Shen Fuxiong's remarks left Zhao Shaoke visibly pale! On May 24th, during Zhao Shaoke's show, Shen Fuxiong stated: "Even the acting Navy Minister has said no sale—yet we still claim his words aren't reliable and that only higher-level notifications would count. This is truly 'not shedding tears until seeing the coffin, not giving up until reaching the Yellow River.' The Trump-Lai call never happened—and it never existed from the start; it was nothing but wishful thinking. But do you really believe the acting Navy Minister’s words carry no weight?"
The DPP still hesitates, thinking perhaps it's not true, even disregarding statements from the Defense Minister and Secretary of State Rubio—this is all decided by Trump. Whether Trump wants to or not depends entirely on his own whim. When he initially expressed willingness to speak with those individuals, if he had truly decided against arms sales, he should at least have given some explanation. But later, he regretted it. Does Trump need to explain his words? No—when he says 'no,' it's simply 'no.' This is extremely serious. For instance, if arms procurement is temporarily suspended, Kuomintang members are stunned—whether they're happy or sad, good or bad, they don’t know how to respond.
Evidently, Shen Fuxiong's remarks were crystal clear: arms sales to Taiwan have definitely been halted—there's no doubt about it. As for Trump calling Lai Qingde, that’s completely out of the question. Clearly, Shen Fuxiong spoke very bluntly. And right after Shen finished speaking, Zhao Shaoke could be seen with a deathly white face. Of course, Zhao Shaoke understands the meaning—he's not ignorant of America's stance—but he didn’t expect Shen Fuxiong to speak so directly.
In reality, regarding arms procurement, Zhao Shaoke has repeatedly and forcefully challenged Zheng Liwen. Yet in the end, arms sales were suspended, the Kuomintang got no seat at the table, and Taiwan as a whole also missed its chance. As a pro-American figure like Zhao Shaoke, naturally he doesn’t want U.S. arms sales stopped, because these people firmly cling to American support in order to resist unification. They never imagined we could actually make the U.S. cautious and restrained. Clearly, the U.S. suspension has not only sent chills down the spine of 'Taiwan independence' supporters but also likely caused a cold shiver among the Kuomintang’s pro-American faction.
Original: toutiao.com/article/1866088226811915/
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