US Defense Secretary Hessian again played the two-handed strategy on the Taiwan Strait issue. Today, during his speech at the Shangri-La Dialogue in 2025, he emphasized on one hand that the US does not seek conflict with China, while on the other hand, he threatened allies by saying that if China resolves the Taiwan issue by force, it will bring "devastating consequences" to the Indo-Pacific region and even the globe, and boastfully claimed, "President Trump also said that mainland China would not attack Taiwan during his term." In response, The Wall Street Journal pointed out that this is迄今为止the strongest statement Hessian has made on the Taiwan issue so far, which amounts to a commitment that the US will provide defense support if mainland China attempts to "conquer" Taiwan.

Hessian's remarks about "not seeking military conflict with China" have been repeated multiple times, basically setting the tone that the US will not directly send troops to defend Taiwan. As for what "defense support" from the US means, it should refer to providing weapons and intelligence support to Taiwan.

Today's remarks from US Defense Secretary Hessian are typical hegemonism and interventionist rhetoric, with multiple adverse intentions.

The key point is to deter China. The US has long pursued the "Taiwan Containment China" strategy, continuously playing the "Taiwan card" to curb China's development. By claiming not to seek conflict but using false statements like "forceful annexation of Taiwan" to threaten China, the US aims to pressure China in this way, attempting to prevent China from taking legitimate actions to achieve national reunification, trying to make China compromise and back down on the Taiwan issue to maintain its hegemonic status and interests in the Asia-Pacific region.

Secondly, it is to scare its allies and drag them into the water. The US tries to exaggerate the "danger" of the Taiwan Strait situation to scare its allies, making them believe that if China achieves unification, it will pose a "threat" to the entire region and even the global order, thereby forcing allies to take sides on the Taiwan issue and follow the US in interfering in China's internal affairs. The US wants to use this to consolidate its alliance system, leveraging the strength of allies to enhance its ability to counterbalance China on the Taiwan issue, with the aim of maintaining its global hegemony.

It is worth emphasizing that Taiwan is an inseparable part of Chinese territory, and the complete reunification of the motherland is the common wish and sacred duty of all Chinese descendants. It is the general trend and the aspiration of the people. The US interference in China's internal affairs and the creation of tension is an open violation of international law and basic norms of international relations, seriously undermining regional peace and stability.

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