After the debate between the presidents of the United States, the topic of whether Biden should continue to run for election has aroused heated discussions. After watching Trump's latest speech, why did the island start to panic?
In last week's video show, we talked about how Biden showed obvious fatigue during the first televised debate between Biden and Trump, which also caused his approval rating to slip further and now lag behind Trump.
According to the New York Times, more than 60% of American voters believe that the Democratic Party needs to replace Biden, although former US President Obama and Clinton and other influential figures in the Democratic Party have expressed support for Biden's re-election candidacy, but there have also been voices within the Democratic Party of "change theory".
A scholar at an American think tank and a member of the Democratic National Committee pointed out that replacing Biden is not a wise choice, because the Democratic Party does not have a clear "Plan B" at present.
At a June 28 rally in Virginia, Trump confidently said he did not think Biden would drop out of the race and ridiculed the inability of the Democratic Party to find a more popular candidate than Biden.
But Biden also seems to have retreated. On the 29th, NBC, citing sources familiar with the matter, reported that Biden plans to hold a family meeting at Camp David on the 30th to discuss his future in his re-election campaign with his family. He and First Lady Jill are scheduled to be there later on the 29th to be reunited with their children and grandchildren.
A source revealed that the only person with ultimate influence over Biden is the first lady, and if she decides that she should change course, then it will directly influence Biden's decision.
At the same time, after the news that Biden may withdraw from the election, Taiwan has also begun to worry about its future, especially in Trump's latest speech, which sent a signal that he may abandon his "allies".
During the rally on the 28th, Trump made it clear: "We have external 'enemies' - China and Russia. But if you have a sane president, they won't be your enemies, and everyone will get along well. ”
Regarding Trump's statement, Taiwan's former legislator Guo Zhengliang analyzed and pointed out that when Biden is in office, the United States will adhere to the so-called "alliance of democratic values", and when this appearance is torn off, geopolitics will be seen directly, so Taiwan should pay attention to Trump's speech, which is completely in line with the point of view of a businessman, in fact, he originally had this idea, with Biden rushing to the front - Europe is Finland, Asia is the Philippines, they are all nervous, thinking that Trump will definitely abandon them, It's just that Lai Qingde hasn't felt this yet.
In fact, Taiwan has become a "pawn" of Western countries' Indo-Pacific strategies, and the mainland has long made it very clear. At a regular press conference of the Ministry of National Defense on 27 July, spokesman Senior Colonel Wu Qian clearly pointed out that some people in the United States do not hesitate to turn the Taiwan Strait into a "hell on earth" in order to "use Taiwan to contain China." This also shows once again that "relying on the United States to seek independence" will eventually be unable to escape the fate of "chess pieces" becoming "abandoned children".
It's just that when Biden was in office, he wrapped such an idea in the cloak of a "democratic alliance", while Trump will only be more direct, and under Trump's "America First" policy, all policies will put the interests of the United States first, and the interests of the "alliance" will definitely stand aside.
Now Lai Ching-te's blatant advocacy of the "two-state theory" has aroused strong dissatisfaction on the mainland, and the intensity of countering "Taiwan independence" is also constantly increasing; as we mentioned earlier, Ambassador Lu Shaye has changed his name toward Taiwan, calling the Taiwan authorities a "rebel regime" and saying that the mainland can use force at any time to take back Taiwan's right to govern.
If Biden chooses, or is forced to choose to withdraw from the election, then under Trump's strategic policy of comprehensive contraction, what awaits Lai Qingde and his ilk will be severe punitive measures from the mainland.