Summary
China strongly objected to the US’s approval of $571.3 million in military aid to Taiwan, warning the US it is “playing with fire.”
Beijing condemned the move as a violation of its sovereignty and a threat to peace in the Taiwan Strait, urging Washington to cease arming Taiwan.
This aid, which includes Defense Department services and military training, follows a $567 million package authorized three months earlier.
Taiwan, which China claims as its territory, remains a central point of US-China tensions.
West Taiwan getting real annoying lately.
China: you don’t need US protection, we’ll protect you!
Taiwan: protect us from what?
China: from what we’ll do to you if you don’t take our protection!
Are they afraid Taiwan is gonna invade with that 571 million?
Otherwise it just means you were gotta start some shit up that nobody wants and now you object, because it’s harder for you to start that shit up.
This isn’t news because this isn’t 1950.
China has always objected. It’s what they do. For the last 74 years.
And?
Yeah well I object to China helping russia invade Ukraine. So. Nnnyyeah.
Q: On December 21, the White House announced military assistance worth US$571.3 million to Taiwan. The US Department of Defense announced on the same day that the State Department has approved US$295 million worth of arms sales to Taiwan. What’s China’s comment?
A: The US once again approved military assistance and arms sales to China’s Taiwan region. This seriously violates the one-China principle and the three China-US joint communiqués, especially the August 17 Communiqué of 1982, and China’s sovereignty and security interests. The decision is a severe breach of the US leaders’ commitment of not supporting “Taiwan independence,” and sends a gravely wrong signal to “Taiwan independence” separatist forces. China strongly deplores and firmly opposes it and lodged serious protests at once with the US.
The Taiwan question is at the core of China’s core interests, and the first red line that cannot be crossed in China-US relations. To aid “Taiwan independence” by arming Taiwan is just like playing with fire and will get the US burned, and to use the Taiwan question to contain China is doomed to fail. China urges the US to immediately stop arming Taiwan and stop the dangerous moves that undermine peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait. We will take all measures necessary to firmly defend national sovereignty, security and territorial integrity.
https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/eng/xw/fyrbt/202412/t20241222_11514772.html
It’s funny that China is objecting to giving it military aid. (In it’s view since they think Taiwan is part of China)
fast ecenomic growth and decline in population…china is going to have a hard time.