US Boosts Taiwan’s Defenses While China 'Angrily Responds'
The Guardian hails the Trump administration's $10 billion arms package to Taiwan, framing China's predictable "angry response" as the central drama. Missing from this narrative, of course, is the inconvenient history: the US has pursued a 'strategic ambiguity' policy toward Taiwan since 1979, officially recognizing the One China policy while simultaneously enabling Taiwan's military. This isn't
deterrence; it's a meticulously managed geopolitical friction point, consistently fueled by lucrative defense contracts. How many times must the US arm one side of a conflict for 'stability'? This isn't about protecting democracy; it's about perpetuating a profitable standoff. Defense industry giants like Lockheed Martin and Raytheon—whose executives frequently orbit the Pentagon and State
Department—are the real beneficiaries of these 'tensions.' One might wonder if perennial 'aggressiveness' from certain geopolitical rivals isn't just good for business, but perhaps even engineered for it. The 'threat' somehow always grows precisely when new quarterly earnings reports are due.