On the afternoon of April 24, the Ministry of National Defense held a regular press conference, and Colonel Zhang Xiaogang, spokesperson of the Ministry of National Defense, answered questions from reporters.

  Reporter: According to Taiwanese media reports, the US side sent former commander of the US military in South Korea and retired general of the US Army to serve as senior observer of this year's "Han Guang Exercise". In addition, the military promotion phase revealed five possible styles of wartime joint operations between the United States. What is the spokesperson’s comment on this?

  Zhang Xiaogang: We firmly oppose any form of military engagement between the United States and Taiwan. Instigating support for "Taiwan independence" is to undermine peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, and will also cause trouble and suffer the consequences. We urge the US to stop raising trouble on the Taiwan issue, firmly abide by the one-China principle and the provisions of the three Sino-US joint communiqués, and implement the commitment to not support "Taiwan independence". We warn the DPP authorities that "relying on the United States to seek independence" will be backlashed by backlash and will not be able to escape the fate of "abandoned son".

[Editor in charge: Wang Jinzhi]