Q: According to media reports, on January 1, local time, the United States reviewed and approved the "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021," which contains a number of China-related provisions.

The bill proposes to formulate a "government-wide strategy toward China" and implement the "Pacific Deterrence Initiative" to respond to China's military development, support continued arms sales to Taiwan, and adhere to existing interventionist positions on issues related to Hong Kong and Xinjiang.

In addition, US President Trump recently signed the "Comprehensive Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2021", requiring the US government to normalize arms sales to Taiwan and further support Taiwan's participation in international organizations.

Do you have any comments on this?

  Answer: The China-related content of the above bill adheres to the Cold War mentality, hype the so-called "Chinese military threat", advocates Sino-US strategic competition, flagrantly deviates from the basic norms of international relations, grossly interferes in China's internal affairs, and seriously violates the one-China principle and the provisions of the three Sino-US joint communiques. , Seriously undermining the development of the relations between China and the United States and the two militaries, and seriously undermining China's sovereignty, security, and development interests. China firmly opposes this and has lodged solemn representations with the United States.

  China always adheres to the path of peaceful development, upholds a common, comprehensive, cooperative, and sustainable security concept, firmly pursues a defensive national defense policy and active defense military strategy, and insists on being a builder of world peace, a contributor to global development, and an international order Maintainer.

In recent years, the Chinese military has provided more and more public safety products in the fields of international peacekeeping, ocean escort, humanitarian relief and disaster reduction.

Especially since the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia, the Chinese military has actively carried out international cooperation in the fight against the epidemic, contributing to the service and building of a human health community.

Facts have fully proved that the development of the Chinese military has not brought threats and challenges to the people of the world, but security and hope. The Chinese military has always been a staunch force for maintaining world peace.

  The United States, out of self-interest, advocates the implementation of the "Pacific Deterrence Initiative", continuously strengthens its military presence in the Asia-Pacific region, exaggerates military competition, and promotes military confrontation, exposing its consistent hegemonic nature, which will only increase regional tensions and endanger world peace. It will also damage the self-interest of the United States.

  Issues such as Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Xinjiang are related to China's sovereignty and territorial integrity. They are purely China's internal affairs, and no external forces are allowed to interfere.

China's determination to safeguard national sovereignty, security and development interests is unwavering.

What needs to be emphasized is that Taiwan is the sacred and indivisible territory of the motherland.

No matter how the US "uses Taiwan to control China", it is doomed to be wishful thinking.

We firmly oppose any form of official exchanges and military ties between any country and Taiwan, and we will never allow any person, organization, or political party to split any piece of Chinese territory from China at any time and in any form.

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army will take all necessary measures to resolutely safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity.

  We urge the US to follow the trend of the times of peace and development, abandon the Cold War mentality and the concept of zero-sum game, take an objective view of China and the development of the Chinese military, immediately stop interfering in China's internal affairs, and not implement the China-related provisions of the bill.

We also look forward to the United States and China meeting each other halfway, jointly safeguarding the overall situation of the relations between China and the United States and the two militaries, and maintaining world peace and stability.