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[246] Nearly the only window of time

Xiao Qiang took a deep breath to adjust himself, forcibly restraining his timidity that couldn't get on the table, and said with a slightly trembling hand on the map:

"This is just a map of Taiwan's periphery, which can only be used for tactical analysis, if we observe it from the strategic level, then we can see clearly the essence of this battle to liberate Taiwan, that is to say, we must jump out of this local map and analyze it from the perspective of global strategy."

As he spoke, Xiao Qiang gestured out of thin air on the relative geographical location outside the map shelf:

"If we look at the entire Pacific region, we will find that from the Alaska region of the United States, the Aleutian Islands in the Bering Sea, the Chiba Islands in northern Japan, the Japanese archipelago, the Ryukyu Islands, the island of Taiwan, the Philippine Islands, the Greater Sunda Islands, and the Lesser Sunda Islands, the United States has firmly enclosed the entire Pacific Ocean into its own pocket, which the Americans see as their natural reward for being the victors of World War II.

Although the American now has a vague sense that they have not only gained a treasure bag, but they have not yet fully realized the power of this new toy in their hands. At the recent Joint Chiefs of Staff meeting, the US military's top brass assessed Taiwan as "not of sufficient military importance to the United States." But in a few years, they will clearly find that this big treasure bag is actually an important chain. So they named him the first island chain, which the U.S. Pacific Fleet would use to trap China and the Soviet Union firmly in Eurasia. ”

Xiao Qiang's words can be regarded as a warm-up, but he is no longer stage frightened, he took a deep breath and continued:

Dutch-American geostrategist Nicholas Murphy. Spykman will henceforth be called the "godfather of containment policy", what about Weishenme? Because his Zuihou, published only in 1944 after his death, one of his most important books, "The Geography of Peace", pointed out a new theory of Shijie rule, the theory of the rule of the periphery. This discourse continues the previous theory of geographical determinism, but it is different from the definition of the veteran British geostrategist Mackinder.

Mackinder made Eastern Europe the heartland of Shijie, saying that "whoever controls Eastern Europe controls the heartland, whoever controls the heartland controls Shijie Island, and whoever controls Shijie Island rules Shijie." And according to his theory, Britain used Eastern Europe to constantly balance France, Germany and Russia. The two shijie battles are a battle for the heartland. The Balkans have become a powder keg in the heart. This also shows that the turbulent Eastern Europe and the Balkans are not good for Shijie peace, and using Eastern Europe to balance will only lead to war.

So Spyckman's theory overturned Mackinder's heartland theory, and he pointed out in "The Geography of Peace" that the essence of future wars is a struggle for sea power, and Shijie trade will lead to more and more valuable coastal peripheries, and future wars will be wars for control of the periphery. The periphery of Europe, the Middle East and the Far East will be the most strategically important regions in the world! The United States must be the hegemon here! And in no way will any maritime power be allowed in these areas!

According to this theory, Nicholas. Spykman changed Mackinder's words to "Whoever controls the periphery rules Eurasia!" Whoever rules Eurasia controls the fate of Shijie! ”

Xiao Qiang said these words generously, raised his head and looked at the CEOs quietly.

After listening to Xiaoqiang's words, the bosses in the conference room suddenly felt like they were suddenly opened. For the first time, the founding fathers of the republic, who had fought all their lives, jumped out of the ground under their feet and clearly viewed the war in front of them from the perspective of the United States, the hegemon of Shijie.

The CEOs were excited to hear this, and they lit cigarettes one after another as they listened. Although Nie Shuai didn't smoke, he took out one from Mr. Deng's cigarette case next to him and threw it to Xiaoqiang: "That's good!" We didn't dare to think of these things before, and we couldn't think of them, but as soon as you say this, I feel that it is clear in front of me! You're a good kid, you explain it thoroughly. Come, I know you kid smokes, you smoke one and keep talking. ”

Xiao Qiang was flattered to catch the cigarette that Nie Shuai threw over, took out the ZIP from his pocket, and continued energetically: "After the birth of a new theory, it always takes time to be digested and absorbed, not to mention that Spykman died in 1943 before his masterpiece was published in 1944, and there is a lack of people to cheer for him. Therefore, Spyckman's theory is still very controversial in the US military and political circles, because this theory is almost subversive to Mackinder's theory, the heart theory, the theory that uses Eastern Europe as the core weight of the balance shijie! From the heart to the edge, who can react at once? But after the Korean War, Spykeman's theory will immediately be enshrined by the U.S. government! When the time comes, the United States will go all out to implement the policy of encirclement, isolating the socialist camp from the Western capitalist camp by seizing control over the periphery, and completely isolate the socialist camp in the process of encirclement.

It can be said that if China wants to break through the first island chain, it will only start with Taiwan, and we have no ability to intervene in other areas of the first island chain at present, and even if we do, it will not be stable, and it will be a thankless effort to break through the first island chain from outside Taiwan, both from the perspective of geography and nationality. Therefore, Taiwan is called the keyhole of the first island chain blocking China, and it is well deserved! ”

Xiaoqiang coughed and continued to speak:

"Take Taiwan, the first island chain will be self-defeating! From the perspective of Xiangshang, we can cut off the ties between Japanese militarism and the US military stationed in Japan and Southeast Asia, and the industrial products of Japan and South Korea going south and the industrial raw materials going north of Southeast Asia, including the transportation of the United States mainland to East Asia, Japan and South Korea, will pass under our noses. In addition, once the oil-producing countries in the Middle East begin to become shijie oil barrels and supply crude oil to the world, the entire oil supply chain of Japan and South Korea will be under our strategic deterrence!

It can be said that as long as China recovers Taiwan, China will be the hegemon of East Asia! China has not returned to Taiwan for a day, and China is a land country that has been isolated from Shijie, has no right to speak, and does not even have the capital to compete for hegemony in small East Asia!

After recovering Taiwan, we will have free access to the Pacific Ocean without any threat of being cut off. At that time, the United States' first island chain defense system will be forced to retreat to Guam, and a small land like Guam will have no future of defense at all in a future missile war, and one or even several rounds of covering strikes will wash such a small island from the beginning to the end.

Once we have a bridgehead to the Pacific, then in the future, when we fully release our goodwill, our trade relations with Oceania and South America can be gradually built, and our diplomatic relations will be strengthened. Iron ore from Australia and Brazil, as well as agricultural products from South America, will be available to us in a steady stream. As long as our overseas trade volume continues to rise, diplomatic relations with other countries will naturally continue to consolidate and move forward.

Therefore, whether it is vertical or horizontal geostrategy, whether it is now or in the future, Taiwan is a vital link in China's global strategy, and for the sake of China's future, we must seize this short window of time to liberate Taiwan. Otherwise, once the Americans clearly see that Taiwan's status is so important, in that case, they would rather fight to the end with us, and even be willing to fight the third Shijie war, rather than let us realize the reunification of the motherland. ”

Xiaoqiang's mouth was dry, so he stopped to rest. He looked at the faces of the CEOs, and he didn't know if the CEOs would be able to accept the experience they had gained from the embarrassing situation of China in later generations.

Mr. Luo was the first to praise excitedly: "That's right, Comrade Xiaoqiang's vision is very far, and he has strategically raised the necessity of liberating Taiwan to a status related to national fortunes and life and death. It seems that if China wants to become a shijie power in the future, it must recover Taiwan! And we can't wait for us to become a shijie power, and then come to recover Taiwan, then we will miss the best opportunity! ”

Seeing that Mr. Luo agreed with his opinion, Xiaoqiang said with an excited smile: "The Joint Chiefs of Staff of the United States is now blinded by lard!" They are now only interested in the big Pacific territory and Japan and South Korea that they have acquired on the map! According to the declassified documents, on December 23, 49, the US Department of Defense issued Secret Order No. 28, which determined the unified tone on the Taiwan issue, that is: any support for Taiwan is unfavorable to US interests, will involve the United States in a dangerous war, and will make the United States the opposite of the Chinese people.

Previously, US Secretary of State Acheson also clearly informed Truman of the five main reasons for not supporting Chiang's secession of Taiwan: First, it would involve the United States again in a defeat with shijie influence and affect the prestige of the United States; Second, it will concentrate the unanimous hatred of all Chinese on the United States; Third, it would provide the Soviet Union with an excuse to attack the United States in the Security Council; Fourth, it would make the United States a supporter of a corrupt and discredited Kuomintang government in the eyes of the Asian people; Fifth, no one thinks that once Taiwan falls into the hands of the Producer Party, it will break the US Far Eastern defense line.

In fact, there is a very practical consideration here, that is, Taiwan cannot afford to support the 600,000 troops brought by Lao Chiang!

Last year in 1949, Taiwan's grain output was 140,000 tons less than it was 10 years ago, Lao Chiang even had to import flour, and Taiwan's gasoline was only enough for two months.

In the face of such a mess, the United States did not want to take over the old Chiang as a wet nurse, not to mention how corrupt and greedy the old Chiang was, the Americans had personally learned it, and Truman was even more disgusted by the inefficient top-down corruption of the Chiang regime. ”