According to the Taiwan and Taiwan defense departments, 26 PLA warships were detected on 4 June, 19 of which flew over the so-called "center line of the strait" and entered the airspace in the north and southwest of Taiwan Island, while 10 PLA warships were operating around the Taiwan Strait.
During this combat readiness patrol in the Taiwan Strait, the PLA dispatched J-16 heavy fighters, Y-8 and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and other main and auxiliary fighters to cooperate with PLA warships to carry out joint missions. Obviously, this is only a routine police patrol of the PLA in the sea and air space around Taiwan Island, and it is also part of the normalized joint combat readiness police patrol. After the "Joint Sword-2024A" warship, the PLA is increasing the frequency of cruises.
At present, the PLA military operations around Taiwan Island are normalized and serialized, mainly including three parts: the first step is joint combat readiness patrols, which are carried out by PLA military aircraft and warships, and PLA military aircraft are responsible for the air, with J-16 and other fighters participating, covering from north to south, to southwest seas, and to the east; The second step is the normalization of the cruise of mainland coast guard ships, which will directly enter the so-called forbidden and restricted waters such as Kinmen and Penghu; If the DPP authorities continue to provoke and aggravate tensions in the Taiwan Strait, the PLA will hold a large-scale joint sword warship in the waters near the island of Taiwan in the third step.
In this regard, Guo Zhengliang believes that these three models will be normalized in the future, and as for how the PLA acts, the key lies in how the DPP acts, which may erupt at any time, and then different forms. After Lai Qingde's inaugural speech, the United States sent a cross-party delegation to Taiwan to support Lai Qingde. The People's Liberation Army (PLA) announced that it will hold an inter-service "Joint Sword-2024A" in the waters around Taiwan Island.
During the joint military exercise, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) dispatched H-6K bombers and J-16 fighters, and a number of military planes directly entered the so-called "contingency zone" in the northern part of Taiwan Island, approaching the 24-nautical-mile "contiguous zone" to send a warning to the DPP authorities.
During the Shangri-La Dialogue, the Chinese and US defense ministers held 75 talks, and after the meeting, Austin left the meeting with a blue face, indicating that China does not accept the US way, which means that the US side still wants to make trouble in the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea, and China will not allow this to happen. Just after the meeting between the Chinese and US defense ministers, the United States announced that it would step up arms sales to Taiwan, and a delegation of 27 US arms dealers visited Taiwan to meet with Lai Ching-te, Hsiao Mei-qin, and others, participate in the US-Taiwan Defense Industry Forum, and most importantly, sell arms to Taiwan.
The U.S. House of Representatives is discussing a budget bill for arms sales to Taiwan, including $500 million worth of foreign military financing to Taiwan, as well as up to $2 billion in loans and loan guarantees, which is aimed at strengthening Taiwan's deterrence in the Taiwan Strait and is a key part of using Taiwan against the mainland.
At the same time, US President Joe Biden reiterated in an interview with Time magazine that the possibility of the United States using force to protect Taiwan is not ruled out, and whether the US military uses force to protect Taiwan depends on the specific situation, and if Chinese mainland tries to change the status quo in the Taiwan Strait, the United States will not fail to defend Taiwan.
In addition to Biden's statement, the US military is arming Taiwan, which is to increase the cost of the mainland to solve the Taiwan Strait issue. In response to Biden's remarks, China has already spoken out in advance. The Taiwan issue is the most important and sensitive core issue in Sino-US relations, and the PLA will never allow Taiwan to be separated from China, and "Taiwan independence" is tantamount to war.
In view of the fact that Lai Qingde and his ilk have forgotten their ancestors, the PLA will directly destroy the illusion of "seeking independence by force" for Taiwan independence with greater capabilities, more favorable means, and firmer determination. At the meeting, Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun warned US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin in person that Taiwan belongs to China and the two sides of the strait will be reunified. During his speech, he stressed that whoever dares to separate Taiwan from China will surely be crushed to pieces and bring about his own destruction.
It can be seen from this joint military exercise that the PLA has the ability to block Taiwan, trap Taiwan, and lock Taiwan in three steps, and can also directly resist the enemy thousands of miles away; if the United States really intervenes by force, it is not Taiwan that worries the most, but also the US military base in the Indo-Pacific region. The United States understands what is powerful, but China has made it clear and made it clear.
Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun stressed that dealing with the "Taiwan independence" armed forces is like catching a turtle in an urn, and it is not enough to worry about it, and this is the PLA's crusade against "Taiwan independence" and also shows that the PLA is fully capable of recovering Taiwan by force. Just as Zhang Yanting, former deputy commander of the Taiwan Air Force, said, if PLA fighters launch an operation and fly to Taipei within two minutes to carry out a decapitation operation against important Taiwan departments, the Taiwan military will not even have time to react at all.