A Chinese central government spokeswoman on Wednesday warned that the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities, through their military build-up and war preparations aimed at splitting Taiwan from China, have pushed Taiwan residents into a dangerous situation fraught with the risk of war.
Zhu Fenglian, the spokeswoman for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, made the statement at a press conference in Beijing when asked about a nearly 300 billion New Taiwan dollars (around 9.54 billion U.S. dollars) arms purchase plan from the U.S., a move opposed by multiple Taiwan-based political parties and civic groups.
"Driven by their selfish political interests, the DPP authorities are ramping up military spending and war preparations to split Taiwan from China. They are squandering the hard-earned money of the people in Taiwan, acting as a willing ATM for the U.S. military-industrial complex. In turning Taiwan into a powder keg, they are forcing its people to become cannon fodder for their separatist agenda, and plunging them into the dire perils of war. We hope our compatriots in Taiwan will see the extreme danger of the DPP's stubborn separatist path, firmly oppose separatist moves and foreign interference, and join us in bringing cross-Strait relations back to peaceful development, to safeguard peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait as well as the people's security and well-being," said Zhu.
DPP military build-up pushes Taiwan toward war: spokeswoman
