Army of Taiwan
According to the Chinese newspaper "Huanqiu shibao" (Global Times), after the provocative visit of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan, tensions continue to rise across the strait. Amid a series of countermeasures and comprehensive efforts in response to US provocations, Chinese authorities have released a brochure “The Taiwan issue and the reunification of China in a new era”, strengthening the country's firm position on the Taiwan issue. While US politicians continued provocative trips to the island of Taiwan, which further increased the tension in the Strait, former chairman of the Kuomintang Party Hung Xiu-chu said, that Taiwan could become a thrown chess piece, which the US can leave (exchange) Anytime.
According to Hung Hsiu-chu, Taiwan's ruling pro-American Democratic Progressive Party ignores the well-being and safety of the island's residents by blindly following orders from Washington., allowing US congressmen and officials to use Taiwan as a platform for a political show for their own political interests. Yet the situation has gone so far, that can go from any spark into a military phase, Hung believes.
Furthermore, with the growth of competitive relations between China and the United States, Taiwan will continue to be at the forefront of the geopolitical struggle, and can become a bargaining chip for the US.
The tabloid "Huanqiu shibao" notes, that many people in Taiwan have not yet realized the gravity of the crisis and are confident, that the island will receive foreign aid from the US and Japan. However, many politicians, pro-taiwan independence, ready to leave the island at the first threat.
Former chairman of the Kuomintang stressed, that she has always stood for the peaceful reunification of Taiwan with China. However, since then, how the Democratic Progressive Party led by Tsai Ing-wen came to power in 2016 year, contacts with China declined, which led to increased confrontation and hostility.
hung sure, that in the event of a military conflict over Taiwan, The US will not directly intervene in it. Recent Chinese exercises also confirm the US's unwillingness to participate in the military conflict in the Taiwan Strait., when American warships became much less active near the island, than usual. Author:Bekhan Uzhakhov
