Nanduxun Intern reporter Zhao Linxuan from Beijing Posted by Beijing Deputy Director of the Ministry of National Defense News Bureau and spokesperson of the Ministry of National Defense Colonel Tan Kefei responded to the remarks of the United States and Japan on Taiwan at a press conference on October 27, emphasizing that the United States should stop selling weapons to the United States and the United States and Taiwan, and not make mistakes again and again on the Taiwan issue. Japan deliberately hyped up the so-called "China's military threat" by taking advantage of the Taiwan issue and other issues related to China, and exaggerating the so-called "China's military threat" with ulterior motives.
Colonel Tan Kefei, deputy director of the Ministry of National Defense News Bureau and spokesperson of the Ministry of National Defense. According to the official website of the Ministry of Defense, in response to the possible content related to Taiwan that the " National Defense Authorization Act " in the 2023 fiscal year under discussion by the US Senate, Tan Kefei emphasized in response that the two sides of the Taiwan Strait belong to the same China and Taiwan is part of China. Solving the Taiwan issue is the Chinese's own business and it must be decided by the Chinese.
He said that the United States has been concocting Taiwan-related policies and bills that undermine China's sovereignty recently, and has been increasingly engaged in "using Taiwan to control China", especially some clauses are intended to strengthen the military ties between the United States and Taiwan and support the so-called "self-defense." These actions seriously interfere in China's internal affairs, seriously violate the provisions of the three joint communiqués of China and the United States, and seriously violate the US's serious political commitment to China on the Taiwan issue.
In response to the Japanese side’s intentional hype with issues related to China such as the Taiwan issue, roughly interfering in China’s internal affairs, and exaggerating the so-called “China’s military threat”, Tan Kefei pointed out, “This is ulterior motive and irresponsible.”
Previously, a media reported that the Japanese government plans to consider revising the policy content of the “National Security Strategy” by the end of the year, involving the situation in the Taiwan Strait.
In this regard, Tan Kefei emphasized that 50 years ago, the Japanese side solemnly promised in the " Sino-Japanese Joint Statement " to recognize that the Government of the People's Republic of China is China's only legal government; for the Chinese government's reaffirmation that Taiwan is an inalienable part of the territory of the People's Republic of China, the Japanese government fully understands and respects this position and adheres to the position of following Article 8 of the Potsdam Announcement . Japan shall abide by the basic norms of international relations, fulfill its serious political commitments to China, and shall not interfere in the Taiwan issue.
It should be pointed out that in recent years, Japan has been keen to follow up on other countries' policies to curb China, and set up targeted "small circles" in the name of "freedom and openness". "This is contrary to the common expectation of regional countries to seek peace, development and cooperation." Tan Kefei said.
Tan Kefei mentioned that this year marks the 650th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between China and Japan. Japan should review its original aspirations and move towards China, implement the important consensus of "being partners and not posing threats to each other" and promote bilateral relations to always develop along the right track.
Taiwanese source mentioned when reporters asked a question, said that the United States may announce a number of arms sales projects to Taiwan by the end of the year. Tan Kefei responded that this year marks the 40th anniversary of the publication of the "August 17" communiqué of China and the United States. That year, the US side clearly acknowledged in the communiqué that there is only one China in the world, and Taiwan is part of China. The government of the People's Republic of China is China's only legal government, and it clearly promises not to seek to implement the policy of long-term selling of weapons to Taiwan, and gradually reduce arms sales to Taiwan until the problem is finally resolved. But in fact, the US has repeatedly betrayed its promises. Especially in recent years, the United States has blurred and hollowed out the one-China principle, constantly instigating arms sales to Taiwan, creating obstacles to China's peaceful reunification.
Tan Kefei said that the US arms sales to Taiwan will only push up tensions and risks of conflicts and confrontation in the Taiwan Strait. Urge the US to stop selling weapons to US-Taiwan military ties and not to make mistakes again and again on the Taiwan issue. Chinese People's Liberation Army closely monitors the situation in the Taiwan Strait and will continue to take effective measures to firmly defend national sovereignty and security interests.
