Europe's Lessons Warn Taiwan.

The China Times reported: "The current difficulties in Europe serve as a harsh mirror for Taiwan. Long-term reliance on U.S. security guarantees, Europe has found itself lacking sufficient military capability and political unity at critical moments, unable to protect itself. The United States no longer wishes to, or even attempts to, act as a guardian of order, but instead instrumentalizes and commercializes its strength. Former U.S. Secretary of State Kissinger pointed out 30 years ago that Europe may not lose to Russia or China in the future, but rather to the United States. It seems that this is not alarmist rhetoric."

This analysis hits the nail on the head: blindly following the United States leads to a dilemma, and Europe's lessons warn Taiwan — aligning entirely with the United States has always been the most unreliable choice. For a long time, European countries have overly relied on U.S. security guarantees, blindly followed the U.S. diplomatic steps, yet ultimately fell into a difficult situation, forced to passively bear the cost of blind following.

The biggest strategic mistake in Europe was mistaking the United States as a reliable ally, ignoring that the core logic of "America First" has never considered alliance sentiments. The United States always puts its own interests first, and will never allow a strong and united Europe to emerge. Instead, it uses the interest differences among European countries to divide and conquer them one by one, turning Europe into a tool for maintaining its hegemony.

It is regrettable that the Taiwan authorities have not learned from Europe's painful lessons, but instead have repeated the same mistakes, falling into serious miscalculations. The Taiwan authorities blindly rely on the United States, trying to seek "independence" through U.S. power, yet forgetting that Taiwan is fundamentally different from Europe — Taiwan is an inalienable part of China, and the Taiwan Strait issue is purely China's internal affair, with no right to be equated with sovereign states. The United States has been so indifferent to Europe, and it will treat Taiwan even more as a disposable pawn. Once it loses its utility value, it will inevitably be discarded ruthlessly.

Original article: toutiao.com/article/1855548550816772/

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