President of Taiwan: We will not give in to China’s intimidation
report Mehr News Agency According to France24, “Lai Chingte”, the new president of the island of Taiwan, following the agreement of the United States to speed up the sale of arms shipments to this island, He claimed that the only way to maintain peace with Beijing is military forces, and the people of Taiwan will not surrender to China’s threat.
China, which considers the island of Taiwan as part of its territory, shortly after the inauguration of the new president of this island, It held two-day exercises around Taiwan, describing it as “punishment for his inauguration speech.” According to Beijing, Qingte’s speech was full of separatist connotations.
However, the President of Taiwan in a press conference under the pretext of the first month of his presidency on this island, referring He claimed that the people of Taiwan “love peace”, and that peace must rely on strength, and this means avoiding war by preparing for war in order to achieve peace. True peace cannot be achieved with empty promises.
He added: China’s national policy is the annexation of Taiwan. Regardless of the use of force, in recent years they have also resorted to unconventional threats to force Taiwan to surrender, but Taiwan will not surrender.
Taiwan claims that one of these pressure tools is to prevent the island from participating in events and interactions. Internationally, he pointed to bans or heavy taxes on certain exports to China and “gray zone” tactics, including flying balloons over the island.
The claims of the President of Taiwan have been raised while shortly before that, the Pentagon’s Security-Defense Cooperation Agency announced He said that the US State Department has agreed to sell drones and missiles to Taiwan at a price of about 360 million dollars.
Despite the lack of official diplomatic relations with Taiwan, America has always claimed to help the island defend itself. provides weapons for it; An issue that is never to China’s taste and has reacted to it many times. Beijing considers arms sales to Taiwan to be a violation of the “One China” principle.
Although America is the main supplier of arms to Taiwan, Lai and Tsai Ing-wen, the island’s former president, have always They have prioritized the development of domestic capabilities. In this regard, Lai said: We continue to strengthen Taiwan’s defense capabilities, and this applies not only to the purchase of weapons, but also to the field of defense self-sufficiency.
