This Monday, China's Ministry of National Defense condemned the recently announced US$330-million U.S. arms sale to the Taiwan region, vowing to take all necessary measures to protect national sovereignty and territorial integrity. 😮🛡️
Spokesperson Zhang Xiaogang fired off a strong response, accusing the deal of:
- Violating the one-China principle and the three China–U.S. joint communiqués
- Interfering in China's internal affairs and undermining its security interests
- Sending the wrong signal to "Taiwan independence" separatist forces
Zhang added that China is "strongly dissatisfied with and firmly opposes" the arms sale, and has already lodged formal protests with the U.S. side. He warned that backing "Taiwan independence" with force will backfire, and insisted that efforts to use the Taiwan region to contain China are doomed to fail.
China is now urging the U.S. to immediately stop its "egregious act" of arming the Taiwan region to avoid further harm to China–U.S. relations and their militaries. For everyone tracking regional security, this latest flare-up is another reminder of how delicate cross-strait dynamics remain. 🌏
Stay tuned as we watch how Washington responds and whether this escalates tensions further across the Asia-Pacific. 🔍
Reference(s):
Chinese defense ministry slams U.S. arms sales to Taiwan region
cgtn.com
