to contain China and prevent China from having a chance to rise smoothly.

How should you choose? In fact, the Taiwan side also has a headache.

At the time of the Taiwan Strait crisis, the tough statements made by the mainland side and Li Denghui, who now has only one leg left, silently told Taiwan's political leaders that at such a time, they must not think that the mainland's real thoughts are really the same as the statements they made at their previous regular media press briefings, and they have no doubt that once their side makes a move that is not conducive to cross-strait reunification, the mainland side will certainly take corresponding targeted measures.

Sometimes, a bloody warning is actually quite effective.

On the Taiwan side, it is very painful to find that in the past, when the Americans did not decide to sell weapons to them, they wanted to get weapons from the Americans in the hope of crying and shouting, but after they really obtained weapons from the Americans, they found even more sadly that these things were in their own hands, and they were simply a hot potato

After nearly half a month of discussions, the Taiwan side finally made a decision: to delay

In order not to offend the United States or the mainland that is close at hand, the United States neither agrees nor opposes it, nor even makes an official response.

Of course, the mainland side knows what it means, but the Americans are a little annoyed: What do you mean? Selling things to you is looking up to you, such a big thing, you dare to drag it on? I really don't look for death like this

The Americans, naturally, were furious

At the latest news conference held by the US Department of Defense, a spokesman for the US Department of Defense implicitly warned the Taiwan side, "As we all know, according to a series of Taiwan-US defense treaties formulated by the US Government and the Taiwan region, the US Government has the right to provide defense assistance to Taiwan when it believes that Taiwan is threatened by the might of other countries or regions, but we are very disappointed by the Taiwan Government's slow response." ”

As soon as the US Department of Defense made this statement, the countries of the world and the media circles were in an uproar, and everyone turned their eyes to that mysterious ancient country in the East.

Everyone understands that this statement by the US Department of Defense is already a very implicit ultimatum to the Taiwan side, and whether the Taiwan side will get close to the United States, step on the big ship of the United States, or become a victim of the struggle between the United States and China in the great power game depends entirely on the Taiwan side's intentions...... In fact, Taiwan is now a pawn and a tool in the great power game between China and the United States.

And how will the Chinese respond to such a naked declaration of war speech by the United States? Are they the same kind of protests, condemnations, and appeals they used to have? At this moment, the world is watching China's reaction.

This time, the Chinese government did not disappoint people again, and in the face of the increasingly pressing actions of the Americans, the Chinese government made the most severe counterattack, "The Chinese government is very disappointed with the decision made by the United States to sell weapons and equipment to Taiwan, and this decision of the US government is not the attitude that a responsible major country should have." In order to safeguard China's national sovereignty and territorial integrity, China will have to make some decisions that it is unwilling to make when necessary, even if the consequences of such decisions need to be borne by the whole of China.

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