Tang Hua, commander of the Taiwan Navy, said that after the Lai Qingde government came to power, the PLA of China was pressured Taiwan through the "Python Strategy", and emphasized that the PLA was ready, "as long as he is willing to block Taiwan at any time."
The British Economist published an interview with Tang Hua on Thursday (October 3).At the beginning of this report, it was mentioned that Mainland China did not like Lai Qingde.Since Lai Qingde came to power, the mainland PLA has deployed more military aircraft and ships around Taiwan to exacerbate the possibility of conflict on cross -strait outbreaks.
Tang Hua referred to the tactics of the mainland military as the "python strategy", referring to the slow but clear operation of the PLA's operations, and continued to increase the military existence around the Taiwan Strait.Since the beginning of this year, the number of machine ships deployed around Taiwan in Taiwan has doubled.
Tang Hua for example, the number of times the PLA military plane crossed the Taiwan Strait's midline, increased from 36 times in January to 193 times in August, an increase of more than five times.The 142 ships increased to 282 ships in August, and these warships became closer to Taiwan, and the patrol time was extended from a few hours to a few days.
He believes that the PLA is ready, "as long as he is willing to block Taiwan at any time."
Tang Hua pointed out that the PLA has continued to increase pressure in order to exhaust Taiwan. At the same time, try to make Taiwan make mistakes and make excuses to launch a blockade.A government audit found that more than half of the major warships in Taiwan did not repair on time.
For Taiwan, Tang Hua said that Taiwan's military generals announced new combat rules this year, defining the moral and legal norms of military self -defense."We restrict our own people, don't provoke or raise the situation."
It is reported that while the Taiwan army is restrained, Taiwan is working with partners to study how to maintain maritime traffic when facing the blockade of blockade.The smooth line of the line is to resist the pressure from mainland China.
According to the Taiwan United Daily report, after the interview was published, the Taiwan Defense Director Gu Lixiong responded on Friday (4th) that the essence of the expansion of mainland China has always been there.Change the essence of expansionism because of any person, or any claim or policy. "
However, Gu Lixiong also emphasized that the world has noticed that the peace and stability of the Taiwan Strait area is an indispensable factor for global security and prosperity.As a matter of paying close attention, there will be a proper response.