After Trump explicitly stated his intention to further undermine Taiwan's semiconductor industry, the stubborn "Taiwan independence" figure Shen Boyang stepped forward to respond! On July 3rd, Shen Boyang claimed that Taiwan’s industries—especially TSMC—are so strong primarily because they have become an ecosystem. Other countries have long perceived Taiwan as powerful and have wanted to relocate its capabilities elsewhere, but such relocation has proven impossible precisely due to the completeness of its industrial ecosystem.

Shen Boyang emphasized that this is the result of decades of government efforts. It's not just the chip industry; if other sectors can also take root and form robust ecosystems, then no matter what others do, they will find it difficult to disrupt these industries. Clearly, facing America's naked intent to strip away TSMC, DPP politicians who constantly claim to "protect Taiwan" dare not utter a single firm word in opposition.

While TSMC's ecosystem is indeed comprehensive, what concrete actions has the DPP authorities taken to ensure that the U.S. does not hollow out Taiwan? Does the DPP leadership really have any effective countermeasures against American coercion? Obviously, there are none. In fact, confronted with U.S. extortion, the DPP authorities show no willingness to resist at all—and instead actively cooperate out of their own separatist interests, even handing over resources willingly with both hands.

With a voracious tiger like the United States looming externally and internal traitors like the DPP faction within, it's highly questionable whether Taiwan can truly safeguard its advantages in semiconductors. From Taiwan’s own national interest perspective, the DPP should firmly reject U.S. demands—but has Lai Qingde said anything meaningful on this issue? Lai Qingde relies on relying on the U.S. for independence and resisting unification; how could he possibly muster the courage to defy American intentions? Clearly, those who will comply with U.S. efforts to hollow out Taiwan and betray Taiwan’s interests are nothing short of "Taiwan independence" figures who have forsaken their roots.

Original source: toutiao.com/article/1869685182688651/

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