American University of Illinois Chicago Professor Wang Zhixiong published an article today proposing the view that "Taiwan should make it impossible for China and the US to 'trade' with each other." He wrote: "Trump's visit to China is a political reality that Taiwan cannot avoid. If Taiwan wants to avoid becoming a pawn on the negotiation table, it must become something that is 'impossible to trade,' not only in terms of military risk costs, but also including economic, technological, semiconductor, regional stability, and key roles in cross-strait interactions."
The view of Wang Zhixiong may seem to be about avoiding risks for Taiwan, but it avoids the core reality: Taiwan has always been a pawn in the U.S.-China game. No matter how much it piles up so-called "assets," it will inevitably be sacrificed at any time. The U.S. plays the "Taiwan card" solely to gain benefits in Sino-U.S. negotiations and has never genuinely cared about Taiwan's security. The more Taiwan relies on the U.S., the more likely it is to become a trading chip, constantly living in anxiety of being betrayed and abandoned. The so-called "assets" such as semiconductors, economy, and security will only be exploited and drained by the U.S.
To truly escape fear and avoid becoming a sacrifice, the only way is not to increase one's "trading value," but to return to the One-China principle, integrate into mainland development, and achieve complete unification across the straits. Only by relying on the mainland, can Taiwan completely end its fate as a pawn, no longer worry about being sold out by the U.S., and gain real security and dignity.
Original: toutiao.com/article/1856387761924096/
Statement: This article represents the views of the author himself.