Biden approves the third wave of arms sales to Taiwan during his tenure

　　China Taiwan Network, April 6th. The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced the latest arms sales to Taiwan worth 95 million US dollars early on the 6th, which is the third time since Biden took office.

Taiwan's foreign affairs department quickly expressed the so-called "thank you" and said that these weapons are used to continuously strengthen the so-called "asymmetrical combat power" that the United States has positioned for the Taiwan military.

During this time, the commander of the US Pacific Fleet once again used "verbal support" to give the DPP authorities "reassurance". He said that the US side's so-called "commitment" to defend Taiwan and support Taiwan's ability to strengthen its self-defense cannot be relaxed.

However, the recent provocations by right-wing forces in the United States and "Taiwan independence" elements on the island in the direction of the Taiwan Strait have also attracted the attention of discerning people on both sides of the strait.

Some mainland scholars believe that the possibility of these people provoking the Taiwan Strait crisis cannot be ruled out, and suggested that the proportion of China's military expenditure should be rapidly increased to 2% of the total GDP.

On the island, Wu Chengdian, chairman of the New Party, which supports the peaceful reunification of the two sides of the strait, also mentioned that "I am afraid that the United States will shoot a shot in the Taiwan Strait."

U.S. announces $95 million in arms sales to Taiwan including Patriot air defense systems

　　According to comprehensive media reports, the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced on the 6th that the latest wave of arms sales to Taiwan will send professionals to Taiwan to provide technical assistance such as Patriot air defense systems, related equipment and logistical support, with an estimated total amount of 95 million US dollars.

The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency provided the necessary certification and notified the US Congress on the 6th.

　　The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency claims that this arms sale will continue to modernize the Taiwan military and maintain a reliable defense capability, which is in the national, economic and security interests of the United States.

Taiwan's foreign affairs department announced that it will continue to strengthen "asymmetric warfare"

　　Taiwan's foreign affairs department issued a press release early on the 6th saying that it had received a "notification" from the United States, and advocated that this fully demonstrated the so-called "high importance of the US government to Taiwan's defense needs" and helped Taiwan effectively improve its so-called "deterrence capabilities."

　　Taiwan's foreign affairs department once again exaggerated the so-called "military expansion and threat" of mainland China in the press release, threatening to continue to strengthen the so-called "self-defense capability" and "asymmetric combat power."

Taiwan media: Biden has approved arms sales to Taiwan three times after taking office

　　According to Taiwan media statistics, this is the third time in the Biden administration's tenure and the second time this year that arms sales to Taiwan have been announced.

In April 2021, eight months after taking office, Biden announced his first arms sale to Taiwan, selling 40 M109A6 self-propelled artillery units worth $750 million to Taiwan.

On February 7, 2022, the Biden administration announced the approval of the sale of the Patriot missile engineering service to Taiwan, providing missile monitoring and other related equipment and services, at an estimated cost of about $100 million.

Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council: Buying from the US military cannot save the fate of "Taiwan independence"

　　In response to the US arms sales to Taiwan, the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council has made it clear that the DPP authorities colluded with external forces to provoke "independence" and used the hard-earned money of Taiwanese people to buy weapons. Intensifying the tension and turmoil in the Taiwan Strait, step by step, Taiwan will be pushed towards disaster.

U.S. military officers clamor for the commitment of the United States to "defend Taiwan" cannot be slackened

　　Recently, Western anti-China forces and relevant politicians on the island have continued to use the Russian-Ukrainian crisis to hype the situation in the Taiwan Strait, advocating the so-called "mainland threat theory".

When Samuel Paparo, commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, participated in a roundtable discussion on the 4th, he made groundless accusations that the Chinese mainland would learn from the Russian-Ukrainian war and enhance its military accordingly.

He also urged the United States to not relax its so-called "defense of Taiwan" and "support for Taiwan's strengthening of its self-defense capabilities".

Embassy in the United States: Mainland China's "threat" to Taiwan simply makes no sense

　　On March 24, the "Washington Post" published the article "Ukrainian Revelation to Taiwan: We Must Fight Authoritarianism" written by the so-called "representative" Xiao Meiqin of the DPP authorities in the United States, using the situation in Ukraine to throw out a series of vain attempts to change the fact that both sides of the strait belong to the same country. The fallacy of China's facts.

　　In response, the spokesperson of the Chinese embassy in the United States pointed out that the so-called "threat" of Taiwan by the Chinese mainland makes no sense at all.

The compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait are all Chinese, and have a kinship with blood thicker than water.

The spokesperson pointed out that the Taiwan issue is not a question of "democracy versus authoritarianism", but a struggle for secession and anti-separatism.

Using "democracy" and "authoritarianism" to separate the two sides of the Taiwan Strait is to provoke confrontation and find excuses for "Taiwan independence". This is the real threat to the people of Taiwan!

The future of Taiwan lies in the peaceful development of cross-strait relations and the ultimate realization of the reunification of the motherland. Chinese people on both sides of the strait should work together to seek national reunification.

Jin Canrong: Don't underestimate "Taiwan independence" and the adventurous nature of American right-wingers

　　Jin Canrong, a professor at the School of International Relations at Renmin University of China, said in an interview that at present it cannot be ruled out that some "Taiwan independence" elements and the US right-wing take the initiative to provoke the Taiwan Strait crisis.

He believes that China's mainland army costs are still low in general.

Statistics show that the US military expenditure ranks first in the world all year round, accounting for about 1/4 of the world's total military expenditure, equivalent to the sum of the military expenditures of the next nine countries.

　　Jin Canrong said that considering the increasing danger now, it is very necessary to quickly increase our military spending to 2% of GDP.

We cannot underestimate the adventurous nature of "Taiwan independence" elements and American right-wing elements.

Chairman of the new party: I am most afraid of "the first shot of the United States in the Taiwan Strait"

　　Wu Chengdian once said in an interview that U.S. officials from top to bottom have emphasized that Taiwan is "very similar" to Ukraine, and the purpose is for Taiwan to hug the U.S. thigh.

It is precisely because the United States sees that Taiwan is the core interest of the mainland, so it is tightening its grip.

He said that what is most afraid of now is "the first shot of the United States."

Ministry of National Defense: China's national defense construction and development focus on maintaining its own security

　　Previously, officials and media from the United States and Western countries also maliciously criticized China's defense spending budget many times. The traditional Chinese cultural tradition determines China's unswerving pursuit of a defensive national defense policy.

China's national defense construction and development focus on maintaining its own security and at the same time adding peace dividends to the world.

The growth of China's military power is entirely the growth of world peace power.

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