China is accusing the United States of turning Taiwan into an “ammunition depot” days after the White House announced a $345 million aid package to the island nation.
In a statement, China said it is committed to “reunification” with Taiwan and opposed the American aid package. The communist nation claimed the recent actions by the U.S. have been increasing the “threat of war” in the region by turning Taiwan into a “powder keg,” an accusation it has repeatedly levied against America in recent months.
“No matter how much of the ordinary people’s taxpayer money the … Taiwanese separatist forces spend, no matter how many U.S. weapons, it will not shake our resolve to solve the Taiwan problem. Or shake our firm will to realize the reunification of our motherland,” China’s Taiwan Affairs Office spokesman Chen Binhua said.
“Their actions are turning Taiwan into a powder keg and ammunition depot, aggravating the threat of war in the Taiwan Strait,” he added.
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