he pingli | us arms sales to taiwan threaten peace, china's countermeasures are legitimate and reasonable
2024-09-23
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if there is any characteristic of the biden administration, it is that it says one thing and does another, especially on the taiwan issue.
for example, the biden administration has repeatedly vowed that it does not support "taiwan independence", but just recently, the u.s. department of defense's defense security cooperation agency issued a statement saying that the u.s. state department approved an arms sale to taiwan worth approximately us$228 million. this is the 16th time the biden administration has sold weapons to the democratic progressive party authorities in taiwan since its establishment on january 20, 2021.
the u.s. sale of weapons to china's taiwan region seriously violates the one-china principle and the three sino-u.s. joint communiqués, especially the "august 17" communiqué, seriously infringes upon china's sovereignty and security interests, damages sino-u.s. relations and peace and stability across the taiwan strait, and sends the wrong signal to the "taiwan independence" separatist forces.
in response, china has taken firm countermeasures and has announced that it will impose sanctions on nine us military-industrial companies. this is completely legitimate and reasonable.
the us continues to arm taiwan, supporting lai ching-te and the dpp authorities in their stubborn pursuit of "taiwan independence" and provocation of the one-china principle. this fact once again proves that the biggest threat to peace and stability in the taiwan strait and the biggest damage to the status quo in the taiwan strait are the separatist activities of the "taiwan independence" forces and the connivance and support of external forces led by the united states. the repeated crossing of the taiwan strait by warships and fighter jets of the united states and its so-called allies to show off their military power is a clear proof of this.
the united states and its allies not only brandished their weapons and flexed their muscles at china's doorstep, but also ignored the facts and falsely accused china of posing a huge challenge and threat to them. in fact, the challenge and threat to regional and world peace and stability comes from the united states, not china. the head of the u.s. army said that the united states is considering the possibility of deploying medium-range and short-range missile systems in japan. on september 18, u.s. deputy secretary of state campbell called for speeding up the design and construction of u.s. navy ships. he also revealed that president biden will host a meeting of leaders of the united states, japan, india and australia on the 21st, during which a "major announcement" will be issued.
the us regards china as a threat to its hegemony, turning a cooperative and win-win relationship into a zero-sum game that harms others and does not benefit itself, threatening regional peace and security and undermining world stability. the dpp authorities are trying to "use force to seek independence" and the us is determined to "use force to support independence", which will only backfire and end in failure. no one should underestimate china's firm will and strong ability to oppose "taiwan independence" and defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity.
this article is translated from the china daily editorial of september 20
original title: us' knee-jerk reaction to what it deems a challenge to its hegemony biggest threat
produced by: china daily editorial office, china daily chinese website
source: china daily
