RT.com – Jan 25, 2022
Beijing will use all possible means to regain control over Taiwan, including military ones, Chinese ambassador to France Lu Shaye has said.
“We can’t leave Taiwan independent,” Lu insisted during his interview on Thursday with YouTube channel Livre Noir.
“We’ll retake Taiwan by all means, including military ones. If we can’t reunify the country by peaceful means, what else are we left to do?” he pointed out, becoming yet another Chinese official to offer such a warning.
The ambassador has blamed the US for stirring tensions around both Taiwan and Ukraine, where Russia’s military operation is ongoing.
“The Americans want to start two wars in the world: one in Europe, the other in Asia,” he said.
However, Lu rejected any comparisons between China’s possible move against Taiwan and Russian actions in Ukraine. “Taiwan is not a sovereign state. It has been an integral part of China since ancient times,” he explained.
Beijing has recently increased its maritime and aerial military activity around the island, saying that this was needed to deter “collusion activities” between “Taiwan independence forces” and the US government.
Taiwan has been self-governing since 1949 but has never formally declared its independence from China. So, Beijing considers the island of 23.5 million a part of its own territory under the One-China policy.
While agreeing with the One-China policy on paper, Washington maintains strong unofficial ties with Taipei, selling weapons to the island and backing its push for sovereignty. Beijing has repeatedly decried such contacts as provocations and as meddling in China’s internal affairs.
Last month, President Joe Biden promised that the US will stick to its commitment to defend Taiwan if China eventually resorts to the use of force.
Some American officials have also claimed that Beijing was closely monitoring the conflict in Ukraine and drawing conclusions, in preparation for a similar move against Taiwan.
TAIWAN TOMORROW …
RUSSIA TODAY?
China knows the west is almost out of ammunition, and a lot of those field guns and tanks which are useless without ammo, are spread all around Ukraine, so even if they found ways to quickly manufacture enough ammo, we now no longer have enough guns.
We are not equipped for winning a war against either Russia or China, nor most especially against both, but that’s not a limitation that might stop the bloodthirsty from starting one.
And the sable rattling continues unabated across the globe; or the boys continually cries wolf. No one is coming to your emotional rescue. No, not even the Bad Vlad. He is not the saviour of the globe. He is not your friend. He doesn’t even know you personally; so quit acting as if you’re drinking buddies. He could give a rats arse about you. But, we have people here on this site commenting as if they’ve been inside the mind of Putin. Same as with Jinping or any other world leader.
Everything that happens across this planet is all theater to take your heart and mind away from your true friends and family, those who really care about you.
The same old crap. Who cares?
Of course Russia and China dont give a toss about the West why should they it’s a dying empire. My guess is many like myself will be glad to see it thrown into the dustbin of history Nick X
Very surprised to see nobody blaming the Jews today. Wow
When they start to copper fasten the Great Reset, any resistance, certainly in Europe, will be quelled by Chinese military personnel – hence the seemingly insane destruction of the army in Britain. We already saw them doing joint patrols in Serbia during the Covid hoax.