Russia: America is using Taiwan to create a crisis in Asia
According to Webangah News quoted by Mehr News Agency, according to Reuters, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko, referring to the provocative and tension-causing actions of the United States in the region, said that this country is using Taiwan to fuel a serious crisis in Asia. uses.
Rudenko, emphasizing Moscow’s support for Beijing’s position on Taiwan, said: “We are witnessing the fact that Washington violates the principle of “one China” which it recognizes as well. , under the pretext of maintaining “existing conditions”, is strengthening contacts and military-political relations with Taipei and increasing the supply of weapons to it.
He added: The purpose of such intervention in regional affairs by the US is to sanction the People’s Republic of China and create a crisis in Asia and pursue its selfish interests.
China considers the autonomous island of Taiwan as part of its territory and any support and arms supply by the United States violates the principle of “One China”. Washington is the main supporter and supplier of international arms to Taiwan, and despite the lack of diplomatic recognition of this island, it has always continued to establish relations and supply arms to it.
In September, US President Joe Biden’s administration approved a military support package for Taiwan worth $567 million.
China and Russia in February 2022 and at the same time as the visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to Beijing just before the attack on Ukraine, from the “borderless” partnership They informed each other.
