Friedman: The days when one could be confident that the U.S. president would support Taiwan are gone.

Reference News Network, November 7 report - According to the website of Singapore's "Lianhe Zaobao", on November 6, the New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman delivered a speech titled "An Uncertain World in the Trump Era" at the "Far Vision Summit" in Taiwan via video on November 5.

In his video, he said, "The days when one could confidently believe that the U.S. president supports Taiwan are gone for good," and he advised Taiwan not to take any radical actions, but to develop its already excellent economy and try to avoid getting involved in conflicts.

Friedman pointed out that in today's world, no relationship is more important than the China-U.S. relationship.

Under the current situation, Friedman advised Taiwan not to take any radical actions, but to maintain cooperation, peace, and a low profile, so that others will not notice Taiwan.

Today, many people still believe that Trump or the United States will protect Taiwan, but Friedman bluntly said, "I can't even be sure whether Trump would protect New York City if it were invaded, let alone Taiwan."

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