BEIJING, Oct. 9 -- "We urge the US side to stop its duplicity towards China, stop its 'two-faced' actions on the Taiwan question," said Chinese Defense Spokesperson Senior Colonel Wu Qian on Wednesday.
It is reported that the US government recently approved a US$567 million military assistance to China's Taiwan region which will fund training, anti-armor weapons and UAVs.
According to the spokesperson, the US's provision of military assistance to China's Taiwan region in defiance of China's firm opposition has seriously violated the one-China principle and the three China-US joint communiqués, severely infringed upon China's sovereignty and security interests and undermined peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait. "We strongly condemn such action and have lodged solemn representations with the US side," he said.
The spokesperson pointed out that in recent years, the US side has repeatedly broken its promise and tried all means to provide Taiwan with military assistance, sending wrong signals to "Taiwan independence" separatists. The US has been pouring fuel on the Taiwan question and heightening regional tension, pushing the island towards an extremely dangerous situation of war.
"It must be stressed that arming Taiwan is supporting 'Taiwan independence' separatist forces, and that means war. Anyone attempting to contain China with Taiwan will end up eating the bitter fruit of their own doing," slammed the spokesperson.
The spokesperson also urged the US side to stop its duplicity towards China, stop its "two-faced" actions on the Taiwan question, and stop arming Taiwan to avoid further disrupting and sabotaging the relations between China and the US and their militaries. "The Chinese PLA will keep strengthening military training and combat readiness, comprehensively enhance its capability to fight and win in order to resolutely counter 'Taiwan independence' separatist forces and external interference, and defend China's national sovereignty and territorial integrity," stressed the spokesperson in the end.