United States In less than 48 hours, China announced that it would take action against the United States and directly target nine major targets. What are the specific countermeasures? In addition to arms sales to Taiwan, what other provocative moves have the United States made recently?
In the past few days, it can be said that the United States has never stopped playing the "Taiwan card." On September 16, the United States State Department announced that it had approved an arms sale to Taiwan totaling about $228 million, including the return and maintenance of aircraft and related equipment, and reshipment services. Obviously, the US side wants to continue to arm Taiwan. Less than 48 hours after the US side announced the news, the Chinese side immediately announced that it would take action against the United States, directly targeting nine major targets. On the day of the 18th, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs stressed on the US arms sales to Taiwan that the US side has seriously violated the one-China principle and the three China-US joint communiques, seriously interfered in China's internal affairs, and seriously undermined China's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
At the same time, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that, in accordance with Articles 3, 4, 6, 9 and 15 of the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Act, China has decided to take countermeasures against nine US companies, including United States Sierra Nevada, Rocker Helm, Cube Corporation, S3 Aviation Defense Company, Tecombe, Text Mining Company, Flat Earth Management Company, ACT1 Federal Company, and Exaowila Company. Among them, the countermeasures mainly include two aspects: first, freezing movable property, immovable property and other types of property in the mainland; Second, organizations and individuals within the territory of the mainland are prohibited from engaging in relevant transactions, cooperation, and other activities with them.
The reason why China targeted the above nine US companies is because the nine United States military enterprises have close cooperative relations with the United States military. For example, Sierra Nevada Corporation is a privately held electronic systems supplier and system integrator in the United States. The company's partners are the United States military, the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration, private space companies, etc. In addition, in May last year, a delegation of 25 United States defense contractors visited Taiwan to discuss cooperation in the production of drones and ammunition with relevant Taiwanese departments and industries, including Cube and Flat Earth Management. Compared with the large arms companies sanctioned by China before, most of these companies are spare parts companies and after-sales service companies. In fact, this also shows that China's countermeasures on the issue of arms sales to Taiwan are now more precise and targeted.
In response to the US arms sales to Taiwan, in addition to the sanctions announced by the Chinese Foreign Ministry, on the 18th, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian responded again, stressing that the United States continues to arm Taiwan and support and encourage Lai Qingde and the DPP authorities to stubbornly promote "Taiwan independence" and provoke the one-China principle. This fact once again proves that the biggest threat to peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait and the greatest damage to the status quo in the Taiwan Strait at present is the separatist activities of the "Taiwan independence" forces and the connivance and support of external forces led by the United States. The DPP authorities' vain attempt to "seek independence by force" and United States' insistence on "aiding independence by force" will inevitably lead to a fire and reap the consequences, and will only end in failure.
Not long ago, as soon as the United States Congress resumed, the House of Representatives of the United States passed 24 anti-China bills, including the so-called "Taiwan Conflict Deterrence Act," which has attracted much attention from the outside world United States. In addition, British media sources have recently pointed out that the United States SEAL 6th Special Forces, which killed Osama bin ·Laden, the leader of al-Qaeda, has been planning and secretly training for a potential Taiwan Strait conflict at the Dannick Training Center in Virginia for more than a year, with the purpose of "assisting Taiwan in preparing for Chinese mainland resistance." With regard to the above-mentioned actions of the US side, it can be made clear that the Taiwan issue is the core of China's core interests and the first red line that cannot be crossed in Sino-US relations. No one should underestimate China's firm will and strong ability to oppose "Taiwan independence" and defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity.