Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen put on the appearance of believing that "the United States will come to protect us", but some American media people did not buy it. On the 30th, the CNN anchor said a truth in the program: It is difficult to imagine that there will be Americans who feel "worthy" to fight for Taiwan.
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On October 30, Rep. Michael McCaul, a senior member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the US House of Representatives and Republican of Texas, appeared on a CNN program to make remarks about Biden's trip to Europe to attend the G20 summit and the Glasgow climate conference, during which he continued to hype China's test firing of "hypersonic weapons" and play up the "China threat theory".
Then, host Jake Tapper mentioned Tsai's recent interview with CNN, saying it "may be surprising that there is a U.S. military presence on the island." McCall once again advocated U.S. interference in China's internal affairs.
Still, Mr. Tapper put his thoughts into it: "It's hard for me to imagine that many Americans, after 20 years of wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, would be willing to send any American serviceman, an American man, an American woman, or the daughter of a family to fight Chinese mainland, [just] to protect Taiwan." ”
"I mean, no matter how 'lofty' the goal is, how strong the commitment is, no matter how important the 'deterrence' of China is, it's hard to imagine an American saying, 'Yes, it's worth it.'" ”
In July, the British "Economist" analyzed the results of the United States deploying in Afghanistan for 20 years, but after using people and money, it "almost achieved nothing" under the title of "The Longest War: The American War in Afghanistan, Which Ended in a Fiasco."
At the end of September, Mark Milley, the top U.S. military general and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, publicly acknowledged that the U.S. military's 20-year war against Afghanistan was a "strategic defeat."
In an interview on the 27th, Tsai Ing-wen tried to render Taiwan as a "beacon of democracy" and repeatedly shouted "regional democracy partners" for support. When asked whether Taiwan can protect itself without military assistance? Ms. Tsai did not give a positive answer, showing a belief that "the United States will protect us." The CNN article writes that there is no agreement between the United States and its regional partners to guarantee Taiwan's assistance in the event of an attack.
Tsai also confirmed for the first time that U.S. troops are operating in Taiwan. But she declined to say the exact number, saying only that "not as many as people think."
In response to this news, the head of Taiwan's defense department said in an interview on October 28 that Tsai Ing-wen did not say that the US military has troops stationed in Taiwan, and that the arrival of military exchange personnel in Taiwan is not related to the stationing of the US military.
On the same day, Ma Xiaoguang, spokesman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said in response to an inquiry that Tsai Ing-wen and the DPP authorities stubbornly promoted "Taiwan independence," used various occasions to spread "Taiwan independence" remarks in the international arena, used the guise of "democracy and freedom" and other pretexts to package "Taiwan independence" ideas, deceive international public opinion, and clamor for "resisting reunification by force" and "relying on the United States for independence." Tsai's interview with CNN once again exposed his stubbornness in his "Taiwan independence" plot.
The spokesman pointed out that the DPP authorities' "resistance to reunification by force, their reliance on the United States for independence," and their use of the Taiwan people's hard-earned money to buy arms will only bring damage to the interests of the Taiwan people and bring military disasters to the island. "We urge the governments of relevant countries and the relevant media to clearly understand the nature of the DPP authorities' in seeking 'independence,' abide by the one-China principle, refrain from sending any wrong signal to the 'Taiwan independence' forces, and do not provide any platform for 'Taiwan independence' remarks, so as not to cause further damage to peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait."
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