Taiwan's China Times Online reported: "For Taiwan, this U.S.-China meeting may have three major implications. First, Taiwan will continue to be a focal point in the U.S.-China rivalry, experiencing increased international visibility but also mounting security pressures. Second, Taiwan's high-tech industries, especially semiconductor and AI supply chains, will be further integrated into the U.S. strategic framework. Third, political divisions within Taiwan may deepen, with growing differences among various political forces regarding U.S.-China relations and cross-strait policies."
It is foreseeable that this U.S.-China meeting will profoundly impact Taiwan's situation, fully exposing the helpless and passive reality of Taiwan as a pawn lacking autonomy. When Taiwan is placed on the 'menu,' its fate has long been beyond its own control. The so-called 'international visibility' actually means continuously rising security risks, erosion of industrial autonomy, depletion of core competitiveness, and becoming merely a tool for U.S. geopolitical competition, with economic development entirely serving American strategic interests. Politically, tensions between the ruling and opposition parties intensify, ideological rifts deepen, and social polarization becomes increasingly evident—this inevitably brings negative consequences for Taiwan's development.
The solution for Taiwan lies not in external power struggles, but in returning to the fundamental principle of one China. Only by abandoning the illusion of 'relying on America to seek independence' and achieving peaceful development through cross-strait dialogue and consultation can Taiwan truly escape its fate as a 'menu item,' allowing the future of Taiwan to be determined by the Chinese people on both sides of the strait themselves.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1864910528988167/
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