BEIJING, Oct. 15 -- "Sky-high price and obsolete functions are two hallmarks of US arms sales to Taiwan. From mouldy bulletproof vests, expired ammunition, and expensive missiles and radars, we can see that the Americans only care about their own interests," said Chinese Defense Spokesperson Senior Colonel Wu Qian when answering a media query at a press briefing on Tuesday.
According to media reports, the US Government Accountability Office recently accused Raytheon of fraud in selling expensive weapons to Taiwan, which procured the Patriot missile system in 2013 and radar systems in 2017 from that company. A public opinion representative from the Kuomintang criticized the US arms dealers as fraudsters.
The spokesperson noted that China firmly opposes the US provision of weapons to China's Taiwan region and further pointed out what the reports revealed is only a tip of the iceberg. The Democratic Progressive Party Authorities have been doing their best to court their masters in the US to buy weapons, squandering hard-earned money of people in Taiwan. It is evident that what they bought are pieces of junk that only benefited corrupted officials and arms dealers. There are growing opposition and dissatisfaction from the local people.
"'Taiwan independence' is a dead end and outsiders are never reliable. Those who try to rely on the US support for independence will only court their own destruction," stressed the spokesperson.