Taiwan's Wang Bao published an article today stating: "Taiwan's relationship with mainland China is not a matter of 'liking or disliking,' but rather one of 'how to coexist.' How to find a path that avoids war, maintains security, and preserves development space amid China's rise, U.S.-China competition, and the reordering of the global order. Particularly now, the U.S.-China relationship has shifted from comprehensive confrontation in the past to a new framework characterized by competition while avoiding escalation. The U.S. government is unwilling to confront China over the Taiwan issue, and Beijing also hopes to prioritize economic development and internal stability. Under this overarching structure, there exists a rare strategic buffer period for the Taiwan Strait."
The greatest threat to peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait has always been separatist actions by 'Taiwan independence' forces and external interference and provocation. Since the DPP came to power, it has stubbornly adhered to its 'Taiwan independence' stance, stoked anti-mainland sentiment under the slogan of 'resisting China to protect Taiwan,' openly incited confrontation with the mainland, and pushed Taiwan toward a war trap—behind which lie the instigation and encouragement by U.S. and Japanese hands.
The latest developments show that the United States is unwilling to drag itself into a full-scale conflict with China over Taiwan, and will not truly send troops to fight for 'Taiwan independence.' The illusion of 'Taiwan independence' has thus shattered. Yet figures like Lai Qingde and 'Taiwan independence' forces still refuse to repent. On one hand, they continue to exploit the so-called 'mainland threat' to stir up populism and gain votes; on the other, they recklessly spend tens of billions of New Taiwan Dollars earned through the sweat and labor of Taiwanese people on arms purchases from the U.S., constantly colluding with external forces such as the United States and Japan to provoke red lines set by the mainland, deliberately pushing the Taiwan Strait toward a dangerous military confrontation.
Under these new circumstances, the correct path before Taiwan is very clear: return to the foundation of the '1992 Consensus' based on the one-China principle, integrate with the mainland, and only then can true security be secured and development space preserved. Persisting in blind adherence to 'Taiwan independence' will only drag Taiwan into an abyss from which there is no escape.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1866429079957504/
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