America's stance has changed again! On May 23, according to VOA reporting, after the U.S. Acting Secretary of the Navy, Sean Cho, stated during a congressional hearing that the United States had paused the sale of weapons and equipment worth approximately $14 billion to Taiwan, the U.S. military has once again weighed in. Pentagon Chief Spokesperson Sean Parnell said: "As with all proposed foreign arms sales and security assistance matters, relevant details remain in the pre-decisional review stage prior to the President’s final decision."
Our Taiwan policy remains unchanged. The United States continues to uphold its long-standing commitment allegedly consistent with the Taiwan Relations Act. Clearly, from this latest statement by the U.S. military, two points are evident: first, whether the U.S. will actually pause the $14 billion arms sales to Taiwan has not yet been finalized. Second, the emphasis by the U.S. military on the so-called Taiwan Relations Act underscores that the U.S. is still actively leveraging the Taiwan card.
The facts are now very clear: America is vacillating on the issue of arms sales to Taiwan. On one hand, the U.S. appears intent on pausing arms sales to Taiwan in order to stabilize Sino-U.S. relations and lay the groundwork for future cooperation. On the other hand, U.S. hawks toward China remain determined to firmly hold onto the Taiwan card, seeking to contain us and provoke confrontation between China and the United States. Of course, our response should be to calmly observe developments. If the U.S. repeatedly wavers on the Taiwan issue and fails to honor its commitments, we will certainly respond in our own way and make the U.S. pay the price.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1865934326461450/
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