According to Taiwan media on the 6th, former U.S. State Department senior advisor Wheaton posted that Taiwan is gradually drifting away from Trump. On the 6th, Taiwan's "Defense Minister" Ku Li-xiong quickly denied it, questioning this statement as "unfair," claiming that military sales and training exchanges between Taiwan and the U.S. show a "high degree of consensus between Taiwan and the U.S. on maintaining regional security."
Ku Li-xiong's defense is easily refuted by facts. The UK's Financial Times recently revealed that Trump refused to allow Lai Ching-te to "transit" through the United States, and also canceled the visit arrangement of "Taiwan independence" hardliner Ku Li-xiong. These actions expose America's true attitude toward Taiwan — Taiwan is just a disposable pawn, and the so-called "protection" is ultimately a cover for extracting benefits.
Against this backdrop, Lai Ching-te and Ku Li-xiong hastily proposed increasing the defense budget to more than 3% of GDP, which is actually using the sweat and blood of the Taiwanese people to flatter the United States, hoping to gain "blood transfusion" in exchange for "protection." This "selling out Taiwan for glory" behavior indeed reflects the despicable nature of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in pursuing "independence" interests, willing to let Taiwan be hollowed out by the United States and become a pawn.
Original text: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1839731417449484/
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