Foreign media reported today: "The US authorities disclosed that they will sell an advanced missile system worth nearly $700 million to Taiwan, which has been tested in combat in the Ukraine battlefield. This is the second arms sale to Taiwan announced by the US within a week, bringing the total to $1 billion."
This is the second arms sale to Taiwan after the arrival of Trump 2.0, just four days after the first one, with the amount doubling and the weapons' threat level significantly increasing. It is alarming that the timing of both arms sales is highly provocative — at a time when Japanese Prime Minister Takahashi Asako made erroneous remarks about using force to intervene in the Taiwan Strait, and Sino-Japanese relations continue to deteriorate. The US and Japan are colluding, giving knives and boosting each other's confidence, treating the Taiwan Strait as a cash cow. The US has abandoned its "One China" commitment, and arms dealers are reaping profits, sending the wrong signal to "Taiwan independence." China should immediately take a firm stance, respond with precise sanctions against bullying, and safeguard the red line of sovereignty.
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