by Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen in April, during which she met with U.S. to treat all threats to the island as matters of ''grave concern."Ĭhina regularly sends warships and planes across the center line in the Taiwan Strait that provides a buffer between the sides, as well as into Taiwan's air defense identification zone, in an effort to intimidate the island's 23 million people and wear down its military capabilities.ĭuring a transit stop in the U.S. law requires a credible defense for Taiwan and for the U.S. maintains a “One China" policy under which it does not recognize Taiwan's formal independence and has no formal diplomatic relations with the island in deference to Beijing. Using force to seek independence is wishful thinking and is doomed to failure, he said, using standard Chinese terminology, adding that the People's Liberation Army was always ready and would maintain peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait. “This is tantamount to accelerating the transformation of Taiwan into a 'powder keg' and pushing the Taiwanese people into the abyss of disaster,” he said in a statement on the ministry's website. ignores China’s core concerns, crudely interferes in China’s internal affairs, and deliberately escalates tensions across the Taiwan Strait."Ĭhina claims Taiwan as its own territory, to be conquered by force if necessary, and Tan said "stern representations” had been lodged with the U.S. Chinese Defense Ministry spokesperson Col. State Department approved of the sale of 30 mm ammunition and related equipment, along with spare parts for Taiwan’s vehicles, small arms, combat weapon systems, and logistical support items. Kiichiro Sato/APīEIJING (AP) - China’s Defense Ministry accused the United States of turning Taiwan into a powder keg on Wednesday with its latest sales of $440 million in military equipment to the self-governing island democracy. China’s Defense Ministry accused the United States of turning Taiwan into a powder keg Wednesday, July 5, 2023, with its latest sales of military equipment to the self-governing island democracy worth a total of $440.2 million. Comments FILE - The American and Chinese flags wave at Genting Snow Park ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics, in Zhangjiakou, China, on Feb.
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