Chinese media “Independence in Taiwan is a war… not empty words”

Input 2021.01.31 16:30

In a situation where the United States and China are struggling for freedom to carry out military operations in the South China Sea and the Taiwan Strait, the Chinese state media warned that Taiwan’s independence means war.

The Global Times, an English version of the government-run People’s Daily, wrote in an editorial titled “It is not empty to say that Taiwanese independence means war” on the 31st, saying, “Taiwan and the United States should properly accept such warnings from the Chinese government.”

The Global Times said, “You must not misjudge or underestimate the will of the Chinese government to preserve the territory and severely punish the reckless behavior of Taiwanese independent forces.” If pushed forward, a military conflict beyond the Taiwan Strait is predicted,” he warned.

The Global Times said to Taiwan’s President Tsai Ying-wen, “Since he took office, the 92 officials (九二共識·1992) acknowledged’One China’, but both sides decided to interpret the government that represents one China. Refusing to admit the agreement) and fundamentally hindering mutual development, he said. “The (Chi Ying-won administration) is using relations with the United States to drive both (China and Taiwan) into a strategic dead end.”

The newspaper argued that “the move toward Taiwan’s independence is stimulating mainland China, and mainland public opinion is increasingly talking about using force for peace and reunification.” The newspaper finally warned that the fate of Taiwan is more clearly in the hands of the Chinese authorities than ever before, and that the Taiwanese government should not misjudge the situation. did.