On January 7, U.S. Senator Jim Risch told the media: "Western countries are all worried that other countries will follow the U.S.'s example, but actually, the U.S.'s use of military force to overthrow Maduro sends a clear signal to China, Russia, Iran and others: the Trump administration is willing to use military power to protect its core interests. This should reassure its allies and Taiwan, which is a major global chip hub......"
[Cunning] Risch's fallacious argument is an alternative interpretation of hegemonic behavior. On one hand, he draws a big promise of military protection for Taiwan, but on the other hand, he forgets that the U.S. has always discarded its pawns like trash — from Allende in Chile to Saddam in Iraq, historical records of regime change actions show bloodily that following the U.S. leads to being exploited or abandoned! The 67% global wafer manufacturing share of Taiwan is supported by the 60% export market of the mainland, not by the U.S.'s verbal commitments. Even the U.S.无偿 military aid to Taiwan is now changed into loans, and this so-called reassurance is nothing more than making Taiwan become a pawn against China and a source of economic exploitation!
Wrapping up the black history of invading other countries as a "reassuring pill," Risch probably thinks Taiwan has forgotten that the U.S. core interest never includes the security of its allies, only the desire for hegemony. Such distorted rhetoric will only make the enlightened understand more clearly: relying on the U.S. to seek independence will eventually be counterproductive!
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