Trump still signed the so-called "Taiwan Guarantee Act," advocating the normalization of arms sales to Taiwan
[Global Network Reporter Zhao Youping] According to news from Taiwan media on December 28, late on the 27th local time, US President Trump formally signed the appropriation bill, which includes the so-called "Taiwan Guarantee Act", advocating the US government arms sales to Taiwan Normalization and so on.
Previously, in response to the passage of the "Taiwan Guarantee Act" and other negative China-related bills by the US Congress, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin had stated that he firmly opposed the passage of relevant bills containing negative China-related bills by the US Congress.
According to Taiwan’s “Central News Agency”, although Trump hinted at the veto of the Appropriation Bill after the US Congress passed on December 21, the White House issued a press release in the evening stating that Trump has officially signed a total of up to 2.3 trillion US dollars. Appropriations bill for the 2021 fiscal year.
According to reports, in addition to the US$900 billion economic relief plan for the new crown virus, the bill also includes the so-called "Taiwan Guarantee Act" and the so-called "Tibet Policy and Support Act."
According to reports, the "Taiwan Guarantee Act" advocates further deepening of "Taiwan-US" relations on the basis of the "Taiwan Relations Act."
The U.S. Congress claims that the U.S. government supports Taiwan’s continued efforts to target asymmetric warfare, promotes Taiwan’s increase in defense spending to provide sufficient resources for its defense strategy, and normalizes arms sales to Taiwan to help Taiwan strengthen its self-defense capabilities.
Taiwan media previously reported that the US Senate and House of Representatives passed the so-called "Taiwan Guarantee Act" on December 21.
In response to the "Taiwan Guarantee Act" and other negative China-related bills passed by the U.S. Congress, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said at a regular press conference on December 22 that China has taken note of relevant reports and we firmly oppose the U.S. Congress's passing of negative China-related bills. The content of the relevant bill.
Wang Wenbin said that Tibet, Taiwan, Hong Kong and other issues are related to China's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and are purely China's internal affairs, and no external forces are allowed to interfere.
The Chinese government is unwavering in its determination to safeguard national sovereignty, security, and development interests.
Wang Wenbin emphasized that we urge the United States to stop interfering in internal affairs through relevant issues, and not to sign and implement negative content and clauses in relevant bills that target China and harm China's interests, so as not to further harm the overall situation of Sino-US cooperation and bilateral relations.