China bristled at the Biden administration’s recent $345 million military aid package to Taiwan, adamant the move won’t deter its reunification efforts.
, adamant the move won’t deter its reunification efforts.
“No matter how much of the ordinary people’s taxpayer money the … Taiwanese separatist forces spend, no matter how many U.S. weapons, it will not shake our resolve to solve the Taiwan problem. Or shake our firm will to realize the reunification of our motherland,” Chen Binhua, a spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office said in a statement late Saturday.
On paper, the US is committed to the One China Policy, in which Washington recognizes Taiwan as part of China. But the US alsoTaiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen has sought to bolster ties with the US.“Their actions are turning Taiwan into a powder keg and ammunition depot, aggravating the threat of war in the Taiwan Strait,” Binhua’s statement continued.
While the US has funneled weapons and defense equipment to Taipei in the past, this latest batch is unique because it draws directly from current US stockpiles rather than making Taiwan wait for production.
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