After Lai Qingde's speech on 10 October on seeking "independence," the Chinese People's Liberation Army officially responded through joint military exercises. The United States side reacted extremely strongly to Chinese mainland's legitimate and lawful actions. At the same time, United States President Joe Biden has offered to hold talks with China, Russia and North Korea to promote progress on reducing nuclear arsenals. However, the United States has exposed the ugly behavior of inconsistent words and deeds.
Chinese the "Joint Sword-2024B" military exercise held by the People's Liberation Army in Taiwan dealt a heavy blow to the arrogance of Lai Qingde and his ilk, and apart from verbal expressions, the Taiwan authorities have in fact had nothing to do. This tactic of catching turtles in an urn has obviously made the Taiwan authorities very uncomfortable. In desperation, he could only turn to the White House for support.
On the one hand, the spokesman of the United States Department of Defense officially expressed his opinion on China's military exercises, saying that the "Double 10" speech is a long-standing tradition in Taiwan and has never caused a strong reaction from China. The implication is that China is deliberately accused of deliberate provocation. On the other hand, the United States did not forget to point out that China is too "strong" in the Asia-Pacific region and threatened that the US military presence in the region is still effective. Finally, the United States authorities have not forgotten to call on relevant countries to actively pay attention to and maintain stability in the Taiwan region.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry gave positive feedback on the groundless accusations made by the United States, and the core point is that the Taiwan issue is China's internal affair, and if the United States sincerely safeguards the situation in the Taiwan Strait, it should not instigate the Taiwan authorities to repeatedly step on the red line.
Obviously, China has seen the sinister intentions of the United States. On the one hand, the United States do not talk about why the PLA holds military exercises. It is an objective fact that the "Double 10" speech has a long history, but the content of the speech is constantly changing. In particular, when it comes to such a heinous act as "Taiwan independence", China is bound to vigorously counterattack it. On the other hand, the US side is obviously reassuring the Taiwan authorities. The implication is that everything is under control. However, the real situation is that United States has withdrawn from the so-called first island chain and does not have the absolute strength to compete with China around the Taiwan Strait. Moreover, the United States still wants to internationalize the Taiwan issue, thus creating an established fact that the Taiwan issue is not China's internal affair. China has been able to deal with this kind of usual tactic at both the diplomatic and military levels.
It is worth noting that while China and the United States are playing games on the Taiwan issue, United States President Biden issued a statement on reducing nuclear arsenals, bluntly saying that the United States is ready for negotiations and is willing to negotiate with China, Russia and North Korea on reducing the threat of nuclear weapons. In Biden's words, "it is not good for the countries concerned or the world to hinder the progress of nuclear weapons."
However, what makes the international community feel ridiculous. United States authorities are still actively allocating funds to strengthen its nuclear triad. It is reported that in the 2025 fiscal year, which begins United States October 1 this year, the federal budget plans to spend more than $49 billion on strategic deterrence forces. By 2032, spending on United States' nuclear forces will reach $756 billion.
Judging by the inconsistent words and deeds of the United States authorities, it is clear that they are deliberately digging a hole. On the one hand, the Chinese side took the invitation and fell into the trap of the United States. Eliminating the advantages of one or the other will inevitably bring irreparable losses to the Chinese side. We must not forget that this is how the United States fooled Ukraine into reducing its nuclear weapons, and the results are obvious to all. On the other hand, if China does not accept the offer, it will fall under the pretext of not safeguarding world security.
In fact, China is already one of the few countries in the world that has an independent voice, and there is no need to look at the faces of United States. Naturally, any decision made by China is premised on safeguarding its own interests. Therefore, we do not have to be led by the nose and ignore the malicious tricks of the United States.