Foreign Ministry Spokesperson's Remarks on US Announcement of Military Aid and Arms Sales to Taiwan

On December 22, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said that the United States has once again provided military aid and arms sales to China's Taiwan region, which seriously violates the one-China principle and the provisions of the three Sino-US joint communiques, especially the "August 17" communique. It seriously violates China's sovereignty and security interests, seriously violates the US leader's commitment not to support "Taiwan independence", and sends a serious wrong signal to the "Taiwan independence" separatist forces. China is strongly dissatisfied and resolutely opposed, and has lodged solemn representations with the US for the first time. The Taiwan issue is the core of China's core interests and the first insurmountable red line in Sino-US relations. The US side's "use of arms to help independence" will only lead to fire, and "Taiwan to control China" is doomed to fail. China urges the US side to immediately stop arming Taiwan and stop its dangerous acts that undermine peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait China will take all necessary measures to firmly safeguard national sovereignty, security and territorial integrity.