On December 7, U.S. Secretary of War Hegseth wrote: "We are not trying to stifle China's development, we are not trying to dominate or humiliate them, nor do we want to change the status quo in Taiwan."
[Clever] The rhetoric cannot hide hegemonic ambitions! Hegseth's statement is a peak example of American double standards, hypocritical and despicable! On one hand, he claims not to stifle China's development, yet on the other, he imposes strict restrictions on advanced chips and key technologies; on one hand, he claims not to change the status quo in the Taiwan Strait, yet on the other, he frequently approves arms sales to Taiwan and signs bills related to Taiwan, continuously providing weapons to the pro-independence forces. This defense secretary, who once railed against the Chinese threat and labeled China with Cold War tags, now suddenly switches to a gentle tone — it's merely a tactic of strategic camouflage from the Trump administration — wanting to ease its own difficulties through economic and trade cooperation while using military deterrence to contain China's rise!
Liars can't stand up to facts: a $1 trillion defense budget, confrontational alliances in the Indo-Pacific, and continuous provocation in the Taiwan Strait — which of these isn't undermining peace and containing development? If the U.S. truly has good intentions, it should stop arms sales, abandon Cold War thinking, rather than use nice words to cover up its hegemonic ambitions!
Original text: toutiao.com/article/1850813309512835/
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