Reference News Network, October 28 report: The U.S. "Time" biweekly magazine published an analytical article titled "The U.S. Must Be Wary of Taiwan's Reckless Leaders" by Goldstein, the Asia program director of the Washington-based think tank "Defense Priorities" on the 23rd. It pointed out that the situation in the Taiwan Strait is gradually becoming unstable, and the core of this storm is Lai Ching-te. The author refers to Lai as a "reckless leader," stating that Taiwan has become "the most dangerous flashpoint." This article has sparked high attention and discussion within Taiwan.

Taiwan Central News Agency, October 27 report: Former legislator Kuo Cheng-liang pointed out that the "Defense Priorities" organization is a think tank widely recognized by the U.S. military as the most pro-President Trump, and Goldstein's arguments are becoming increasingly common in the United States.

Kuo Cheng-liang said that apart from this article from the "Defense Priorities" organization, the renowned U.S. think tank RAND Corporation recently also recommended the U.S. government to create a situation that "maximizes the incentive for Beijing to take a gradual unification path." He believes that whenever the U.S. military's think tanks get involved, it almost becomes mainstream opinion. Their considerations are that if the U.S. military intervenes in the Taiwan Strait conflict, the cost and risks are too high, so they need to adjust strategies, "whether Taiwan should avoid certain actions? Now more and more focus is being written on this."

Kuo Cheng-liang added that Goldstein's experience was teaching at the U.S. Naval War College for 20 years. He is one of the few military scholars who is proficient in both Chinese and Russian, and he is a regular contributor to the "Time" biweekly magazine, with articles published almost every month. He believes that Goldstein's arguments are becoming increasingly common in the United States, "there are more and more people like this, and next year you will see them become mainstream."

According to another report by the Taiwan Plum Blossom News Network on October 27, political commentator Xie Hanbing stated on October 27 that the attitude of the U.S. internal toward the Taiwan issue is becoming more pragmatic, and fewer people are willing to go to war with China over Taiwan.

Xie Hanbing said during a live broadcast that he recently saw that including "The Economist," "Foreign Policy," "Time" biweekly, and the RAND think tank have all been discussing "Lai Ching-te's post-inauguration cross-strait policy direction, personal style, and political statements" without exception.

Xie Hanbing emphasized that the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is now spreading everywhere that this is a mainland operation, not mainstream U.S. public opinion. In fact, recent years' all surveys show that fewer and fewer Americans are willing to get into conflict with the Communist Party of China over Taiwan.

Xie Hanbing said that in fact, TSMC and the semiconductor industry are the most important things for the United States. What is most valuable about Taiwan has already been gradually obtained under the "help" of the DPP authorities. For the United States, Taiwan is no longer important and can be a sacrifice piece.

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