{"id":1986296,"date":"2023-07-30T16:16:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-30T20:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-accuses-u-s-of-turning-taiwan-into-ammunition-depot-says-it-wont-deter-reunification-efforts\/"},"modified":"2023-07-30T16:18:00","modified_gmt":"2023-07-30T20:18:00","slug":"china-accuses-u-s-of-turning-taiwan-into-ammunition-depot-says-it-wont-deter-reunification-efforts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-accuses-u-s-of-turning-taiwan-into-ammunition-depot-says-it-wont-deter-reunification-efforts\/","title":{"rendered":"China accuses US of using Taiwan as a weapons store, but won&#8217;t be deterred in reunification efforts."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchina-accuses-u-s-of-turning-taiwan-into-ammunition-depot-says-it-wont-deter-reunification-efforts%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1986296&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>China Accuses U.S. of Turning Taiwan into an &#8220;Ammunition Depot&#8221;<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">China \u200bis accusing the United States of turning Taiwan into an \u201cammunition depot\u201d days after the\u2062 White House announced \u200ca $345 million aid package to \u2062the island nation.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Increasing the Threat \u200dof War<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In a statement, China said it is committed to \u201creunification\u201d with Taiwan and opposed the American \u2064aid package. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-accuses-u-s-of-turning-taiwan-into-ammunition-depot-says-it-wont-deter-reunification-efforts\/\" title=\"China accuses US of using Taiwan as a weapons store, but won't be deterred in reunification efforts.\">communist nation claimed<\/a> the recent actions \u200dby the U.S. have been\u2062 increasing the \u201cthreat of war\u201d in the\u2064 region by turning Taiwan into a \u201cpowder\u200d keg,\u201d an\u200b accusation it has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/china-claims-the-u-s-is-turning-taiwan-into-a-powder-keg-pushing-taiwanese-toward-abyss-of-disaster\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">repeatedly<\/a> levied against America in recent months.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>China&#8217;s Firm Stance<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cNo matter how much of the ordinary people\u2019s taxpayer money the \u2026 \u2062Taiwanese separatist forces spend, no\u200d matter how many U.S. weapons, it will\u2064 not shake our resolve to solve the Taiwan problem. Or shake our firm will to realize the \u2062reunification of our motherland,\u201d China\u2019s Taiwan Affairs Office spokesman Chen Binhua \u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/china-us-military-aid-taiwan-ships-e49902a6f73781dfec61347fc1ad232b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cTheir actions are\u200c turning Taiwan\u2063 into a powder\u200b keg and \u200bammunition depot, aggravating the threat of war in the \u2062Taiwan Strait,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Biden Administration&#8217;s Aid Package<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Biden \u2062administration\u2019s aid package to Taiwan, which was officially \u200cannounced on Friday,\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-democrat-scrambles-to-appease-the-radical-anti-israel-left\/\" title=\"New York Democrat Scrambles To Appease the Radical Anti-Israel Left\">includes defense<\/a>, training, and \u200beducation, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/taiwan-military-aid-china-support-06e61a0e0ed787ea120f839ef59885fa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press<\/a>. Two American officials told the outlet \u200dthe U.S. would send firearms and missiles,\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukraine-is-waging-a-peoples-war-against-russia-how-will-it-end\/\" title=\"Ukraine Is Waging a \u201cPeople\u2019s War\u201d Against Russia: How Will It End?\">man-portable air defense systems<\/a>, and intelligence \u200dcapabilities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The aid package is significant because it includes equipment \u2062taken from\u2064 American stockpiles instead of making Taiwan wait for production. This is the first time \u2064the \u2063Biden administration has done that, the AP notes. The aid package was \u200bable to rely on U.S. stockpiles \u2062because of a presidential drawdown authority <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/biden-administration-announces-345-million-weapons-package-for-taiwan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">approved<\/a> by Congress \u2063last year.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Pressure and Response<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lawmakers have reportedly been pressuring \u2063Biden and the Pentagon to \u2063send weapons and equipment to Taiwan \u200bto help deter an attack from China, a goal Beijing appears to\u200c have responded to in its statement.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Gratitude and \u200dCommitment<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Taiwan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/07\/28\/politics\/taiwan-military-aid\/index.html#:~:text=The%20US%20on%20Friday%20announced,reset%20its%20relationship%20with%20China.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">thanked<\/a> the U.S. for its \u201cfirm security commitment,\u201d\u2064 while Pentagon spokesman\u2063 Lt. Col. Martin Meiners \u200dsaid\u200c the aid\u2062 would\u200b \u201cbolster deterrence now and in the future.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>U.S. Policy on Taiwan<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cObviously the US has not changed our policy on Taiwan,\u201d Meiners\u2064 said, confirming that \u200dthe U.S. is \u201ccommitted\u201d to the \u2064\u201cOne China\u201d \u2064policy Washington holds, in addition\u200d to the Taiwan Relations Act.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Taiwan, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/china-claims-the-u-s-is-turning-taiwan-into-a-powder-keg-pushing-taiwanese-toward-abyss-of-disaster\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">officially<\/a> the \u200bRepublic of China, has been independently governed since 1949. China\u2019s One China policy asserts that Taiwan is a part of\u200c China. The United States doesn\u2019t recognize Taiwan\u2019s formal independence and instead has diplomatic relations with Beijing.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Defensive Arms and Status Quo<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/u-s-relations-with-taiwan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">adhering<\/a> to a \u201cOne China\u201d policy, under the 1979 Taiwan Relations Act, the\u200d U.S. has <a href=\"https:\/\/uscode.house.gov\/view.xhtml?path=\/prelim@title22\/chapter48&#038;edition=prelim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vowed<\/a> \u201cto provide Taiwan with arms of\u2062 a defensive character.\u201d \u2063Additionally, the U.S. State\u200b Department\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/u-s-relations-with-taiwan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official policy<\/a> on Taiwan opposes \u201cany unilateral changes to the status quo from either \u200bside.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Provocations and Drills<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the past year, China\u200d has repeatedly provoked Taiwan,\u200b including after Taiwan\u2019s president, Tsai \u200dIng-wen, met with U.S. House Speaker Kevin \u200bMcCarthy in California in April. After\u2062 that\u200d meeting, three days of drills \u200cwere conducted by China\u2019s People\u2019s Liberation Army, including performing an \u201cencirclement\u201d rehearsal of \u2062Taiwan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Last week, Taiwan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/07\/26\/asia\/taiwan-taoyuan-airport-military-drill-intl-hnk\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">conducted<\/a> annual drills to repel an invasion from China, and \u2064for the first time,\u200b the self-governing\u2064 island rehearsed an anti-takeover \u200btraining at Taoyuan International Airport.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chinese government accused the US of transforming Taiwan into a &#8220;weapon store&#8221; following a $345 million aid package announcement. China expressed its determination for reunification with Taiwan and opposed the American assistance. 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