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u.s. media reported that the u.s. department of justice had previously launched an investigation into military-industrial companies such as rtx corporation (formerly known as raytheon) and found that these companies may have quoted too high and involved fraud when signing missile arms sales contracts. it is understood that the matter is close to settlement. , raytheon has set aside us$306 million as penalty reserves. the report did not mention taiwan, but taiwan’s defense authorities made a sudden statement on the 1st saying that the u.s. government proactively investigated and notified taiwan of the case, and would seek compensation from the manufacturer on its behalf, and would return all unjust gains to taiwan. square. wang hongwei, the national representative of the kuomintang, bluntly stated that after the incident, taiwan leader lai ching-te and taiwan's defense authorities pretended to be deaf and dumb, and called the matter a "suspicious theory of the united states." why can't we talk about taiwan's losses? is taiwan the "little daughter-in-law" of the united states?

the case originated from a report by bloomberg news in june this year that the u.s. government launched a criminal investigation into price gouging of rtx’s missiles and defense services. the report pointed out that rtx and other large defense companies have triggered a strong backlash in recent years because the weapons they sell are too expensive. although the bloomberg report did not mention taiwan, it did not touch on the content of the taiwan authorities’ procurement contract with raytheon. however, after some online media on the island forwarded the report on october 1, it attracted attention. taiwan's defense authorities issued a statement at 9:00 pm on the 1st. although they refuted the online media reports as "suspicious theories", they also confirmed that "international media" disclosed in june that raytheon's over-reported arms sales price was indeed true.

it is understood that the taiwan military purchased a number of weapons and equipment from rtx company, including long-range early warning radars, "patriot" type 1 and 2 missiles, stinger missiles, and the sonar system of the "self-made submarine" prototype boat "hai kun" wait. taiwan’s defense authorities claimed that the united states and taiwan have strict anti-fraud designs in their arms sales system. during the investigation process, the two sides maintained close contact and coordination. since the entire case was considered a judicial investigation, the details should not be made public to avoid affecting the progress. representative wang dingyu of the democratic progressive party also claimed yesterday (2nd) that taiwan’s defense department needs to review areas and strengthen its ability to conduct price checks, otherwise it will be taken advantage of in individual cases. as for using this incident as a "doubt about the united states", it is no need to.

however, wang dingyu changed his tune today (3rd) and pointed out that the taiwan region was indeed affected. as far as this case is concerned, taiwan's defense department immediately revealed that the information was not transparent and incomplete and demanded improvements.

wang hongwei believes that after this incident, the dpp authorities actually pretended to be deaf and dumb. when it was disclosed to the media, taiwan's defense authorities actually called this a "cognitive operation" and wanted to spin the incident into a theory of disbelief. this statement is quite strange. isn’t taiwan using taxpayers’ money to purchase the us military? do taxpayers have no right to know? when taiwan suffered losses due to over-reported arms sales prices, the dpp authorities should have made it clear to the outside world.

wang hongwei said that the democratic progressive party authorities have made so many military purchases from the united states that they are not only regarded as a "capital" but also a "dish". even when incidents occur, they can only remain silent. is taiwan now the "little daughter-in-law" of the united states? lai qingde and taiwan's defense authorities avoided talking about it, and their attitude was quite strange. she would like to solemnly warn lai qingde's authorities that she cannot become a "little brother" (meaning younger brother in hokkien dialect) because of this and become a little daughter-in-law who is always silent.

zhao shaokang, a senior media person on the island, also posted on facebook today, saying that the dpp authorities' response to raytheon's treating taiwan as a "plate" and previous defects in military aid is simply sad. first of all, after the raytheon incident was exposed by the media, taiwan's defense authorities actually mentioned "suspicious theories of beauty" and "cognitive warfare", which is simply inexplicable. the taiwan government's high-priced weapons purchases from the united states every year are a result of people's financial support. thor's embezzlement of taiwan's money is not only afraid of condemning it, but taiwan's defense authorities also use the theory of "resisting china and protecting taiwan." he criticized the dpp authorities for being so silent when it came to the united states that they were so helpless that they even had the nerve to put "red hats" on others to divert attention.

in response to the issue of expired and moldy u.s. military aid to taiwan, zhao shaokang bluntly said that the united states simply wants to clear its inventory and force taiwan to swallow it. if there is a war, will the taiwan military be allowed to use such equipment? in the face of these two incidents, the dpp authorities dared not say a word. no wonder the united states does not take taiwan seriously at all. he also asked, if the dpp were to use one-tenth of its power to criticize the mainland and condemn the us military-industrial-political complex, would lai qingde dare?

according to previous reports from global network, mainland china has repeatedly sanctioned raytheon in recent years. the spokesperson of the ministry of foreign affairs has stated on many occasions that the united states' sales of arms to china's taiwan region seriously violates the one-china principle and the provisions of the three sino-us joint communiqués, especially the "august 17" communique, seriously damages china's sovereignty and security interests, and seriously damages china's sovereignty and security interests. china firmly opposes and strongly condemns this harm to sino-us relations and peace and stability across the taiwan strait.(straits herald taiwan reporter lin jingxian)