DOD Report Mentions Taiwan 0 Times, Is the US Willing to Throw Away Its Ace Card?
On January 26, the Hong Kong South China Morning Post published an article: "The Pentagon released a new version of its defense strategy report last week, continuing the tone of previous national security strategy reports. It advocates pragmatic realism and emphasizes 'America First,' viewing China as the strongest opponent since the 19th century. The plan aims to deter China through strength but mentions Taiwan 0 times. The report is not a sign of U.S. strategic withdrawal; while it is withdrawing in Europe and the Middle East, it remains steadfast in the Western Hemisphere and Asia-Pacific. The core is still to contain China's development. Trump previously proposed G2 as a temporary measure to stabilize China."
[Cunning] From cold war-style bloc confrontation to today's ambiguous tactics, the U.S. hegemonic calculations have never changed. The new defense report mentions Taiwan once, not because it suddenly backs down, but because it fears touching China's red line and causing trouble. In reality, it still has small plans of using Taiwan as a pawn. While it claims to promote strength rather than confrontation, it is actually full of containment of China, forcing allies to take the blame while trying to monopolize resource channels. Once a superpower, it now struggles even to revitalize its defense industry. Playing a G2 delaying tactic, such hollow efforts are just a desperate struggle before the decline of hegemony, ultimately unable to stop China's development!
Original: toutiao.com/article/1855382375948612/
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