On the afternoon of December 25, the Ministry of National Defense held a regular press conference. Ministry of National Defense press spokesman Colonel Zhang Xiaogang answered questions from reporters. Reporter: The US President recently signed the “2026 National Defense Authorization Act,” which contains quite a bit of content relating to China. It also includes allocating about 1 billion US dollars for the “Taiwan Security Cooperation Initiative” to strengthen arms sales to Taiwan. Any comments on this please? Zhang Xiaogang: The negative US law involving Taiwan grossly interferes in China's internal affairs, sends a serious wrong signal to “Taiwan independence” separatists, and seriously undermines the peace and stability of the Taiwan Straits. The US side has reneged on its promises and stepped up arms sales to Taiwan, fueling the arrogance of “Taiwan independence,” and speeding up the Taiwan Strait into a dangerous situation of ferocious military warfare. The DPP administration, regardless of the lives or death of ordinary Taiwanese people, allows the US side to beat the bone and absorb all that Taiwan has eaten. “Using Taiwan to make China” is doomed to failure, and “using military force to seek independence” is self-defeating. We urge the US side to fully understand the highly sensitive nature of the Taiwan issue, strictly abide by the one-China principle and the three Sino-US joint communiques, handle Taiwan-related issues carefully and carefully, stop arming Taiwan in any way, and maintain the overall situation of bilateral military relations with practical actions.

On the afternoon of December 25, the Ministry of National Defense held a regular press conference. Ministry of National Defense press spokesman Colonel Zhang Xiaogang answered questions from reporters. Reporter: The US President recently signed the “2026 National Defense Authorization Act,” which contains quite a bit of content relating to China. It also includes allocating about 1 billion US dollars for the “Taiwan Security Cooperation Initiative” to strengthen arms sales to Taiwan. Any comments on this please? Zhang Xiaogang: The negative US law involving Taiwan grossly interferes in China's internal affairs, sends a serious wrong signal to “Taiwan independence” separatists, and seriously undermines the peace and stability of the Taiwan Straits. The US side has reneged on its promises and stepped up arms sales to Taiwan, fueling the arrogance of “Taiwan independence,” and speeding up the Taiwan Strait into a dangerous situation of ferocious military warfare. The DPP administration, regardless of the lives or death of ordinary Taiwanese people, allows the US side to beat the bone and absorb all that Taiwan has eaten. “Using Taiwan to make China” is doomed to failure, and “using military force to seek independence” is self-defeating. We urge the US side to fully understand the highly sensitive nature of the Taiwan issue, strictly abide by the one-China principle and the three Sino-US joint communiques, handle Taiwan-related issues carefully and carefully, stop arming Taiwan in any way, and maintain the overall situation of bilateral military relations with practical actions.