BEIJING, Sept. 20 -- "The US's weapons, instead of being the protective talisman for DPP authorities, are the 'nooses' that prelude their self-destruction," said Chinese Defense Spokesperson Senior Colonel Zhang Xiaogang on Friday.
He made those remarks when asked to comment on the US arms sales to China's Taiwan region. It is reported that the US Department of State approved a military sale of spare parts and technical support valued at about USD 228 million to Taiwan on September 16, local time.
記者：據(jù)報道，當?shù)貢r間9月16日，美國國務(wù)院批準售臺戰(zhàn)機所需的備用零件與技術(shù)支持案，金額約2.28億美元。請問發(fā)言人有何評論？
Spokesperson Zhang pointed out that the US arms sales to China's Taiwan region is a gross violation of the one-China principle and the three China-US joint communiqués, especially the August 17 Communiqué of 1982.
"It seriously harms China’'s sovereignty and security interests and jeopardizes peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait. The Chinese side is strongly dissatisfied with and firmly opposed to this move, and has lodged stern representations with the US side," said the spokesperson.
張曉剛：美方向中國臺灣地區(qū)出售武器，嚴重違反一個中國原則和中美三個聯(lián)合公報特別是“八一七公報”的規(guī)定，嚴重損害中國主權(quán)和安全利益，嚴重破壞臺海和平穩(wěn)定。我們對此強烈不滿和堅決反對，已向美方提出嚴正交涉。
Zhang continued that the "Taiwan independence" poses the greatest threat to cross-Strait peace and stability, and the US's actions of supporting independence by selling weapons to Taiwan have sent seriously wrong signals to "Taiwan independence" separatist forces. The US is pushing the island increasingly towards an extremely dangerous situation of war. The US's wrongdoings gravely harm the safety and well-being of Taiwan compatriots and escalate tensions across the Taiwan Strait.
"It must be stressed that Taiwan's security depends on the peaceful development of cross-Strait relations. The US's weapons, instead of being the protective talisman for DPP authorities, are the 'nooses' that prelude their self-destruction," noted the spokesperson.
“臺獨”是臺海和平穩(wěn)定的最大毒瘤。美方“以武助獨”向“臺獨”分裂勢力釋放嚴重錯誤信號，正一步步把臺灣推向兵兇戰(zhàn)危的險境，嚴重危害臺灣同胞的安全與福祉，嚴重推升臺海緊張局勢。需要強調(diào)的是，臺灣的安全取決于兩岸關(guān)系和平發(fā)展，美制武器不是民進黨當局的“護身符”，而是其自取滅亡的“索命繩”。
The spokesperson reaffirmed that the Taiwan question is the first red line that must not be crossed in China-US relations. China urges the US side to honor its commitment to not supporting "Taiwan independence", stop its military collusion with the Taiwan region and the move to arm it in any way, and take solid actions to maintain the stable, sound and sustainable development of bilateral and mil-to-mil relations with China.
"The Chinese PLA will continue to enhance combat readiness and military training , and take resolute and powerful measures to foil any separatist schemes seeking 'Taiwan independence' and any external interference," stressed the spokesperson in the end.
臺灣問題是中美關(guān)系第一條不可逾越的紅線。我們敦促美方切實落實不支持“臺獨”承諾，停止美臺軍事勾連，停止以任何方式武裝臺灣，以實際行動維護兩國兩軍關(guān)系穩(wěn)定、健康、可持續(xù)發(fā)展。中國人民解放軍將繼續(xù)加強練兵備戰(zhàn)，采取果斷有力措施，堅決挫敗任何“臺獨”分裂圖謀和外部勢力干涉。
