国防部：民进党当局“倚美谋独”定被弃之如敝履

MND: The DPP Authorities Soliciting US Support for "Taiwan Independence" Will End Up Being an Abandoned Tool

3月14日下午，国防部新闻发言人张晓刚大校就近期涉军问题发布消息。

记者：据报道，美候任副防长称，台湾地位问题对美国并非极端重要，但美在台拥有重要安全利益，台应将军费开支大幅提升至GDP10%左右。台防务部门官员称，维持亚太稳定与台海现状是美方核心利益，确信美方不可能放弃台湾。请问发言人对此有何评论？

Question: It is reported that the nominee for US Under Secretary of Defense for Policy said that the status of Taiwan was not existential to the US, but Washington had important national security interests in Taiwan, and Taiwan needed to dramatically hike defense spending to around 10% of its GDP. An official from Taiwan’s defense authorities said that it was in the core interests of the US to maintain stability in the Asia-Pacific and the status quo across the Taiwan Strait, and thus the US is unlikely to give up Taiwan. What is your comment on this?

张晓刚：台湾问题纯属中国内政，不容任何外来干涉。美国妄图“以台制华”，加紧武装台湾，民进党当局借机增加防务开支，严重损害台湾同胞的安全福祉，严重破坏台海和平稳定。民进党当局沉醉于“倚美谋独”的黄粱美梦，甘当“棋子”卖台害民，最终定被弃之如敝履。

Zhang Xiaogang: The Taiwan question is purely an internal affair of China, which brooks no external interference. The US side attempts to contain China with Taiwan, and is doubling down on arming Taiwan. At the same time, the DPP authorities are seeking to exploit such situation to increase its defense spending. Their actions have gravely harmed the security and well-being of our compatriots in Taiwan, and severely undermined peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait. The DPP authorities, intoxicated with the illusion of soliciting US support for “Taiwan independence,” willingly act as a pawn and betray the people of Taiwan. Ultimately, the useful fool will end up being an abandoned tool.