According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website, on June 22, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin hosted a regular press conference.
At the meeting, a reporter asked: First question, mainland China sent 29 military aircraft to the vicinity of Taiwan on Tuesday. This was the third large-scale "intrusion" into Taiwan's "air defense identification zone". What is China’s intention behind this move? Second question, Taiwanese officials "visited" Washington this week to discuss possible arms sales agreements. Does China know about this?
Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs website
Wang Wenbin: The first issue you mentioned is not a diplomatic issue. I suggest you check with the competent authorities.
Regarding your second question, we have always firmly opposed official exchanges and military ties between the United States and Taiwan, and firmly opposed the sale of weapons to Taiwan by the United States. We urge the US to abide by the one-China principle and the provisions of the three Sino-US joint communiqués, stop any form of official exchanges and military ties between the US and Taiwan, stop selling weapons to Taiwan, and stop supporting "Taiwan independence" separatist forces. We also want to warn the DPP authorities that relying on foreign countries to seek "independence" is bound to be a dead end, and relying on others will eventually lead to abandonment. (End)
According to the Taiwanese media "Central News Agency" on May 24, the so-called "Monterey Talks" are expected to be held in Washington, the United States, in June. The Taiwan authorities will dispatch Secretary General of the Intelligence Department Gu Lixiong there to discuss Indo-Pacific security with the US Department of Defense. Assistant Secretary for Foreign Affairs Ely Ratner and other officials met to discuss arms sales to Taiwan.
