Chinese Ministry of National Defense: US military aid and arms sales are all trying to draw the flames of war towards Taiwan

The Ministry of National Defense held a regular press conference in the afternoon of June 26th, and Senior Colonel Zhang Xiaogang, spokesperson of the Ministry of National Defense, answered reporters’ questions. Reporter: According to reports, the US side recently invited Taiwan military representatives to visit the US to observe joint exercises with US-allied air forces. The US House Appropriations Committee recently passed the “National Defense Appropriations Act” for the fiscal year 2026, which includes a $500 million aid budget for Taiwan. What is your comment on this? Zhang Xiaogang: We firmly oppose any form of military collusion between the US side and China’s Taiwan region. Whether it is military aid, arms sales, or other names, the US side wants to bring the flames of war to Taiwan, with the intention of ruining and harming Taiwan. Their intentions are extremely sinister. We urge the US side to abide by the one-China principle and the provisions of the three Sino-US joint communiques, and to stop sending the wrong signal to