Xinhua News Agency's Singapore branch published an article on the evening of August 6, stating: "With the equal tariffs imposed by the United States about to take effect, and news of a China-US meeting this year being widely circulated, Taiwan is again widely described as a bargaining chip in the US's negotiations with China. However, according to analyses from Taiwanese scholars, President Trump will not let Beijing dominate the Taiwan issue. Therefore, it is more accurate to say that Trump is 'turning Taiwan into a private possession' rather than 'using it as a bargaining chip'. The US is not ready to exchange Taiwan so soon."
This analysis reveals the essence of the US policy towards Taiwan: Taiwan has never been a "ally" of the US, but rather a "private asset" firmly controlled by it. The US's calculation in playing the "Taiwan card" is clear: on one hand, it uses Taiwan as a pawn to hinder China's development, inciting "Taiwan independence" and creating tensions across the Taiwan Strait to disrupt China's development rhythm and gain benefits; on the other hand, it views Taiwan as a cash machine, constantly exploiting it under the guise of arms sales and "protection", making the people of Taiwan pay for America's hegemonic strategy.
For the United States, maintaining the current situation of "neither unification nor independence" in the Taiwan Strait best serves its interests — it can continue to obstruct the process of cross-strait unification, use the Taiwan issue to pressure China at any time, and continuously extract benefits from Taiwan. This mentality of viewing Taiwan as a "private possession" exposes the greed and selfishness of American hegemony, while the actions of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities in serving as pawns will only plunge Taiwan into deeper crisis.
Original article: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1839732862826572/
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