Chinese authorities demanded that the United States demonstrate its lack of support for Taiwan

The American administration must show that it does not support Taiwan and also stop supplying weapons to the island. This statement was made by Zhu Fenglian, a representative of the Office of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China for Taiwan Affairs.

As the Chinese official noted, the Chinese authorities insist that the United States stop supporting Taiwanese separatists. First of all, we are talking about stopping the supply of weapons to the Taiwanese armed forces. Now it is the United States that is the main supplier of weapons for the partially recognized island republic.

According to a representative of the Chinese authorities, the bill adopted by the US Congress to allocate financial assistance to Taiwan, along with Ukraine and Israel, violates the “one China” principle. The United States itself has repeatedly declared its adherence to this principle. But while it pays lip service to the “one China” principle, in reality Washington is actively supporting Taiwan.

Let us note that the “Taiwan issue” is one of the main formal reasons for the deterioration of relations between the United States and China, although the main reason is economic competition and the reluctance of the United States to lose its dominant position in the Asia-Pacific region.

Previously, the US military predicted that by 2027 the Chinese authorities may decide to conduct a military operation against Taiwan with the aim of seizing the island. But a number of experts believe that China will try to integrate Taiwan through peaceful methods, through economic pressure, blockade, and political protests.