Closer militarily between U.S. and Taiwan will eventually backfire: spokesperson

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin addressed the press conference on Wednesday, commenting on U.S. funding to Taiwan.

Media: Does China have a comment on the USD 8 billion in funding to Taiwan and the Indo-Pacific?

Wang Wenbin: I would like to stress that getting closer militarily between the United States and the Taiwan region will not make the latter safer or save “Taiwan independence” from failure. It will only heighten tensions and the risk of conflict and confrontation in the Taiwan Strait and will eventually backfire. The U.S. needs to abide by the one-China principle and the provisions of the three China-U.S. joint communiqués, act on its leader’s commitment of not supporting “Taiwan independence,” stop arming Taiwan, stop creating new factors that could lead to tensions in the Taiwan Strait and stop endangering peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait. China will closely follow the developments of the bill and take resolute measures to safeguard its sovereignty, security and territorial integrity.