December 17, 2023

Chinese mainland experts on Sunday slammed the collusion between the US and “Taiwan independence” secessionist forces for creating more risks of a conflict, after the US recently approved a sale of military data link equipment to the island of Taiwan.

Citing a Pentagon release on Friday, Reuters reported on Saturday that the US State Department has approved a $300 million sale of equipment to help maintain the island of Taiwan’s tactical information systems.

The Pentagon's Defense Security Cooperation Agency said that the sale was for follow-on life cycle support to maintain the island of Taiwan’s Command, Control, Communications and Computers, or C4, capabilities, while the defense authority on the island claimed that the sale would help maintain the effectiveness of its joint combat command and control systems so it can improve battlefield awareness, Reuters reported.

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