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taiwan affairs office of the state council: taiwan is a part of china, so where does the so-called "national defense" budget come from?

2024-09-11

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chinanews.com, september 11: on september 11, the taiwan affairs office of the state council held a regular press conference. at the press conference, a reporter asked: lai qingde recently posted on social media that he would continue to increase the so-called "national defense" overall budget next year and continue to strengthen "asymmetric combat power". what is your comment on this?

spokesperson chen binhua said that taiwan is part of china, so where does the so-called "national defense" budget come from? the dpp authorities stubbornly adhere to the "taiwan independence" position. since lai qingde came to power, he has challenged the one-china principle, colluded with external forces to continuously create tensions between the two sides of the taiwan strait, and continuously promoted "using force to seek independence". according to taiwanese media reports, after the dpp authorities came to power, taiwan's defense budget has risen year by year, and in 2024 it has nearly doubled compared to 8 years ago. the hard-earned money of the taiwanese people could have been used to improve people's livelihood, but was squandered by the dpp authorities on the evil path of militarism. not only did it not bring the so-called "security" to taiwan, but it accelerated the transformation of taiwan into a "powder keg" and a "mine island", which made the taiwanese people worried.

chen binhua pointed out that reunification is the right path, and "taiwan independence" is a dead end. we have a firm will, full confidence, and sufficient ability to crush all "taiwan independence" provocations. we warn the lai ching-te administration that the attempt to "seek independence by force" and "resist reunification by force" is completely overestimating its own strength and hitting a rock with an egg.