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Taiwan Leader Criticized for Instigating Military Cooperation with Foreign Countries
The Liberation Army Daily will publish a byline article Thursday to unveil a dangerous signal sent by the leader of Taiwan in a recent interview with a US newspaper.
According to the article, written by Jin Yinan, the Taiwan leader, in an interview with Washington Times, expressed the hope that the United States, Japan, and Taiwan would jointly develop missile defense system to counter the "missile threat" from the Chinese Mainland.
Taiwan could take part in the theater missile defense (TMD) project of the United States; and that Taiwan and the United States could conduct joint military exercises, the Taiwan leader expressed.
What the Taiwan leader said sends a dangerous signal, the article says, because the central point of his three hopes is to build a U.S.-Taiwan military alliance.
He beat around the bush by saying that it would be difficult to achieve a military alliance but in terms of military exchange and cooperation there is still much more room for improvement. " Currently, relations are much better than in the past and they have made significant progress, but they can still be upgraded," said the Taiwan leader.
In which direction does Taiwan hope the relations "can still be upgraded?" The article quotes a spokesman for Taiwan's "national defense" thereafter to explain. The spokesman said that Taiwan always attaches importance to military exchanges and cooperation with friendly countries. It does not exclude the possibility of conducting military maneuvers with the United States. The purchase of weaponry was only the first step in the U.S.-Taiwan military cooperation.
"The second step would be looking for joint military exercises with the United States," the article points out.
The Taiwan authorities have made preparations for the second step by inviting Americans to inspect Taiwan's land configuration, to participate in the entire process of a military exercise, to help test-fire its US-made Patriot anti-missile system, and to help build data links for air, marine and land forces.
The U.S. Department of Defense also announced recently that it would sell Taiwan the Joint Tactical Information Distribution Systems (JTIDS) worth 725 million U.S. dollars.
Taiwan media reports described the situation of U.S.-Taiwan military interaction, as only one step away from a joint military exercise.
What has happened proves that the Taiwan leader has been keen on military issues instead of economic or diplomatic issues as he has claimed before, the article says.
Does he really love Taiwan, questions the article, since he has not reacted to the economic slump in Taiwan. He is interested in nothing but being proud of having foreign forces in one's power and speeding up separatism by rejecting reunification with a sword.
For Taiwan people, the real danger is that this self-claimed " son of Taiwan" is turning a fertile and beautiful Taiwan into an ideal battlefield for Americans.
However, the tide of history is irresistible. The rest of the world has witnessed a new power the Chinese people showed in Beijing's bid for the 2008 Olympic Games, which is courage and perseverance.
The article says that the Chinese people will not tolerate the Taiwan leader stepping further on the road of dividing the motherland. The People's Liberation Army is a great wall of iron and steel which separatism can never surpass.
Any attempt to interfere in China's civil affairs by foreign forces will fail, as will any attempt to separate Taiwan from the Chinese territory.
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