Trump ordered a strong arms sale to Taiwan and further increases in China

"Taiwan is an inalienable part of the Chinese territory and no one should underestimate our determination and our determination to defend national sovereignty, territorial integrity and fight against foreign interference," said the spokesman of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Foreign Affairs, Lu Kang, in response to a request from Ambito Financiero.

That's why "we urge the United States to abide by the principle of" one (only) China "and the three joint communiqués, to immediately withdraw the weapons plan and put an end to military relations" between Washington and the Taipei authorities ", in order to avoid further harm to relations, peace and stability between the two countries," he added at a press conference in Beijing.

Kang referred to the 1979 policy adopted by US President Jimmy Carter, which led to the recognition of the People's Republic of China as the only legitimate authority and for which he had degraded his relations with Taiwan. At that time, the island was ruled by the Kuomintang nationalists, who had fled the mainland in 1949 after being beaten by the civil war and proclaiming themselves official representatives of all of China.

The trio of memoranda concluded between Washington and Beijing has allowed the immediate strengthening of ties between the two nations and pushed the island into the diplomatic desert, which is now recognized only by 20 countries of low international weight. However, several governments maintain relations with Taipei through trade offices and the United States. He has never finished letting go of his hand.

The same year he recognized Beijing, the Capitol enacted the Taiwan Relations Act, which states that the United States reserves the right to defend its ally if it is attacked, while ensuring the circulation of military arsenals. This position is called "strategic ambiguity".

"The sale of arms to Taiwan by the United States is a serious violation of the basic norms of international law and international relations and interferes in China's internal affairs," said spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. foreign Geng Shuang. daily press conference. "The Chinese side has expressed strong dissatisfaction and strong opposition to this, and has already made formal presentations to the United States in this regard," he added.

US lawmakers can still veto the delivery of 108 M1A2T Abrams and 250 Stinger missiles to Taiwan over the next 30 days, although this seems unlikely. Although this is not the first time that Washington has been providing war material to the island over the last forty years, this is happening today in an unprecedented context of bilateral linkage. .

Trump has provoked several diplomatic earthquakes for questioning the concept of "single China" or for being the first American president since 1979 to communicate by telephone with Taiwan's shifting power. The appeal launched to President Tsai Ing-wen in December 2016 was imbued with a huge symbolism, both for the breaking of this historical doctrine and for the strong campaign of the leader in favor of independence . The US winks to Taipei, more and more frequent, inexorably lead to exacerbating the spirit of a latent but controlled conflict.