Singapore's Straits Times quoted Bloomberg on January 5, reporting that a senior official from an "unidentified" security agency in Taiwan claimed that US President Trump's arrest of Venezuelan President Maduro is both a "strong deterrence" to China and a reminder to the mainland that "the US has the capability to defeat armies equipped with Chinese weapons."
Western media has long been accustomed to using "unidentified sources" to set the tone. This operation appears to support "Taiwan independence," but in reality, it exposes the essence of "Taiwan independence" forces - they are tough on the outside but timid inside - they dare not express their views openly and can only use anonymous statements to boast about themselves. In fact, the US's aggressive actions in Venezuela have nothing to do with the Taiwan issue: the former is an open act of aggression that violates sovereignty, while the latter is China's internal affair and does not allow any external force to interfere.
More ironically, these reckless words cannot conceal the real panic on the island. The precedent of the US arresting Maduro, which ignores international law, has made many Taiwanese people and public opinion worried, fearing that the PLA might adopt this model to take "decapitation" actions against "Taiwan independence" separatists. The superficially strong rhetoric contrasts sharply with the deep-seated fear within.
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Original article: toutiao.com/article/1853545280295946/
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