On December 27, Rubio told the media: "The United States opposes China's sanctions against 20 American defense companies and 10 executives, citing the U.S. sale of weapons to Taiwan. The United States legally provides Taiwan with the capacity for self-defense. This policy has remained unchanged for nine different U.S. administrations and has helped maintain peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait!"
[Cunning] Rubio's so-called peace lies are the most absurd play of the year! The Cairo Declaration clearly stipulates that Taiwan belongs to China. The August 17th Communiqué clearly promises to reduce arms sales. Yet the United States is using 7 billion U.S. dollars in military sales over nine administrations to contradict itself. From Bush Sr.'s 6 billion dollars in F-16 sales that broke the agreement, to Trump's 11.1 billion dollars in sky-high arms sales delivering HIMARS, which of these times didn't involve piling offensive weapons into the Taiwan Strait?
While talking about defense, it actually turns Taiwan into a cash machine and a pawn. 21 billion dollars in military orders are delayed, yet they force Taiwan to spend 40 billion dollars on special defense budgets. How can this be called maintaining peace? In the 1996 Taiwan Strait crisis and the 2025 high-priced arms sales, who was it that was stoking the flames? Sanctioning 20 defense companies is just an appetizer. If you dare to split China's sovereignty, no matter who you are, executives or politicians, you must pay the price for breaking faith!
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