A poll released Wednesday found that nearly 70% of Taiwanese would be “very willing or somewhat willing” to personally take up arms in the event of a Chinese Communist invasion. However, far fewer expect the United States to use its navy to fight. China's attempt to blockade the island.
In a public opinion poll conducted by the National Institute for Defense Security Studies, Found 64% of Taiwanese respondents consider China's “territorial ambitions” to be a “serious threat.” Only 23.6% of respondents said they would not go to war to prevent Chinese conquest.
Although the majority (67.8%) said they were prepared to fight to protect Taiwan from China, more than half (61%) of Taiwanese respondents believed it was unlikely that the Communist Party would invade in the next five years. I answered. Nor did they seem overwhelmingly confident in their friendly relationship with the United States. More than 52% of respondents told the think tank they believed the U.S. would send troops to help defend against China, but fewer said the U.S. would send its navy to prevent a blockade of Taiwan. It was only about 40%.
Taiwan is a sovereign island nation off the coast of China, officially known as the Republic of China. The country maintains independent and democratic political leadership, as well as other core government institutions such as the military, health care system, and social safety net. The island has never been ruled by a Beijing-based regime in its history.
Nevertheless, Communist China maintains that there is no Taiwanese government and that Taiwan is legally a province of China. The Communist Party calls this the “One China Principle” and claims that the Republic of China is a dangerous separatist organization and that China rightfully rules the country. Chinese dictator Xi Jinping regularly hints at plans to invade and colonize Taiwan, and the China Coast Guard routinely harasses Taiwanese in the South China Sea. Mr. Xi has toned down some of Beijing's anti-Taiwan rhetoric in recent years, but the genocidal tyrant promised in 2019 that anyone who recognized the reality of Taiwanese independence would have their “bones crushed to pieces.”
Most major powers, including the United States, refuse to recognize Taiwan's sovereignty. Doing so would automatically sever diplomatic and economic relations with China. However, Washington's official position is slightly more lenient than that of the Chinese government – the US is following suit.one china policy'' states that there is only one China in the world, but does not specify whether its capital is Beijing or Taipei. The United States sells military supplies to Taiwan and allows the Taiwanese government to have a limited diplomatic representative in the United States.
A poll this week revealed that after four tumultuous and tumultuous years under President Joe Biden, many Taiwanese do not expect full support from the United States in the event of an invasion. . Mr. Biden has repeatedly falsely claimed that the United States has a formal commitment to defend Taiwan militarily in the event of a Chinese invasion, so the State Department will urgently clarify that no such mutual defense treaty exists. I am forced to do so. Although Biden's statements appear to be defending Taiwan, the Biden administration has occasionally undermined Taiwan's defenses. For example, in September, the U.S. Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (OIG) revealed that military equipment shipped to Taiwan by the Pentagon was “unusable” and, in some cases, covered in mold.
Taiwan celebrated National Foundation Day, commonly known as “10.10,” on Thursday. President Lai Qingde used the occasion to emphasize the country's sovereignty and that China does not have full control over the island.
“The People's Republic of China has no right to represent Taiwan,” Lai said. “And the Republic of China and the People's Republic of China are not mutually dependent.
taiwan observer explained His speech was conciliatory, as he did not directly condemn China's bellicose actions around Taiwan, but generally lamented the “growth of authoritarianism” around the world. Lai also asserted that Taipei is “ready to cooperate with China on combating climate change, combating infectious diseases, and maintaining regional security.”
Nevertheless, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs reacted strongly to Lai's speech.
“Taiwan is an integral part of China's territory. The government of the People's Republic of China is the only legitimate government representing all of China,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said. claimed that on Thursday. “No matter what they say or do, Lai Qingde authorities cannot change the fact that both sides of the Taiwan Strait belong to one and the same China, and China can and must achieve unification. We cannot stop the flow of history.”
Mao Zedong described Lai as “obsessed with promoting “Taiwan independence,'' and “having the malicious intent of escalating tensions in the Taiwan Strait for selfish political gain.''
“Taiwan has never been a country and will never be a country. Therefore, it has no so-called sovereignty,” she argued.
of Global TimesChina's most bellicose English propaganda medium, published local time Friday's article called Lai's speech a “serious challenge to the international order.”
“The mainland will resolutely counter and punish Mr. Lai's dangerous provocations. Any attempt to divide the country or undermine peace and stability is doomed to failure,” the media declared.
