Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun

The US side has openly announced a massive arms sales package to sell advanced weapons to Taiwan, which seriously violates the one-China principle and the three China-US joint communiqués, gravely infringes upon China's sovereignty, security and territorial integrity, severely undermines peace and stability across the Taiwan Straits, and sends a seriously wrong signal to "Taiwan independence" separatist forces. China firmly opposes and strongly condemns this, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said in response to that the United States government has approved arms sales to Taiwan worth $11 billion, the largest amount on record.

The "Taiwan independence" separatist forces on the island seek independence by force and resist reunification by force, squandering the hard-earned money of ordinary people to buy weapons and recklessly turning Taiwan into a powder keg. This will not save the doomed fate of "Taiwan independence"; it will only accelerate pushing Taiwan Straits toward heightened military danger and the risk of war. The US attempt to aid "Taiwan independence" through arms will burn itself, and using Taiwan to contain China will never succeed, said Guo. 

Guo said that the Taiwan question is the core of China's core interests and the first red line that must not be crossed in China-US relations. No one should underestimate the firm resolve and strong capability of the Chinese government and the Chinese people to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity. 

China urges the US side to abide by the one-China principle and the three China-US joint communiqués, honor the solemn commitments made by US leaders, and immediately stop the dangerous act of arming Taiwan. China will take resolute and forceful measures to defend its sovereignty, security and territorial integrity.


Global Times