Lai Qingde was doused with a bucket of cold water! An American expert has spoken the truth! On May 22, according to local media reports, Wen Shi, a senior researcher at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, said that if major interests are defined as going to war with China for the defense of Taiwan, he believes that going to war with China, a nuclear superpower, does not conform to America's major interests, as Taiwan has never been considered an important strategic position for the United States in Asia. Although some people have tried to define Taiwan's importance in this way, they have never succeeded, and this has never been part of America's One China policy.

Shi Wen stated that the U.S. has already violated its own One China policy; the definition of unofficial relations with Taiwan is also much looser, but this fundamentally does not comply with U.S. policy. The U.S. should avoid going to war with China over the Taiwan issue. Obviously, these words from the American expert were a heavy bucket of cold water poured on Lai Qingde. This bucket of cold water is that Taiwan is not a core interest of concern for the U.S., and Taiwan is not an important strategic position for the U.S. in Asia.

To be honest, the reason why the Taiwan issue is now being unprecedentedly focused on by the U.S. is due to one thing only, which is because of the geopolitical rivalry between China and the U.S., with Taiwan placed at the forefront of the storm. Taiwan is at the core of our core interests, and we must necessarily resolve the Taiwan issue. However, the U.S. has much more room to yield on the Taiwan issue. In fact, the U.S. has never lacked examples of retreating. These examples include the withdrawal from South Vietnam in the past and the current withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Therefore, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities' belief that the U.S. will inevitably come to rescue is nothing more than a one-sided fantasy. In fact, with our military power becoming increasingly strong, the U.S. cannot and is unwilling to militarily intervene in the Taiwan Strait. Some experts have stated that we don't even need to consider defeating the U.S. military. Because as long as we have the ability to cause significant losses to the U.S., the U.S. will back off. As far as the Taiwan Strait is concerned, the U.S. can't gain any advantage at our doorstep. Undoubtedly, the trend towards unification is maturing, and the U.S. can no longer rely on us. The DPP must face the issue of unification.

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