Aiming at Taiwan's military sales worth 440 million US dollars (about S $ 590 million) approved by the US State Department, the Ministry of National Defense of Mainland China responded that it resolutely opposed the US -Sales of Taiwan and saidThe tension situation accelerate Taiwan into a "gunpowder barrel".
According to the WeChat public account of the "Ministry of Defense", a spokesman for the Ministry of Defense of Mainland China Tan Kefei on Wednesday (July 5) responded to the above incident in the form of a reporter's question.
Tan Kefei said that the mainland has resolutely opposed the sales of weapons in Taiwan, China, and has proposed to the United States with solemn negotiations.He criticized the United States to ignore the core concerns of the mainland, interfered in the internal affairs, and deliberately pushed the tension of the Taiwan Strait.
Tan Kefei said that the mainland requires the United States to abide by the China Principles and the three joint communiqué regulations of China and the United States, immediately stop selling weapons to sell Taiwan, stop any form of military linked in the United States, and effectively fulfill the promise of "Taiwan independence".
He also emphasized that the PLA has always maintained a high alert, resolutely defended national sovereignty and territorial integrity, and firmly safeguarded the peace and stability of the Taiwan Strait.
According to Reuters' previous reports, the US Department of Defense said on June 29 that the U.S. investigation has approved two cases worth $ 440 million in military sales in Taiwan to sell ammunition and provide logistical supply to Taiwan.
The Taiwan Ministry of National Defense said on June 30 that the two military sales cases help Taiwan to strengthen the military threat of continuously expanding the continent.