According to a report by Taiwan's China Times News Network on January 19, Francis Fukuyama, who is now a senior researcher at the Freeman-Spockley Institute of International Studies at Stanford University, said in a recent interview with Taiwan's "Tianxia Magazine" that according to his concern for Taiwan's defense policy for 20 years, he believes that the Taiwan authorities do not attach enough importance to "self-defense" and not only invest too little in defense, but also often invest in the wrong weapons system.
According to the report, Fukuyama mentioned in an exclusive interview with the magazine a few days ago that his personal observation believes that if there is a conflict in the Taiwan Strait, the United States will not intervene in the early stage in order to repel the Chinese mainland, and it is more likely that the United States may "fight back" if the PLA takes the initiative to attack US troops and bases, and the United States does not have a consensus on how much "military support" should be provided to the Taiwan region.
Fukuyama declared that if the people of Taiwan were not willing to sacrifice their lives to "defend themselves," no American would be willing to sacrifice for Taiwan. He also pointed out that it is assumed that there will be some American support, but if Taiwan itself does not make a very big effort, this support will not happen. Every taiwanese should be clear about this reality.
And this interview also set off a heated discussion. Some netizens said that "when the cross-strait war starts, Taiwan becomes a battlefield, whether the mainland or the United States wins, Taiwan will always be the loser" and "Yes." The money has already run out, and who wants to die for the DPP's 'Taiwan independence dream.'"
Source: Reference News Network
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