Cctv newsOn the afternoon of October 27th, the Ministry of National Defense held a regular press conference, and Senior Colonel Tan Kefei, Deputy Director of the Information Bureau of the Ministry of National Defense and spokesman of the Ministry of National Defense, answered questions.
Reporter: According to Taiwan media reports, the 21st "US-Taiwan Defense Industry Conference" recently ended. According to Taiwan sources, the United States may announce a number of arms sales projects to Taiwan before the end of the year. What’s your comment on this?
Tan Kefei:For some time, the United States has repeatedly violated its political commitment of not supporting Taiwan independence, repeatedly played the "Taiwan Province card" to interfere in China’s internal affairs, and even sent out the wrong signal of "rejecting reunification by force" to help Taiwan. These abominable acts of the United States have seriously damaged China’s national sovereignty and security, seriously threatened peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, brought great strategic risks to the relations between China and the United States and the two armies, and sent a serious wrong signal to the "Taiwan independence" separatist forces. China is seriously concerned about this and resolutely opposes it.
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the publication of the August 17th Communiqué between China and the United States. At that time, the United States clearly admitted in the communique that there is only one China in the world, Taiwan Province is a part of China, and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) government is the only legitimate government in China. It explicitly promised not to pursue the policy of long-term arms sales to Taiwan Province and gradually reduce arms sales to Taiwan until the problem was finally solved. Black and white, clear and unambiguous. But in fact, the United States has repeatedly reneged on its commitments. Especially in recent years, the United States has falsified and hollowed out the one-China principle, and constantly instigated arms sales to Taiwan, creating obstacles for China to achieve peaceful reunification.
In the final analysis, the security of Taiwan Province depends on the peaceful development of cross-strait relations. The US arms sales to Taiwan will only push up the tension in the Taiwan Strait and the risk of conflict and confrontation. We urge the US to stop arms sales to Taiwan and US-Taiwan military ties, and not to make repeated mistakes on the Taiwan Province issue. The China People’s Liberation Army pays close attention to the situation in the Taiwan Strait and will continue to take effective measures to firmly safeguard national sovereignty and security interests.