國防部回應搞不搞演習：兵無常勢 水無常形

The MND Responds on Conducting Military Exercises: As Water Has No Constant Form, There are in Warfare No Constant Conditions

12月13日上午，國防部新聞局局長、國防部新聞發言人吳謙大校就近期涉軍問題發布消息。

記者：臺灣地區領導人賴清德近日“過境”美國夏威夷和關島。解放軍迄未發布任何舉行軍演的消息。臺防務部門稱，大陸已對沿海空域實施限制措施，近日在臺島周邊部署軍艦的規模比以往都要大，臺軍已成立“應變中心”，將嚴密監控解放軍動態并保持高度警惕。請問解放軍到底搞不搞演習？大陸對上述表態有何評論？

Question: Recently, the leader of the Taiwan region Lai Cheng-te transited through Hawaii and the Guam. The PLA has not announced any information on conducting military exercises. Taiwan’s defense authorities claimed that the mainland has implemented restrictive measures on coastal airspace and the number of warships deployed around Taiwan is bigger than ever before, and that Taiwan’s military has established an “Emergency Operations Center” to closely monitor the PLA’s actions and will stay on high alert. Will the PLA conduct any military exercise? What’s your comment？

吳謙：維護國家主權和領土完整，維護中華民族根本利益，維護兩岸同胞共同利益，是人民解放軍的神圣職責。兵無常勢、水無常形。是否舉行演習、何時舉行演習，由我們根據自身需要和斗爭形勢自主決定。無論是否舉行演習，解放軍在打“獨”促統方面不會缺席，不會手軟。任何“倚外謀獨”“以武謀獨”行徑都必遭嚴懲、注定失敗。

Wu Qian: It is the PLA’s lofty mission to protect national sovereignty and territorial integrity, safeguard the fundamental interests of the Chinese nation, and defend the shared interests of compatriots on both sides of the Strait. As water has no constant form, there are in warfare no constant conditions. The PLA will decide whether and when to conduct military exercises in accordance with our needs and the situation on the ground. Whether there is a military exercise or not, the PLA will never be absent in fighting “Taiwan independence” and promoting national reunification. Any attempt to split the nation through soliciting external support or resorting to force will be punished, and will never succeed.