The Ministry of National Defense of Mainland China criticized the United States to provide military assistance to Taiwan, which seriously threatened the peace and stability of the Taiwan Strait.
On Tuesday (August 1) of the Ministry of National Defense on the official website, the United States will provide Taiwan with military assistance such as $ 345 million (about S $ 459.56 million) for military assistance to Taiwan.In response, the United States provided military assistance to Taiwan, "roughly interfered in China's internal affairs, seriously damaged China's sovereignty and security interests, and seriously threatened the peace and stability of the Taiwan Strait. We expressed their firm opposition to this and had strictly negotiated with the United States."
A spokesman for the Ministry of Defense Tan Kefei called on the United States to stop all forms of US Taiwan military linked.Tan Kefei said: "Some of the Forces of the United States have continued to strengthen military contacts in the United States and Taiwan through military sales, military aids, and training, and condemn the" Taiwan independence 'split forces to provoke the provocation of the "Taiwan independence' separation forces, which exacerbate the cross -strait confrontation and the Taiwan Strait.The situation is tight. "
Bloomberg and Reuters reported earlier that the United States announced on the 28th that the United States would provide Taiwan with military assistance worth about $ 345 million, including national defense equipment and training.According to this arrangement, the United States will avoid the long -term weapon contracting and production process through the Presidential Drawdown Authority, and provide weapons and support equipment to Taiwan more quickly.
The Taiwan Affairs Office of Mainland China also criticized the United States' military assistance in Taiwan. It also pointed out that the Taiwan Democratic Progressive Party government continued to beg for the United States to provide military aid and is turning Taiwan into gunpowder barrels and ammunition depot.