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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, June 12 (Xinhua) — The Chinese mainland on Wednesday condemned the Taiwan administration of Lai Qingde’s Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) for recklessly “selling out” and harming the island’s interests for its own political gain and pursuit of “Taiwan independence.”
Zhu Fenglian, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council of China, made the statement at a press conference, commenting on media reports that the United States plans to sharply increase arms sales to the island, as well as Lai Qingde’s plans to increase Taiwan’s defense budget to 3 percent of its GRP and higher.
According to the latest public opinion polls in Taiwan, more than 60 percent of respondents believe the United States is seeking to increase the island’s military spending for financial gain, and nearly 70 percent of those surveyed believe Washington may sacrifice Taiwan for its own interests.
The survey results highlight Taiwanese people’s growing awareness of the US’s sinister intentions in using the island as a “cash machine for wealth” and a “powder keg,” Zhu Fenglian said, adding that they also reflect widespread skepticism among Taiwanese compatriots about the US’s “Taiwan card” speculation and their concerns about their own future and destiny.
“We firmly oppose the US arms sales to Taiwan and urge the US side to fully abide by the one-China principle and the three China-US joint communiques,” Zhu Fenglian stressed.
She expressed the hope that compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait will work together to promote the peaceful and integrated development of cross-strait relations.