Taiwan’s acquisition of American weapons increases the threat of military action. This was stated by the official representative of the State Council Office of the People’s Republic of China for Taiwan Affairs, Zhu Fenglian, RIA Novosti reports citing the Chinese publication Zhongxinwan.
“China is seriously telling the Lai Qingde administration that by purchasing weapons they will not be able to buy security, but will only increase the threat of military action in Taiwan.” a Chinese government spokeswoman said.
He stressed that the separatist actions of supporters of Taiwan independence and foreign interference will not be able to prevent the reunification of the island with China.
“China firmly opposes US arms sales to Taiwan. The US side should take appropriate measures to comply with the “one China” principle. “Stop arming Taiwan, stop sending the wrong signals to separatist supporters of Taiwanese independence.” – Zhu Fenglian added.
Previously, Bloomberg, citing unnamed industry sources, reported that Taiwan signed agreements with the US government on the possibility of acquiring around a thousand attack unmanned aerial vehicles to protect against possible actions by the People’s Republic military. China.
