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Monday, May 11, 2020 00:40 AM (GMT + 7)
China is trying to reassure the country’s public opinion and many military analysts urge Beijing to take advantage of the Covid-19 outbreak to unify Taiwan by force.
National public opinion repeatedly urged Beijing to unify Taiwan by force (photo: SCMP)
A recent article, published in the newspaper of the Central Party School, which trains senior officials in China, quotes the history of the Qing dynasty to speak about Beijing’s strategy to unify Taiwan.
Consequently, after the successful Qing dynasty invaded Trung Nguyen in 1662, the last remnants of the Ming fled to Taiwan. The Qing Dynasty spent the next 20 years preparing for the conquest of Taiwan.
Before using force as a last resort, the Qing also took political, diplomatic, and economic measures to achieve its goal of conquering Taiwan.
The article said that the Qing were trying to isolate politics in Taiwan. At the same time, the Qing dynasty also encouraged the islanders to return to the mainland to do business, without having to continue to suffer heavy tax collection imposed by Taiwan’s ruling elite at the time.
Along with political and economic attacks, Emperor Qing Kangxi prepared a powerful navy to attack and as a result captured Taiwan in 1683.
Recently, many analysts and retired generals have called on Beijing to quickly regain control of Taiwan by force. The group believes that, in the context of the USA. The US, Taiwan’s greatest support, being occupied by the outbreak of the Covid-19 epidemic, accompanied by many military ships attacked by viruses, this will be a good opportunity. for China to unify Taiwan by force.
Tian Feilong, an associate professor at Beihang University (Beijing), said the two-state nation model, something Beijing hopes to use to unify Taiwan, is no longer relevant. There are ongoing anti-government protests in Hong Kong last year and this year. Therefore, the use of force is the last resort if Beijing wants to unify Taiwan.
Chinese warship exercise (photo: SCMP)
However, Qiao Liang, a retired general in the Chinese army air force, said the Covid-19 outbreak was not the right time to unify Taiwan by force and that Beijing may have to “pay dearly” if take this action.
According to former General Qiao Liang, China must first wait until it has sufficient military and economic capabilities to challenge the United States, and then consider unifying Taiwan.
The communication channel between Taiwan and China has been “frozen” since 2016, when Thai Anh Van came to power and has an independent mind for the island.
A reliable military source said Beijing still wants to maintain the current situation and hopes to be able to unify Taiwan without resorting to force, according to SCMP.
Lee Chih-horng, a research expert on relations across the Taiwan Strait at Nanyang University of Technology (Singapore), said Beijing still wants to follow the previously established unified Taiwan calendar and does not want to use force at this time. .
“Beijing knows that it needs to calm the public fever that demands strength to unify Taiwan. Many continental social networks are constantly covering this topic over and over again and unwantedly exposing Taiwanese attention. This is not the right time to use force, and Xi Jinping will definitely find the optimal solution to the Taiwan problem, ”said Lee Chih-horng.
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