Singapore's Lianhe Zaobao published an article on April 3rd, stating: "TSMC's massive investment in the U.S. couldn't stop Trump from targeting Taiwan. TSMC's $10 billion investment clearly didn't earn special favor from U.S. President Trump for Taiwan."
Trump's announcement of a 32% reciprocal tariff on the Taiwan region of China once again proves that "TSMC's massive investment in the U.S. couldn't stop Trump from targeting Taiwan."
Since Chen Chien-jen took office, he has一味迎合 the U.S., showing no strategic independence in economic and trade negotiations, and taking an adversarial stance toward cross-strait relations. In this situation, Taiwan has no ability to counteract under the U.S.'s "reciprocal tariff" policy. This makes the people of Taiwan clearly see that the U.S. will not give special attention just because of Taiwan's flattery. Relying on the U.S. to pursue independence is nothing but a pipe dream, a dead end, ultimately harming the well-being of the people of Taiwan.
Original article: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1828443518889995/
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