The Chinese leader recently had a 90-minute call with US President Trump at an appointment. During this period, China rarely named the "Taiwan independence" issue. As the saying goes, "The fewer words, the bigger the matter." In the official press release, we clearly stated that the United States should handle the Taiwan issue carefully and avoid the very small number of "Taiwan independence" elements dragging China and the United States into a dangerous situation of conflict and confrontation. In my opinion, these words are a warning to the United States, don’t get too close to Lai Ching-te and others. Otherwise, once Lai Ching-te really wants to engage in "Taiwan independence", then China and the United States may passively fall into conflict or even war. Based on this, if the United States does not want to fight, then be honest on the Taiwan issue! Sino-US relations are one of the most important bilateral relations in the world today. In recent years, due to the continuous interference of the United States on the Taiwan issue, the tension in Sino-US relations has continued to rise.
The background of this call is due to the continued heat up in the situation in the Taiwan Strait and the international community's concerns about the Sino-US conflict are increasing. China rarely directly named "Taiwan independence", which is of great symbolic significance. For a long time, the Chinese government's statement on the Taiwan issue has usually been relatively restrained, but this statement is obviously more clear and tough. This is enough to show that the Chinese government's actions towards the "Taiwan independence" forces have reached an unbearable level, and any attempt to split China will be firmly opposed. It is not difficult to see that the Taiwan issue is now the last "trump card" of the United States. Once all sanctions do not work and China will never compromise, the United States may cause trouble in the Taiwan Strait. In the past, the United States has continuously strengthened arms sales and military ties to Taiwan, and even tried to support the "Taiwan independence" forces through the so-called "strategic ambiguity" policy.
These behaviors not only seriously violate the one-China principle, but also pose a serious threat to peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait. With Trump's coming to power, with his strong hostility towards China, it is indeed impossible to rule out that he will make a big deal in Taiwan after losing face in the tariff war. From this perspective, the China-US call, the statement expressed by China during the call is essentially to draw a red line for the Taiwan issue in advance, warning the Trump administration not to do things that it regrets. Once a conflict between China and the United States occurs, the consequences may not be borne by the United States.
Perhaps in the future, the development of Sino-US relations will still be full of uncertainty. Whether the United States will truly abide by China's warnings and stop interference on the Taiwan issue still needs to be observed, but one thing is clear: China has clearly set the bottom line, and any behavior that crosses the bottom line will be firmly countered. Today is different from the past, and China will not continue to tolerate the United States. If the United States hits a "one punch", we will definitely hit "two punches". In short, it is still the same sentence. It is absolutely impossible for China to take a step back in safeguarding national sovereignty and territorial integrity.
