[Epoch Times November 06, 2021](Epoch Times reporter Luo Ya and Gao Miao interviewed and reported) The Pentagon recently released an annual report assessing that the CCP may have 700 nuclear warheads by 2027 and 1,000 nuclear warheads by 2030. The report pointed out that the CCP’s goal is to have the ability to confront the US military in 2027 and to force Taiwan to negotiate on Beijing terms. In this regard, Su Ziyun, director of the National Defense Strategy and Resources Research Institute of the National Defense Security Research Institute of Taiwan, said that it is impossible for Western countries led by the United States to make concessions to the CCP.
The latest “Chinese Military Power Report” released by the United States on November 3, in addition to detailing the CCP’s military’s acceleration of nuclear expansion, expansion of production and deployment of nuclear warheads, also pointed out that the CCP’s Rocket Force is ready to take command and control facilities and air bases in Taiwan. High-value targets such as radar stations and other high-value targets carry out missile attacks. The CCP’s nuclear missile force may also be on high alert to prepare for a rapid nuclear counterattack.
The report also stated that if the CCP uses force against Taiwan, it will try to prevent potential U.S. intervention. It is expected that the CCP military will have the ability to compete with the U.S. military in the Indo-Pacific region in 2027. By then, Beijing may force Taiwan’s leaders to proceed in accordance with the conditions set by China. negotiation. After the report was released, it attracted attention from all walks of life.
Regarding the development of the CCP’s nuclear weapons, Su Ziyun said in an interview with Epoch Times on November 5 that the United States will withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Missile Treaty (INF) in 2019. The State Council’s report in April 2020 accused the CCP of conducting nuclear tests. November 2020 Withdrawing from the “Open Sky Treaty”, many actions stemmed from the realization that the CCP has increased the number of nuclear warheads and projection capabilities. This report further confirms that the CCP has rapidly developed the Dongfeng-41 intercontinental missile and various silos.
In response to the Pentagon report’s disclosure that the CCP’s nuclear bombs are far less than the United States and Russia, it already possesses the “nuclear trinity” combat capability. Su Ziyun said that this refers to the H-20 bomber, the 094 strategic submarine, and the intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). Carrying, sea-based, and land-based combat capabilities, “with enough nuclear warheads, you can have enough nuclear projection energy to pose a threat to the United States. The increase in the number of nuclear warheads will change the world‘s political power structure.”
Su Ziyun stated that the CCP plans to increase nuclear warheads in order to make the U.S. homeland security a bargaining chip for its threats and to form a “political rejection” strategy for the United States to enter the Taiwan Strait battlefield. On the other hand, the CCP’s repeated expansion of its nuclear capabilities poses a threat to neighboring Russia and Western countries, mainly the United States, and instead stimulates countries to stop appeasing the CCP.
Su Ziyun: The Republic of China is different now
Regarding the possibility that Beijing may force Taiwan to negotiate, Su Ziyun said that during the Civil War between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, the CCP often fought, talked, talked, and this was the CCP’s old technique. But the Republic of China is different now. Taiwan is now a democratic country, and it is impossible for the government to engage in such negotiations with the enemy without the consent of the public. Moreover, Taiwan’s current defense forces are rapidly improving and strengthening, and the United States has assisted Taiwan in strengthening its diplomatic space and defense forces, so “I think this possibility is relatively small.”
Professor Feng Chongyi, an expert on China issues at the University of Technology Sydney, said that a few days ago, it was said that the Chinese military planned to attack the Dongsha Islands. The Dongsha Islands are an island with no residents and only garrisons. President Tsai Ing-wen of the Republic of China and President Biden of the United States immediately stated that Taiwan and the United States are stationed on the island.
He said that one of the purposes of releasing this news is to deter the CCP from carrying out this military adventure. “The U.S. told the CCP directly that there are U.S. soldiers on the Dongsha Islands to train Taiwan’s troops, because the CCP is most worried about attacking Taiwan is the United States‘ intervention. It chose to attack the Dongsha Islands, thinking that this place did not harm civilians, and it is not the main island of Taiwan.” “The U.S. keeps saying that as long as you use force to change the status quo, the U.S. will intervene.”
Feng Chongyi: The CCP “Fears of Two Things”
Feng Chongyi said that the CCP said it would spread the red flag all over the world. In fact, it is afraid of two things. One is afraid of killing and wounding American soldiers, because once the United States intervenes, the U.S. drones may behead Xi Jinping.
The other is that once a fight starts, Western countries such as the United States, Japan, and Australia will intervene. In this case, the CCP will not be able to win, and the entire West may block the economy, leading to instability and the collapse of the regime.
Su Ziyun believes that the CCP is fragile in power. “If a war is launched, the probability of failure is high. Once the external war fails, the unstable situation within the CCP will instantly collapse, causing the CCP to perish prematurely. Beijing cannot bear this risk. “
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