US Stinger Missiles Arrive in Taiwan... China Expresses "Resolute Opposition"

China "Will Closely Monitor the Situation"

According to Taiwanese media, the first shipment of FIM-92 air defense missiles (Stinger missiles) among the $500 million worth of weapons that the Biden administration in the United States intends to send to Taiwan has arrived in Taiwan.

In this regard, Mao Ning, spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stated at a regular briefing that the U.S. arms supply to Taiwan violates the three China-U.S. joint communiques (including the diplomatic communique), calling it "extremely wrong and very dangerous behavior," and expressed "strong dissatisfaction and resolute opposition."

Spokesperson Mao warned, "China will closely monitor the situation and firmly safeguard national sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity."

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Meanwhile, as the Biden administration's promised arms sales to Taiwan have not progressed quickly due to various procedural factors, recent foreign media reports indicate that the U.S. plans to support Taiwan with $500 million worth of weapons by utilizing the 'Presidential Drawdown Authority (PDA),' which can be activated without congressional approval in emergencies.

Taiwanese media reported that the weapons provided by the U.S. include those that constitute so-called 'asymmetric warfare capabilities' (weapon systems that can achieve desired effects with a small quantity against a much stronger adversary).

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