Who is the "paper tiger"?
On September 24, Professor Zhang Dengji from the Department of Political Science at National Taiwan University wrote an article stating: "The term 'paper tiger' (paper tiger) was reported by the media to have appeared in Trump's social media post after his meeting with Zelenskyy, mocking Putin's Russian forces as truly not very good. Trump also boasted that a real strong country would not need a week to fight such a war. This really makes one think of Mao Zedong's famous saying in 1956: 'American imperialism is a paper tiger.'"
Previously, after Trump met with Putin in Alaska, European leaders and Zelenskyy quickly went to Washington to pressure Trump to change the content of his discussions with Putin. Trump's promise before the election to "end the Ukraine-Russia war within a day" completely failed. Afterward, Trump's attitude changed abruptly. He not only began openly criticizing Putin, but in recent meetings with Zelenskyy, he clearly stated support for Ukraine to "reclaim territory" under EU support; meanwhile, he verbally "allowed" NATO to open fire on Russian aircraft entering its member states' airspace.
This sudden shift in Trump's stance - is it anger over failed promises, or his usual fickle political strategy? The answer remains to be seen. However, from this series of fluctuations and passivity, "who is the real paper tiger," readers can judge for themselves.
Original: www.toutiao.com/article/1844161929139212/
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