Following the US Congress’s final ratification of an aid package for Taiwan, Beijing issues a warning, citing “resolute and effective measures to safeguard its sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity”.
After the US Congress approved $8 billion in military funding for the island, China has issued a warning, claiming that the US military’s backing for Taiwan will only raise the “risk of conflict” across the strait.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin stated on Wednesday, “I’d like to emphasise that the United States and Taiwan strengthening military ties will not bring about security for Taiwan.”
“It will only increase tensions and the risk of conflict across the Taiwan Strait, and will ultimately be an act of shooting oneself in the foot,” Wang said.
On Tuesday night, the US Congress finally approved a $95 billion aid package to allies, including Taiwan, Israel, and the Ukraine.
The doomed destiny of Taiwan
The aid package, according to Taiwan’s incoming president Lai Ching-te, will “strengthen deterrence against authoritarianism” and “safeguard peace”.
On the other hand, Beijing, which has maintained that it will never give up using force to annex the island, issued a warning on Wednesday about “resolute and effective measures to safeguard its sovereignty, security and territorial integrity”.
Wang opined that closer military assistance is insufficient to avert Taiwan’s inevitable demise.
“The United States should… stop arming Taiwan, stop creating new tensions in the Taiwan Strait, and stop jeopardising peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait,” he stated.
SOURCE: TRTWORLD
