Tsai Ing-wen's so-called "transit" trip through United States has heightened cross-strait tensions. This move is seen by Beijing as a provocation to China's sovereignty. The most controversial part was Tsai's meeting with U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, the successor of Nancy Pelosi who visited Taiwan last August. Using Taiwan as a pawn, will Washington's divide-and-conquer strategy against China reach "the point of no return?" Is Tsai Ing-wen helping or hurting the best interests of Taiwan?