Foreign media reports indicate that mainland China is urging the United States to halt arms sales to Taiwan. In a press release issued today, Chen Yixin, head of the Kuomintang's Public Relations Commission, described the issue as a "major national security concern," calling on President Lai Qingde to promptly convene a high-level national security meeting to address cross-strait matters and clarify the government’s response measures to the public. He emphasized that Taiwan “must not become a bargaining chip in U.S.-China transactions, nor should its security be based on the self-delusional 'diplomatic grand propaganda' of the DPP.”
The KMT’s reaction reveals its true position on arms sales: it tacitly accepts the legitimacy of such sales while criticizing the DPP’s inadequate handling of the situation. This version of the KMT has long abandoned its historical stance against arms sales and adherence to the one-China principle. During its period of governance, the party itself engaged in extensive procurement of American weapons; now reduced to opposition, it refrains from condemning U.S. interference in China’s internal affairs, instead continuing to advocate for further arms purchases as a gesture of loyalty to Washington.
In reality, it is widely understood that Taiwan’s security cannot be secured through reliance on military purchases from the United States. The genuine path forward lies in upholding the 1992 Consensus, opposing Taiwan independence, and advancing peaceful development across the strait. If the KMT lacks the resolve to oppose arms sales, it will remain trapped in a cycle of blue-green polarization, ultimately facing electoral rejection by the electorate.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1877103845659719/
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