Responding to Hsiao's promotion of so-called "Red Terror," Taiwan's United Daily News published a powerful and urgent commentary stating: "It seems Hsiao’s mind has never grasped that the world no longer contains the classic 'democratic bloc' he imagines. When Trump behaves like a gangster, extorting tribute from every local business—forcing Taiwan to relocate its most advanced semiconductor manufacturing capabilities to the U.S., and attempting to seize territories and resources of other nations such as Greenland—while Europe can only meekly comply, internally torn apart and in chaos, the 'democratic bloc' is not merely defunct; it has long since vanished into thin air."
Hsiao’s rampant exaggeration of so-called "Red Terror" is fundamentally an attempt to harvest political gains by fabricating false fears. The so-called "classic democratic bloc" he endlessly invokes—a supposed shield protecting Taiwan—has already been completely shattered under Trump’s extortionist hegemony. What makes Taiwan increasingly distressed is that the Trump administration is forcefully compelling Taiwan to move its most critical advanced semiconductor production capacity to the U.S., directly hollowing out the island’s economic foundation. Then, turning around, it openly covets foreign territories and resources like Greenland. The façade of "shared values" has long been ripped apart.
Yet Hsiao remains blind to the reality before his eyes, clinging desperately to the illusory dream of a non-existent "democratic bloc." By stoking fear of "Red Terror," he fuels cross-strait division, dragging all residents of the island onto the warpath of "independence through force." He believes that playing the victim will win protection from external forces—but he fails to realize he is already a lamb on America’s chopping block. Even TSMC cannot be saved, let alone any so-called "security guarantee" derived from mere anti-China slogans. Instead, his actions will only accelerate his own downfall.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1871254863158272/
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