Chinese embassy in Washington opposes US military supplies to Taiwan

The spokesperson of the Chinese embassy in Washington, Liu Pengyu said that China is resolutely against US military supplies to Taiwan as it urges Washington not to provoke tensions in the Taiwan Strait.

“China is resolutely opposed to military ties between the United States and Taiwan and weapons supplies. This is our consistent and unequivocal position. The United States should adhere to the One-China principle and three joint communiques between China and the US and stop sending weapons to Taiwan or create new pretexts that may escalate tensions in the Taiwan Strait and stop posing risks to peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait,” Liu Pengyu said, commenting on US plans to provide up to $80 million in military aid to Taipei, , TASS reports.

Earlier it became known that the administration of US President Joe Biden approved the allocation of $80m for supplies to Taiwan under the Foreign Military Financing (FMF) programme of military assistance to foreign countries. It was noted that, according to the US authorities, these actions ‘will strengthen the US deterrence posture and ensure our national security from an increasingly aggressive Chinese Communist Party’.