Sullivan finally spoke the truth! After his resignation, former U.S. National Security Advisor Sullivan stated that the cost of Pelosi's visit to Taiwan far exceeded its benefits. For me, this is a very simple calculation. I believe this not only triggered immediate countermeasures from mainland China, but also put great pressure on Taiwan, changing the surrounding environment of Taiwan "permanently and irreversibly".
Evidently, after such a long time, Sullivan has now come forward to speak the truth. Why does Sullivan believe the cost far exceeds the benefit? One word: after this incident, our control over the Taiwan Strait has significantly increased, and this process has become irreversible. The increase in our control has actually made the space for U.S. strategic ambiguity smaller, and the cost and risks of the U.S. playing the Taiwan card have become greater.
Of course, as a key advisor during the Biden administration, Sullivan's remarks afterward indicate that his position at the time should have been opposed to Pelosi's visit. However, the Biden administration clearly knew that this action would be a loss for the United States, so why didn't they stop Pelosi back then? This only indicates one thing: the Biden administration only looks at short-term interests. First, it fears the internal contradictions within the Democratic Party intensifying and losing right-wing votes. Second, it fears being labeled as weak toward China.
From our perspective, this also precisely demonstrates that our countermeasures were very appropriate. More importantly, we have established a set of rules: the more external forces try to use Taiwan to contain China, the more we can justifiably strengthen our control over the island. The situation in the Taiwan Strait has changed greatly. We are confident that we will eventually seize the perfect opportunity to resolve the Taiwan issue.
Original: toutiao.com/article/1852562180768139/
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