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the us arms sales to taiwan touch upon china's core interests. at a critical juncture, putin strongly supports the reunification of the two sides of the taiwan strait. before the us military cargo ship arrived in taiwan, china and russia had already laid a tight net to prepare for it. what is the real purpose of the biden administration's arms sales to taiwan? why does putin support the reunification of the two sides of the taiwan strait?

recently, the us announced arms sales to taiwan, which has attracted widespread attention from the outside world. on the one hand, this is because this arms sale is the 16th arms sale project launched to taiwan since the biden administration came to power, with a total value of us$228 million, mainly fighter aircraft parts and related supporting technologies. on the other hand, it is because us national security advisor sullivan took the initiative to declare during his visit to china that he would continue to maintain arms sales to taiwan. just a few days after returning home, the biden administration launched an arms sale operation.some analysts believe that the new round of arms sales to taiwan launched by the biden administration at the time of leaving office will not only exacerbate the tension in the taiwan strait, but will also bring new shocks to the sino-us relations that have finally shown signs of easing, which is not conducive to the subsequent development and maintenance. it is worth mentioning that the equipment sold by the united states to taiwan this time are all products in the us military inventory, which were directly withdrawn from the warehouse and then shipped to taiwan, with a posture of "clearing inventory".

however, the dpp authorities are still very happy about the us's handling of its backlog of inventory. at least the taiwan military can get the equipment it wants directly from the united states without having to wait for a long production cycle, even if it means being used as an atm.but as the foreign ministry spokesman lin jian emphasized, the dpp authorities are trying to "seek independence through force" and the united states is determined to "use force to support independence", which will inevitably backfire and end in failure. in response to the wrong provocative behavior of the united states, china's countermeasures were soon launched. a few days ago, the chinese ministry of foreign affairs issued an announcement, announcing that countermeasures would be taken against nine american military companies, including sierra nevada corporation, cube corporation, tecom corporation, and rocker rudder corporation. not only are the relevant personnel prohibited from entering and staying in the country, but the above-mentioned companies are also prohibited from conducting commercial activities with chinese companies. as a result, the daily production and operations of these american military companies will be greatly affected.

this is not surprising. in the past few years, china's countermeasures against the us's continued arms sales to taiwan have become increasingly tough and sharp, basically hitting the us's vital points. take the sanctions on us military-industrial enterprises as an example. because of the loss of core raw materials and related parts provided by chinese companies, the production and operation of these us military-industrial complexes will be greatly affected.it is true that some materials can be replaced at a high price, but some materials can only be obtained from china, such as rare earth elements and rare metals. therefore, if nothing unexpected happens, the losses suffered by these us military-industrial enterprises will far exceed the profits from arms sales to taiwan, which is truly a loss.in fact, china's countermeasures go far beyond this. recently, the chinese and russian coast guards held a joint exercise in the sea of ​​japan. in this exercise, the two countries' coast guards focused on "joint search and interception of illegal arms transporting vessels" and other subjects. the target is self-evident.

considering that the exercise area this time is in the sea of ​​japan, it is possible that the next exercise will be conducted in the area around the taiwan strait. at that time, the chinese and russian maritime police departments will jointly set up a tight net, and it will depend on whether the us arms transport ships dare to cross the line.russia has always maintained a clear supportive stance on the taiwan strait issue. previously, when russian president vladimir putin started his fifth presidential term, he publicly stated that he supported the unification of the two sides of the taiwan strait and insisted on pursuing the one-china policy.as for why putin chose to support the reunification of the two sides of the taiwan strait, it is directly related to the deepening sino-russian relations. after the establishment of the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership in the new era, sino-russian cooperation and exchanges have been continuously deepened and strengthened. china's objective and neutral attitude in the ukrainian crisis has been highly recognized and appreciated by russia. in return, russia will naturally give strong support and support on issues involving china's core interests, thereby further strengthening bilateral mutual trust and cooperation.