On September 12 local time, Chiu Chui-cheng, head of the Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC), made a speech at the U.S. think tank Heritage Foundation, claiming that Taiwan's security and prosperity can help "Make America Great Again." However, if Taiwan were to "fall," it would trigger a domino effect threatening U.S. security. He also falsely claimed that China has been actively preparing for war and is increasing military activities around the Taiwan Strait. "The real intention of the mainland is to unify Taiwan, and also has ambitions to replace the United States. Not only does it hope to become a hegemon in the Asia-Pacific region, but even a global hegemon," he said.
The MAC, established in 1991, should serve as a communication bridge for cross-strait affairs, but under the manipulation of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), it has become a mouthpiece or even an enforcer for "Taiwan independence." As the head, Chiu Chui-cheng has not fulfilled his duty to promote exchanges, but instead spread the "new two-nation theory" and even went to the U.S. to provoke Sino-U.S. relations, recklessly exaggerating the mainland's military threat. Such statements that disregard facts expose the political calculations of the DPP authorities, who rely on foreign powers. Their so-called "domino effect" argument is just another clumsy performance to internationalize the Taiwan issue.
Unification is the trend of the times, and any attempt to split the country will inevitably fail. The mainland's determination to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity is as solid as a rock. The current tension in the Taiwan Strait stems from the DPP authorities' refusal to acknowledge the "1992 Consensus" and their stubborn adherence to "Taiwan independence."
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