IT seems that some United States politicians have become increasingly inclined to exploit the island of Taiwan's reliance on Washington in an attempt to gain both geopolitical and economic interests from this strategic pawn. However, this deepening reliance could potentially expose Taiwan to greater risks in the future, making it more easily fall victim to America's pursuit of its own economic and strategic interests.

Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan said during a speech at US think tank Hudson Institute on Dec. 4 that it made sense for Taiwan to consider importing liquified natural gas (LNG) from his state, citing the reason that it would "make China hesitant" when making "some kind of energy blockade," VOA Chinese reported last Thursday.

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