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Next year may see the highest total value of US arms sales to Taiwan? Spokesperson slams DPP's begging for illusory 'protection'

Global Times

By Global Times Published: Oct 22, 2025 01:26 PM

Recently, the so-called "defense industry conference" was held between the US and Taiwan island. Rupert Hammond-Chambers, "president of the US-Taiwan Business Council," claimed that after Taiwan passes the "special budget for arms procurement," there will be more large-scale arms sales cases, and next year may see the highest total value of US arms sales to Taiwan. In response, a spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office said that China consistently, clearly and firmly oppose US arms sales to China's Taiwan region.

In order to seek political self-interest, the DPP authorities are squandering the people's hard-earned money that could have been used to improve people's livelihoods and develop the economy to curry favor with external forces and beg for illusory "protection," Zhu Fenglian, the spokesperson, responded at Wednesday's press briefing.

This will only make Taiwan more vulnerable to the dangers of war and bring profound disaster to our compatriots in Taiwan, Zhu said.

The spokesperson warned the DPP authorities that national reunification is an unstoppable historical trend. "Taiwan independence" separatists' attempts to seek US support and realize independence by force are doomed to fail, like a mantis trying to stop a chariot, and they will only bring destruction upon themselves.