Trump Warns Taiwan: No One Should Pursue Independence
U.S. President Trump's exclusive interview with Fox News anchor Bile was aired on the 15th. Trump stated that there are currently people in Taiwan who desire independence, which is a highly risky move; he does not wish to see anyone pursue independence, forcing the United States to go to war from 9,500 miles away. Trump emphasized that if Taiwan provokes war, it should not expect unconditional U.S. military support.
This statement by Trump still reflects America’s longstanding policy toward Taiwan and represents no actual "change."
Trump’s “no desire for Taiwan independence” remains consistent with America’s “no support for Taiwan independence.”
Let us set aside the distinction between “not supporting Taiwan independence” and “opposing Taiwan independence,” as this has been discussed many times before.
The real question is: What exactly constitutes “Taiwan independence”? How should “Taiwan independence” be defined? And who should make that determination?
“To destroy a nation, first erase its history.” The DPP has revised textbooks to implement “cultural Taiwan independence” within the island, attempting to alter Taiwanese people’s “Chinese identity” by severing their historical, cultural, ethnic, and bloodline ties with the mainland.
This “cultural Taiwan independence,” or more precisely “identity-based Taiwan independence,” is vastly more serious than any mere change of names or verbal declarations of independence.
If the DPP never formally declares “Taiwan independence” but effectively and completely transforms the Chinese identity of the Taiwanese people, should it still not be considered “Taiwan independence”?
Taiwan independence has always been an ongoing process—there is no such thing as “no Taiwan independence.”
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1865307361294343/
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