China's request to the United States to stop selling arms to Taiwan

  Despite the fact that China has asked the United States several times to stop selling weapons and military equipment to Taiwan, but the US Department of Defense Pentagon has boldly announced that it will provide Taiwan with new weapons. The Pentagon has announced that the US government has approved the sale of search and tracking systems for F-16 military aircraft as well as other military equipment to Taiwan. This means that the US government is pursuing a policy of developing military cooperation with Taiwan to put more pressure on China. Considering that Taiwan does not have a side to confront China militarily, the important question that arises is, what are the goals of the arms agreement between Taiwan and the United States? Political experts point to several things in relation to the goals of the United States. First, the United States sees Taiwan as a very profitable arms market. Second, the United States is making Taiwan its pressure partner against China. The third point is that the United States is pursuing to stimulate the arms race in the Strait of Taiwan and East Asia.

Li Shu Zhang, an analyst of international affairs, says in relation to this that: "The United States thinks that through Taiwan in parallel with pressuring China, it will be able to call Beijing its wishes. This is in a situation where the American government is well aware of China's red line in land matters and self-governing Taiwan and has repeatedly emphasized this. However, in addition to selling Taiwan advanced military equipment, Washington has also increased its support for separatist activists in the region, which has been met with opposition and protests by to complain about that. Taiwan, on the other hand, by buying weapons and military equipment, pursues several goals. The first goal is to satisfy the United States so that it continues to support China's approach. Because buying expensive weapons from the United States is basically to satisfy the owners of manufacturing companies and weapons production in the U.S. Along with buying weapons, Taiwan spends a lot of money to repair and store those weapons.

The second goal of the island of Taiwan to buy weapons is to expand its muscles in front of China, while the third goal is that, by buying weapons, Taiwan wants to show that China is a threat and with that step it intends to show itself in front of the eyes of the world that it is being oppressed. . In that context and according to the announcement of the US Department of Defense, the Pentagon, the new package of weapons provided to Taiwan is worth 500 million dollars. of East Asia and that, it is a new shipment of weapons that only supports the national, economic and security interests of the United States by helping to improve the military forces and maintain Taiwan's defense capabilities. However, how Taiwan will be able to help guarantee the security of the United States against the possibility of attacks by China and Russia and even North Korea, is a matter of questioning all the claims made by the United States regarding the sale of weapons to Taiwan. 

Henry Kissinger, a senior political analyst of the United States. In addition, Henry Kissinger, a senior political analyst of the United States, has warned Washington several times about the consequences of crossing China's red line, especially considering that China is not ready to loosen the ropes regarding Taiwan and the responses Beijing's provocations by Washington could have irreversible consequences. However, the Pentagon has stressed that the arms sales will improve Taiwan's ability to deal with current and future threats by helping to improve Taiwan's ability to defend its airspace and ensure regional security. This is in a situation where, as Taiwan's military power increases to any degree, it will not have the edge to face China's military power, and at the same time, it is a far-fetched thing for the United States to enter the war and defend Taiwan in the event of a war between of two sides.

China considers the island of Taiwan to be part of its territory and considers the trips of Taiwanese officials to the United States or the presence of Western officials on the island as a violation of the "one China" principle. Therefore, Beijing has already emphasized that if necessary, it will use military forces to reunify the island. A message that could be a deterrent against any US involvement in a possible war in the Taiwan Strait. The Beijing government has been insisting that Taiwan is part of mainland China and that the option of using military force to take control of the island is still on the table.