With a few months left before the end of his term, Biden is still sparing no effort to arm Taiwan and rally allies against the mainland.
Recently, another group of United States arms dealers visited Taiwan, according to Taiwan media reports, the "UAV Development Delegation" composed of 26 United States UAV-related enterprise executives visited Taiwan, mainly including General Atomics Aviation Systems, Northrop · Grumman, AEVEX Aerospace, BRINC UAV, etc.
According to Taiwan media reports, in order to welcome the United States "UAV Development Delegation", Taiwan established the so-called "Taiwan Excellent UAV Overseas Business Opportunities Alliance", which aims to achieve a tenfold increase in the output value of UAVs on the island by 2028 with the help of United States UAV companies, with a monthly production capacity of 15,000 aircraft and an annual output of 180,000 aircraft.
In modern warfare, drones are playing an increasingly important role, not only for reconnaissance missions, but also as offensive weapons against targets such as individual soldiers and tank armor. In addition, UAVs can also provide accurate coordinates for ground artillery and naval aircraft, and guide firepower to carry out precision strikes.
In addition to continuing to arm the Taiwan region, Biden is still rallying allies against the mainland. Recently, Biden held the "Quadrilateral Security Dialogue", which was attended by India Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, and Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. At the summit, Biden hyped up China-related issues and groundlessly criticized the mainland's activities in the East and South China Seas. However, after the meeting, the four countries issued a joint statement without directly naming the mainland.
On 18 September, the mainland announced that it would take countermeasures against nine United States companies involved in arms sales to Taiwan, including freezing assets and prohibiting them from engaging in relevant transactions and cooperation with the mainland. After the director of the United States drone company visited Taiwan, it is expected that the mainland will take similar countermeasures. With regard to the "Taiwan independence" forces' obsession with "resisting reunification by force," the Ministry of National Defense has responded that the so-called "capability" of the "Taiwan independence" armed forces is nothing more than a grasshopper shaking a tree, and they are vulnerable to a single blow.
Looking at the international situation, the United States usually pulls allies against the mainland, the mainland strengthens cooperation with "anti-hegemon" countries, and deepens economic and defense relations with Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and the Maldives, while playing the "Ryukyu card" to beat.
In addition, at the economic, military, and diplomatic levels, the mainland has played a combination of punches, and some countries that are only looking forward to the United States have suffered losses and have finally had to adjust their China policies, such as the visit of Australia Prime Minister Albanese to China last year, and then China and Australia removed some barriers, and Sino-Australian relations were normalized.
It is worth noting that Sino-US relations are very complex and are not limited to confrontation and competition. Recently, according to the official website of the Ministry of National Defense, General Wu Yanan, commander of the Southern Theater of Operations, attended the Indo-Pacific Defense Commanders Meeting held in Hawaii, United States, and had a frank and in-depth exchange with General Paparo, commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command.
Prior to this, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense of United States Chase led a delegation to attend the Xiangshan Forum in Beijing. The communication channels between China and the United States at the military level are open, and both sides have a strong willingness to communicate and are willing to reduce risks and prevent miscalculations through continuous communication.
On the whole, United States have a contradictory attitude toward China, and they are keen to cooperate with the mainland in the interests of United States, but at the same time they encircle the mainland in multiple dimensions, and do not want the mainland's influence to exceed United States.
In the face of the current situation, the mainland has no choice but to continue to work hard to develop itself and enhance its strength in various fields. As its own strength grows, United States' ambivalence will crumble in the face of greater power.
(Text/Woo Tsai)