In response to a new round of military sales in the United States, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mainland China responded that the United States urged the United States to immediately revoke the military sales plan for Taiwan and stop harming the peace and stability of the Taiwan Strait.
Wang Wenbin, a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mainland China on Thursday (August 24), said at a regular press conference that the selling weapons in the United States to Taiwan seriously violated the "one China" principle and the three joint communiqués of China and the United States.In particular, the regulations of the "817 Bulletin" seriously violate the basic criteria of international law and international relations, harm China's sovereignty and security interests, endanger the peace and stability of the Taiwan Strait, and send a serious error signal to the "Taiwan independence" split forces.The mainland strongly dissatisfied with this and resolutely opposed.
Wang Wenbin emphasized that Taiwan is an inseparable part of China's territory. Taiwan issues are purely Chinese internal affairs and cannot tolerate any foreign interference.For Taiwan military sales plans, stop selling weapons and military connections with Taiwan, stop the dangerous trend of armed Taiwan, and stop harming the peace and stability of the Taiwan Strait.China will take resolute and effective measures to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity.
On Wednesday (August 23), local time of the United States Department of Defense announced the latest round of military sales against Taiwan, it will provide Taiwan with 500 million US dollars (about S $ 676 million) F-16 fightersSearch system (IRST).This is the 11th time of the Bayeng government to sell Taiwan for military sales. It is also the United States that after the President's extraction right provided the President's withdrawal right to provide US $ 345 million in military support on July 28, it once again assisted Taiwan to strengthen its self -defense capabilities.
The Taiwan Foreign Ministry and the Ministry of National Defense issued a press release on Thursday to report the above news, and thanked the United States for the latest round of military sales in Taiwan.