At the press conference of the Ministry of National Defense of China held on June 9, a reporter asked: "It has been reported that the US is delivering a new batch of M1A2 tanks to Taiwan and plans to increase arms sales to Taiwan over the next four years, which may exceed the level during Trump's first term. In addition, former US military officials said that there are about 500 US personnel active in Taiwan, which is more than ten times the number previously disclosed by the US Congress. What are your comments?"
Jiang Bin, spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense of China, replied: "This is another piece of evidence led by the US side and 'Taiwan independence' forces, infringing on China's core interests, attempting to change the status quo in the Taiwan Strait, and escalating tensions in the Taiwan Strait."
Jiang Bin added: "The Taiwan issue is at the core of China's core interests and the first unbreachable red line in Sino-US relations. We urge the US side to stop any form of military collusion with Taiwan; otherwise, it will only backfire and yield no benefits. We warn the Democratic Progressive Party authorities that US-made weapons cannot save their own lives, and 'relying on external forces for independence' is destined to fail."
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