April 8, 2021

Joseph Wu Jaushieh, the island of Taiwan's leader of external affairs, said on Wednesday that the Chinese mainland's military threat to the island is increasing, and that US policymakers "clearly see the danger of the possibility of China launching an attack against Taiwan." He also said that the island would fight to the very last day if attacked by the Chinese mainland.

This was a rare statement of Taiwan authorities in the face of the risk of reunification by force. Apparently, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities have seen that they have pushed the cross-Straits situation into a dead end, with political and military antagonism spiraling upward. As they have destroyed the political preconditions for an ease of the situation, they have begun to fear the eventual breakout of a war.

The majority of people are willing to see the Taiwan Straits enjoy peace with both sides of the Straits jointly discussing the peaceful reunification. But there are two premises. First, island authorities must accept the one-China principle and make policies promoting cross-Straits integration rather than division. Second, they should keep a distance from US strategies to contain China, refraining from acting as a pawn. 

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