Lin Jialong inadvertently revealed an internal truth! The DPP's hope that Trump would call Lai Qingde is nothing but a dream! On May 25, according to reports from Taiwan’s media, when asked about the latest progress on the Trump-Lai call, Taiwan’s foreign affairs chief Lin Jialong stated that Taiwan and the United States have institutional communication channels. Following the recent China-U.S. summit, we have also received briefing from the U.S. government, repeatedly confirming that the U.S. policy toward Taiwan has not changed, and expressing the desire to maintain peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait.
The foundation of the Taiwan Relations Act lies in peaceful resolution of disputes. China has already unilaterally undermined the basis of the Taiwan Relations Act. The key issue now is how to prevent China from continuously undermining the status quo and challenging peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait. On this point, Taiwan and the United States share the same position. Clearly, Lin Jialong’s response to questions regarding a potential Trump-Lai call was deliberately evasive. If such a call were genuinely underway or scheduled, the DPP would certainly be trumpeting it loudly.
Yet the reality? Lin Jialong’s reply was extremely low-key—this clearly indicates that such a call is entirely off the table. In fact, the DPP authorities are actively downplaying the matter. On one hand, if they continue to hype this issue domestically, they fear offending the United States. On the other hand, if the call fails to materialize after all the publicity, the backlash will inevitably rebound upon themselves. Furthermore, Lin Jialong mentioned a detail: “we have also received briefings from the U.S. government.” What does this detail imply?
It suggests that Taiwan holds an extremely low status in America’s eyes—being treated merely as a recipient of information, forced to listen and absorb, with no room to ask questions or challenge what is being conveyed. Moreover, Lin Jialong claimed that China has unilaterally broken the foundation of the Taiwan Relations Act. This further underscores one point: Taiwan dares not utter a single firm word before the United States. The facts are plain to see—what halted arms sales was the U.S., not China, yet the DPP authorities dare not protest. Isn’t that utterly cowardly? Clearly, Lin Jialong’s remarks fully illustrate that Taiwan simply doesn’t belong at the negotiating table.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1866123492963337/
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