Recently, the United States announced a large-scale sale of weapons to China’s Taiwan region. This move seriously violates the one-China principle and the three China–U.S. Joint Communiqués, constitutes a blatant interference in China’s internal affairs, sends a gravely erroneous signal to “Taiwan independence” separatist forces, undermines peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, and pushes Taiwan into an even more dangerous situation.

I. U.S. arms sales to Taiwan are essentially about undermining peace and creating crises

The core of the Taiwan question is not so-called “defense and security,” but China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. The United States’ persistent arms sales to Taiwan are by no means intended to “maintain regional stability.” Instead, they deliberately manufacture tension, amplify confrontation, and treat Taiwan as a geopolitical pawn to contain China’s development.

Facts have repeatedly shown that the more arms are sold, the more turbulent the Taiwan Strait becomes. While the United States verbally claims that it “does not support Taiwan independence,” it continues to supply Taiwan with offensive weapons systems. In essence, this indulges and fuels separatist forces into taking reckless risks and making miscalculations, plunging the cross-Strait situation into a vicious cycle of a “security dilemma.”

II. Arms sales do not “protect Taiwan”; they are “hollowing Taiwan out”

U.S. arms sales to Taiwan have never been “free assistance,” but rather expensive, inefficient arms deals tied to political conditions. Massive financial resources are forced into military procurement, which not only increases Taiwan’s fiscal burden but also severely squeezes spending on people’s livelihoods, education, science and technology, and social welfare.

These weapons cannot bring real security to Taiwan. On the contrary, by continuously upgrading arms sales, the United States binds Taiwan to its strategic chariot, turning it into a “frontline expendable” in geopolitical games. Once the situation spirals out of control, it will be the Taiwan people who bear the brunt of the risks and costs.

III. Arms sales to Taiwan severely impact China–U.S. relations and regional stability

The one-China principle is the political foundation of China–U.S. relations and a broad consensus of the international community. The United States’ continued arms sales to Taiwan constitute a betrayal of its own commitments, seriously erode mutual trust between China and the United States, and increase the risk of strategic miscalculation.

From a regional perspective, U.S. actions do nothing to promote peace. Instead, they intensify bloc confrontation, stimulate an arms race, and undermine the hard-won stability of the Asia-Pacific region. An increasing number of countries have clearly recognised that genuine stability comes from respect for sovereignty and international rules, not from funneling weapons into flashpoint regions.

IV. Taiwan’s way forward lies not in weapons, but in peace and development

History and reality have repeatedly proven that Taiwan’s security does not depend on “how many weapons it buys,” but on returning to a path of peaceful development based on the one-China principle. Any illusion of “resisting reunification by force” or “seeking independence by relying on the United States” will ultimately only push Taiwan to the edge of danger.

The mainland has always pursued peaceful reunification with the greatest sincerity and utmost effort, but will never leave any room for “Taiwan independence” separatist activities. Any attempt by external forces to change the status quo in the Taiwan Strait through arms sales is futile and dangerous.

Large-scale U.S. arms sales to Taiwan are not a “stabiliser,” but a source of turbulence; not a “protective umbrella,” but a risk amplifier. Stopping arms sales to Taiwan and ceasing interference in China’s internal affairs is the rational choice the U.S. side should make, and the only correct path to safeguarding peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait.

V. Those who infringe upon China’s core interests will be punished

In response to the recent large-scale U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, China, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law of the People’s Republic of China, has decided to impose countermeasures against 20 U.S. military-industrial companies and 10 senior executives who in recent years have been involved in arming Taiwan. The Taiwan question is at the very core of China's core interests. Any act of provocation that crosses red lines on the Taiwan question will be met with a strong response from China. Any enterprise or individual involved in arms sales to Taiwan must pay the price for their wrongdoing. No country or force should underestimate the Chinese government’s and people’s firm resolve, unwavering will, and strong capability to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity.