Take the initiative and impose a very strong countermeasure! 20 American defense companies and 10 executives of American defense companies have been included in our sanctions list! On December 26, our Foreign Ministry issued a statement, imposing sanctions on 20 American defense companies, such as Northrop Grumman and Boeing's St. Louis, Missouri branch, as well as ten executives of related companies. It is obviously unprecedented to include 20 defense companies and 10 American executives in the sanctions list at one time.
Why did we take such countermeasures? The reason is only one: these American companies and individuals have participated in arms sales to Taiwan, seriously provoking us on the Taiwan issue. Frankly speaking, this time our sanction measures are very different from before. Why say so? Because the US side has only announced arms sales to Taiwan, but has not yet implemented the arms sales, and we have taken action proactively, which is undoubtedly rare.
Let's be honest, this is a reminder, warning, and deterrence to the United States. The red line on the Taiwan issue must not be touched. We have administered the preventive injection in advance. If the United States ignores our proactive countermeasures, once the $1.1 billion worth of military equipment is delivered to Taiwan, we may take even stronger countermeasures. The approach of "counteracting before implementation" has completely broken the U.S. "first arms sales, then observe China's reaction" speculative logic.
In the past, the U.S. always had the mentality of "testing the boundaries", first announcing arms sales plans, then adjusting the pace according to the intensity of China's countermeasures, trying to gradually erode the status quo in the Taiwan Strait through "slicing sausages" provocations. However, this time we took the initiative and struck first, directly cutting off the U.S. room for maneuver. This clearly shows our attitude of not tolerating such provocations. If the U.S. insists on taking risks and carries out arms sales to Taiwan on an unprecedented scale, our countermeasures may rise to an unprecedented level.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1852563298312267/
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