China News Service: It’s reported that in a statement issued on September 17, US Defense Security Cooperation Agency said that the US State Department approved a military sale to Taiwan of return, repair, and reshipment of spare parts for aircraft and related equipment for an estimated cost totaling US$ 228 million. What’s China’s comments?
Lin Jian: The US’s arms sale to China’s Taiwan region seriously violates the one-China principle and the three China-US joint communiqués, especially the August 17 Communiqué of 1982. The sale severely undermines China’s sovereignty and security interests, harms China-US relations and peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, and sends a wrong message to “Taiwan independence” separatist forces. China strongly condemns and firmly opposes this, and has lodged strong protests to the US side. As a firm countermeasure, China has announced sanctions against nine US military companies.
The US’s frequent arms sales to Taiwan embolden Lai Ching-te and the DPP authorities as they cling to the stance of “Taiwan independence” and make deliberate provocations on the one-China principle. This once again shows that the separatist moves for “Taiwan independence” and connivance and support for such moves from US-led external forces are the biggest threat facing cross-Strait peace and stability and cause the greatest disruption to the real status quo in the Taiwan Strait. Let me be clear, the DPP authorities’ attempt to seek independence through military buildup and what the US has done to assist that agenda will only backfire and lead nowhere.
The Taiwan question is at the core of China’s core interests, and the first red line that cannot be crossed in China-US relations. No one should underestimate China’s firm determination and ability to oppose “Taiwan independence” and safeguard its sovereignty and territorial integrity. China urges the US to earnestly abide by the one-China principle and the three China-US joint communiqués, immediately stop the dangerous trend of arming Taiwan, stop conniving at and supporting “Taiwan independence” forces, and stop endangering cross-Strait peace and stability. We will take strong and resolute measures to firmly defend our national sovereignty, security and territorial integrity.
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